Okay, I know its been a while and I know I said I was going to start with the suspension but money as it is, I decided to tinker with the headliner. Ive seen a lot of inquiries regarding headliners and I may just be missing the "How-To" within the forums but I'll go ahead and post this here as it does have to do with my MX-3.
If this seems repetitive as what others have posted then just skip to the images...
First I pulled the pillar trim on the right and left side of the windshield and then proceeded to remove the "OH-S**T" handle, rearview mirror and sun-visors with a #2 Philips Screw Driver. The lens over the canopy-lights and sun-roof switch pops out with relative ease just be careful not to break the tabs on the inner side.
Once these were removed, I made my way to the back, (Hold off on pulling out the canopy-light housing in case the headliner clips are no longer glued to the fiber-board) removed the seat-belt bolts and the one clothing hook on the driver side.
The pillar trims pop out fairly easy, just be careful because the metal clips might fall out of their seating and could end up at the bottom of your mid-body... (Not easy to get out)
The rear pillar trims dont have to be removed all the way, simply pop out the first, top few clips and the headliner should have some play and be in a position to be removed with ease.
Next pull the weather strip that guards the passanger and driver sides of your headliner down and away from the roof of the car.
The only thing that should be holding the headliner in now is the sun-roof interior sill and light housing above where the rearview mirror was. The housing has two clips; one on each side to the right and left. Firmly squeeze each side with your fingers and pull down and the Housing should unclip. If you need to use a flat-head (Sloted) Screw Diver, just be careful not to damage the fiber-board of the headliner.
Next the sun-roof sill can be removed simply by getting a good hold of it and pulling out away from the roof of the car.
After this is removed, you are all set. the headliner can then be pulled forward towards the windshield about an inch and the back 3 clips should un-seat from the roof. There you go! Simply pull the headliner out of the car and thats it!
Now for some pics!
This is my headliner after I pulled it out and removed the rotted fabric from it.
I then scratched all of the old foam off using a wire brush. You have to be careful or you will tear the fibers in the fiber-board.
This is the board after I cleaned it real good.
Notice you can see the fibers real well. Thats what you want so your new, foam backed fabric will adhere to it cleanly and firmly.
This is the finished product. I didnt take any photos of me applying the material because it was 104 degrees outside and I didnt have much time until the adhesive dried.
The original headliner was grey but I decided to go with black as I thought the black with grey accents would look clean.
Hope you guys enjoyed. More to come soon.
