2012 DC Interior head liner removal write up

Great info thank you ! Thank you

 

Just what I was looking for thanks!

 

Adding sound deadening to the roof- thanks for the step by step.

 

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Nice write up to get the headliner to drop. If you want to remove it or add sound deadening (which I recommend if you have it down) then you would need to take off all the light wiring that is taped to the underside of the headliner (falls in the "WTF Toyota" category).

Not sure how you would get the headliner out of a Double Cab without folding it. I just left it in the truck and worked around it (a PITA but it worked).

I added vibration dampener and 3M acoustic for both sound isolation and insulation from the heat down here.

 

Exactly what I needed. You sir have saved me a ton of time! I owe you a tall cold draft from the local pub.

 

Some things I would add to the great write up above. Overall putting all the retainer clips in the backside of the panels makes reinstallation much easier. Most of the clips come out still attached to the interior panels but some clips break when you twist the panels around to remove them, some of the heads break when you pull the panel out and some just stick to the body but can be popped out with a putty knife and reinstalled on the backside of the trim piece.

The two red clips for the top of the B-pillar trim panels in a DC were the worst for me on re-install. It has a tab on it and has to be twisted to the right position to receive the top trim panel. I tried removing those red clips intact and never could. So when I dropped my headliner, I had replacement clips on hand and just cut the originals off with a putty knife and rubber mallet, saved me 30+ mins of cursing and twisting the B-pillar top trim to get them back in.

If you gutted the whole interior, I would also have about 10 of the 10161's on-hand for reinstalling everything on a DC. The Red retainers for the B-pillar are the 11111's and if you don't take the V shaped clips off the door (if you are removing the door panels), you will need some 58010's (and comparing the price with the others, Toyota is most proud of these). Here are the clips and part numbers:

 

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Good info, thanks!

 

Deadbird, or anyone else who put some nosie barriers in the roof. How much room is there up there? I know sometimes it can get a little tight when you start adding layers; then the headliner doesn't want to go back up properly.
Is there enough for 3mils? or is that pushing it? I was thinking a layer of vibration damper and a layer of MLV.

 

i was going to cover the whole underside with RAAMmat & Ensolite, but never did. But there is enough room for my NMO mount and run RG8x coax.

 

Nice write up malone labe.


I just have a question, do i need to disconnect my battery lines, if im going to remove the A pillars (for my ultragauge and gps wires) im a bit afraid I might deploy the srs airbags when doing this. Thank you.

 

There is actually quite a bit of room for material. I put several layers of 80mil with no issues.

 

Unless you're being really careless I wouldn't worry about it. I took the driver's side A-pillar cover off on mine this spring to run a wire for a dashcam and didn't have any problem staying away from the airbag stuff. I did have a little trouble getting it to fit back together without any gaps but it did all go back together seamlessly in the end. Pay a lot of attention to the side that sits against the windshield when you're removing it.

One other tip - I'm really careful about not overtorquing fasteners but despite that I broke off one of the bolts that holds the handle to the A-pillar. I had to buy some new ones from the dealer for a couple bucks and use a screw extractor to clear out the hole. So keep an eye on that when you're putting it back together.

 

Thanks ssanders, im done with my second mod. I didn't know it was easy, i guess i'm just paranoid with the airbags lol

 

sub for sound deadener mod. thanks and great write up by the way

 

Dreading doing this.... But I feel alot better now that I have this to guide me

 

Also handy if you want to put marker lights on the cab roof....

 

Yeah, I know. I wouldn't do that, but someone might...