So im wanting to take out my headliner and just have plain metal. Rig is becoming more of a toy than a DD so i dont care about hot/cold. Would i have to remove the trim and interior lights if i just break the headliner board apart and take it out piece by piece?
Its sagged for years an i dont see a need for replacing whats just goin to get torn up again

 

Remove the overhead lights, speaker bar, and sun visors with the two insert things then start ripping it out. The rear overhead light gets screwed/held up by the washer things into a bracket that is "glued" to the roof. The front overhead light is screwed into tabs that are a part of the headliner board itself.

I recommend redoing the fabric if it's falling off. The jeep is loud and rain sounds like being in a house with a metal roof.

 

Thanks boss. Like i said, its not really going to be my DD much longer so i dont care about the sound

 

Just peel the fabric off and paint the board. Won't have to worry about it sagging ever.

 

I really don't think your going to like it. I guess that I sat in my race cars for too many years that didn't have any because weight was everything and if it wasn't needed it was gone.

Sound was terrible open headers and the whole roof rattling and going down the track the thump, thump of the roof bumping the cross members up there. But that wasn't even the worst part in the summer sitting in the staging lanes the temps would rise to well over a 110* inside on a 85* day.

But I'm sure you have made up your mind I did also and had a new headliner put in mine 2 weeks after I got it, it was sagging. When you take it out please do yourself a favor a be careful NOT to damage to backboard period. Just in case you ever change your mind you have 1/2 the work done to replace the headliner.

 

Ya, i did change my mind an plan on keeping the backboard intack. Ill run with it with nothing for a while and see. I may even bedline the inside of the roof with lizard skin or something similar.

 

Undercoat the headliner board. If you don't like that you can still glue fabric on later.

 

That doesn't seem like a bad idea anyways. I'm going to be replacing my sagging fabric in the next few weeks. Coating the back side of the board would probably even help a little more with noise and temps...?

 

I don't know, I decided to put some fabric on after undercoating the board because there were some deep scratches on the sides that I did not like.

 

I was thinking of coating the backside against the roof and then still putting fabric on..

 

No need, road and tire noise come in through the floor, not the roof.

 

Just pull the whole thing and spray a couple coats of undercoating on the bare metal. I've had mine like that for a year now and it doesn't get too hot nor is it too loud. Plus you get more head room which is always a plus in an XJ.

 

I've had mine out a couple yrs now. No need to paint the roof as it has an even coat of light green that looks fine. Hot to the touch in the warmest weather but cools quickly when moving. In the coldest weather you have to keep the temp inside high or you'll get a bit of condensation over those in the vehicle. Never thought once about getting a headliner for it.