Headliner question

[CTGW]

So my headliner is sagging (surprise surprise). But its not the felt its the actual backing that's sagging. So, is there a way to stick it back up there? I mean, can I slap some self tappers in there and be done with it? Does it require a replace?

[Tripwire]

its shaped cardboard held in place from the sides, the cardboard is water damaged because the roof rack grommets are bad, or the chrome cargo rail screws are leaking you could try removing it and getting it wet an forming/drying it back in to shape

[Simo]

there are a few crossmembers in the roof I suppose you could run some very short self tapping screws into without actually going through the roof in order to secure the sagging headliner substrate back in place. Ya may want to use some big washers or maybe even another strip of material to clamp the headliner base back up there so it doesn't just pull through the small screws and sag again.

Not sure what condition yours is in, but if it was as nasty as mine, you might have a small leak in the roof. In some cases it might be better to just remove moldy headliner entirely, fix leak, then replace with something fresh.

[CTGW]

Ah, yes, I bet the grommets leaked. They were toast when I took the rack off. So, how does the healiner come out? Is it a giant pain in the a$$?

[Simo]

If you're not reusing it, it comes out very easy, just pull down

Otherwise take off the retaing trim, lights, etc and slide the headliner out through the back tailgate window opening.

[MysticRob]

Ah, yes, I bet the grommets leaked. They were toast when I took the rack off. So, how does the healiner come out? Is it a giant pain in the a$$?

Not really bad at all. Bring the rear window down, remove the rear-most headliner trim end-pieces and rear rail, bend out the headliner side support rails as needed to loosen the grip on the headliner as you slide it out the rear. If doing the front section too just remove the plastic cross support trim piece, then continue as you did the rear section.