Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual, Page: 158 / 625

SEATS, INTERIOR TRIM AND HEADLINING
2. Push off side panel trim pad. Trim pad is held in
position by a retaining button.
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
OF HEADLINING
Removal
Disconnect battery.
2. Lift out rear seat cushion (sedans only).
3. From trunk area, loosen tabs holding cardboard
against rear seat cross brace and lift out cardboard
(sedans only).
4. Pry up two tabs holding lower portion of rear seat
back in position, swing back of seat forward and lift
out (sedans only).
5. From trunk area pry out parcel shelf plastic retain-
ers and lift out parcel shelf (sedans only).
6. Remove rear-view mirror, sun visors, interior
lamp, assist straps and coat hooks. Remove front and
rear windows on all but Wagon Models. On Wagons,
remove the front window and the quarter windows.
7. Work door opening pinchweld finishing strip
away from pinchweld as far as necessary to expose
edge of headlining.
8. Start at: left or right windshield pillar and pry
headlining loose.
9. Roll back headlining to expose metal tabs securing
headlining listing wire to roof and unhook
ing front listing wire from metal tabs using a blunt
edge tool.
10. Pull loose the edges of headlining cemented to
door openings, rear quarter window openings, rear
quarter pillar and from under rear window rubber
channel. On rear quarter pillars, slightly bend down
cardboard of rear quarter trim pad to facilitate re-
moval. During removal, special care should be taken
not to tear headlining at seams.
After edges of headlining have been pulled loose,
tilt remaining listing wires with headlining forward
or rearward and pull listing wires free from side roof
rails. Lift out headlining and listing wires.
Installation
1. Check secureness of noise insulation pad on inside
of roof panel and recement as necessary using asphalt
cement. If headlining is to be replaced, insert listing
wires into headlining according to their markings.
Progressing from the front listing wire to the rear
wire, the left ends of the wires are color coded as
follows:
1st listing wire No marking, wire is thinner than
other wires
2nd listing wire Red
3rd listing wire Blue
4th listing wire Green
5th listing wire Brown
6th listing wire White
2. Install 1st listing wire ends into retainer slots in-
side roof rails and hook listing wire into six metal
tabs above windshield. Lightly bend tabs with a ham-
mer as shown in Figure
Figure Headlining With 1st Listing Wire Hooked
Onto Metal Tabs
LISTING
WIRE
SECTION D-D
Figure 2nd and 5th Listing Wire Attachment