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headliner/sharkfin help!!

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Old 06-04-08, 05:19 PM
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Default headliner/sharkfin help!!

so today my dumbass reversed out of the garage b4 the door fully opened and it caught my find and ripped the sucker off its base!!

i was wondeirng if any1 has DIY on removing the headliner to get to the screws to tighted it/etc

any help would be appreciated!
Old 06-04-08, 06:50 PM
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HOLY CRAP!!! thats def one of those things you'll never do again.

anyways, personally....i'd pay the $$$$ and take it to the stealership. im extremely mechanically (by trade) and i wouldnt take on that task. when your complete.....surely you'll be able to tell you've been in there. if you take it to the factory, except nothing less than perfection!!......then of coarse whip out your credit card and pay the thousand dollars they're gonna charge you!
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HOLY CRAP!!! thats def one of those things you'll never do again.

anyways, personally....i'd pay the $$$$ and take it to the stealership. im extremely mechanically (by trade) and i wouldnt take on that task. when your complete.....surely you'll be able to tell you've been in there. if you take it to the factory, except nothing less than perfection!!......then of coarse whip out your credit card and pay the thousand dollars they're gonna charge you!
i hope this wasnt the case. worst case scenerio im gonna take it to a body shop and get my roof shaved. the sharkfin is only for XM right??
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it's replaceable. according to the manual, it's the gps and phone antenna.

however, getting to it by removing the headliner is a biotch! you pretty much have to strip everything except the seats and dashboard.

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Old 06-06-08, 07:03 AM
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duct tape it back on!!!

jk, good luck with the repair...
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Get a estimate from the dealer. I did that with my other car when I was cleaning off snow and broke the stubby antenna. It cost 190 buck to fix 2 year ago. I would think the shark fin will cost more cus its color matched.
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hope this is gonna cost under 1k to fix!!!
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If there is no body work, it should be around $300 is my guess.
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