Interior - Headliner Sags in Rear
NUMBER: 23-043-05GROUP: Body
DATE: September 21, 2005
THIS BULLETIN IS BEING PROVIDED IN ADVANCE. DO NOT ORDER PARTS OR PERFORM ANY ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS BULLETIN UNTIL OCTOBER 05, 2005.
SUBJECT:
Headliner Fit At Backlight
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves replacing hook and loop fasteners and if necessary a magnet at the rear of the headliner.
MODELS:
2005 - 2006 (LX) 300/Charger
SYMPTOM/CONDITION:
Headliner sags at rear adjacent to backlight.
DIAGNOSIS:
If a vehicle operator has a concern with the headliner sagging or hanging down in rear, or if visual inspection shows obvious sag, inspect the rear headliner attachments. Fit/finish attachments are located near the rear edge of the headliner, approximately 5 inches forward of headliner rear edge. The Charger rear edge is secured with 2 hook & loop patches and one center magnet. The magnet housing may crack at the snap-tab fingers to magnet due to embrittlement of the base polycarbonate resin. The 300 rear edge is secured with a plastic cross-car locator/attachment above the left rear passenger and with a hook & loop fastener above the right rear passenger. If any one of these attachments fail, the headliner rear trim edge may sag and become flimsy to the touch. Gently grab and lower the rear trim edge and feel with your fingers for the respective left, center or right attachments for obvious issues. If any headliner attachment failure is discovered, Perform the Repair Procedure.
PARTS REQUIRED:
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
1. Fold the rear seat backs down if the vehicle is so equipped.
NOTE:
Do not pull the headliner down more than necessary to maintain separated attachments. Doing so may crease, crack, or otherwise damage headliner.
2. Carefully separate the headliner from roof at both the left rear and right rear areas - 300's are equipped with plastic snap-tab at left rear and hook & loop patch at right rear, (Fig. 1); Charger's are equipped with 2 hook & loop fasteners and a magnet in the center, (Fig. 2).
3. If the vehicle is a 300 inspect the top side of the headliner for a broken 2 way clip. Remove and discard any loose or broken portions of the clip. If the 2 way clip is broken, it will be replaced by a hook and loop fastener placed on the black foam next to the clip location.
4. Remove all white square patch(es) of hook and loop fastener, located on black foam on the backside of the headliner, and their mating halves from the roof.
5. Using a putty knife or similar tool, gently scrape any hardened adhesive residue from black foam and from roof of vehicle at outboard attachment points as needed.
6. Apply 3M Automotive Adhesion Promoter 4298 to the areas where the new hook & loop fasteners will be placed on the black foam to prepare surface for hook and loop fastener(s).
7. Remove film covering the pressure sensitive adhesive from one side of the new hook and loop, p/n 05189934AA, and apply the hook & loop fastener(s) directly to areas of the black foam as shown in (Fig. 1) and (Fig. 3) and apply 15 pounds of pressure for 5 seconds to ensure good adhesion.
8. If the vehicle is a 300 skip to step 14. If the vehicle is a Charger, inspect the magnet, a small round metal disc in the middle of the white foam, on the headliner. If the magnet is missing from white foam, it should still be attached to roof steel.
9. Leave the magnet/base assembly in place if it is still firmly attached to the headliner and skip to step 14. If the magnet has separated from its base, remove and discard it.
10. If the magnet/base assembly was broken, remove all plastic that remains in the hole of the white foam by cutting a 45 mm x 45 mm (1-3/4 in. x 1-3/4 in.) square (centered about the magnet) through the full thickness of the foam as shown in (Fig. 4). Removing the foam square may require breaking a glue bond between it and headliner. Save the foam square for installation later.
11. Shift magnet base to one edge of opening as shown in (Fig. 5) so magnet base can be removed. Shifting magnet to one side may require breaking a glue bond between magnet base, white foam, and headliner, or some combination thereof.
12. Before installing new magnet/base assembly, p/n 05191198AA, remove the backing from mylar patch to expose the adhesive and center the mylar on magnet disc. Press all four corners of the mylar down to the black plastic post of the base.
13. Install the new magnet/base assembly and replace the square section of white foam. No glue is required.
14. Remove the remaining film covering the pressure sensitive adhesive from the hook & loop fasteners.
15. Cover the palm of your hand with a clean lint free cloth or glove then push the headliner up to contact the roof. Apply 15 pounds pressure for 5 seconds at each fastener location.
16. Return the rear seat backs to their upright and latched position.
POLICY:
Reimbursable within the provisions of the warranty.
TIME ALLOWANCE:
FAILURE CODE:
Disclaimer:
This bulletin is supplied as technical information only and is not an authorization for repair.