Tools:
Panel Tool
Flat Tip / Phillips Screwdrivers
Socket and Wrench
Scissors

High Temp Spray Adhesive designed for Headliners: 3M makes a good brand and I believe there is another one.

Fabric of your choice....remember the heavier the fabric the more adhesive you will need to use. For the tC you will need approximately 3-3 1/2 yds.

A couple things to point out before getting started. DO NOT RUSH. Pre-cut all of your pillar and headliner sections before spraying any adhesive. Test fit all of you pieces..the headliner will have to be a general fit because of the way it is going to lay down and all of the curves. Obviously you will have to get all of these parts out first. This will be walk-through for just one side but can applied for the other side as well.

This job can be labor intensive, but worth it. The big killer is the lack of work space inside of the car. Here we go......


1) Remove the bottom section of the back seat. You'll see why later.
2) using the panel tool or other flat tool..( me, I used my hands )
"POP" the interior panel loose, and unbolt the seat belt at the
bottom.
3) Open the hatch. Remove the clip located just inside the hatch.
Use a small flat tip screwdriver to hold down the tab and work it out.
Remove the two screws just up from that, and pull the trim panel off.
4)From inside the car now. Remove the trim panel that was simply
loosened earlier. Remove the trim panel that surrounds the side window
now.


By removing these parts in advance will make removing the pillars easier.


1)On the C pillar pull Gently on the cover to loosen it so that it moves
freely.
2)Look behind the pillar and you should see a pin slightly larger then a #2
pencil. This pin is NOT designed to come out. You get to make it come
out.
3)I had the luxury of having a very large screwdriver and used it to
"persuade" the pin to release. Placing the screwdriver at the base of
the pin, which is attached to the pillar. Start applying firm pressure
outward on the panel, and eventually the pin will come out.
4)The B pillar pretty much the easiest one of the bunch.
5) The A pillar I just like doing the C pillar. Once you have it loose look for
the pin again, and work it out the same way as the C pillar.


The Pillars are the most time consuming part of the whole project.The headliner is a walk in the park compared to the pillars.


1)Remove all of the interior hangers, handles, push tabs, and lighting. Oh

and the visors.
2)Once that is done the headliner will practically be completely out.
Gently pull down around the sunroof and you should here the glorious
sound of velcro. Yeah I know....
3)Locate all the wiring which should be running down the drivers side of
the headliner only. It will have lines the run to the front light and to
the back light. Pull these off the sticky gum substance. Try not to get
this stuff lost, dirty or torn up. You will use it later to place your wiring
back onto.
4)By now the headliner should be off. Which way do you go with it. Do you
still have your hatch open? Send it out the hatch.

When relining the pillars I would lay the fabric out on a clean, flat surface.....a very large piece of card board works real well. I would then make sure that the pillar and the fabric laid out the same. I would then begin applying the adhesive to the fabric first and then the pillar. I would lay it out running length wise along the fabric and pillar and the run horizontally. Wait for about 5-8 min. this allows for the adhesive to get VERY tacky. With an extra pair of hands...which is always helpful....Start placing the fabric from the top of the pillar and work your way down slowly. Make sure that you have plenty of over hang which you can use to hold onto in order to position the fabric properly. This works for all the pillars. The headliner is a 2 person job for sure. Instead of spraying the entire thing all at once you will do this in sections. Working any side you wish. I worked from the back to the front. I will skip to the more important part of the section only because laying down the fabric is pretty much straight forward. Remember when you get to the lights in the front use one hand to hold the fabric out and the other one to press down and form it to the rise at the light opening. Now the question is "How do we take care of the openings now?" Easy...use scissors....what you will need to do at this time is do your best to find the center of the fabric at the opening. once you do that you will go from corner to corner. Beginning and stopping at about 2 inches from the edges. Take the spray adhesive and spray the edges, behind the edges, and the fabric. Once it has set long enough. using the excess to hang onto you will bring one flap at a time up and over the edge...making sure to correct any wrinkles. Now that you have the openings down you can work on the outside edges. Doing these are pretty much the same as the openings, just take the excess that you have on the edges..spray them and behind the edges.. let set...and wrap...easy.

To replace all of these parts back in is pretty easy as well....just make sure you put the headliner back in before anything else.

Good Luck....

BTW...I did my pillars and headliner back in August of 08 and they still look good....