Hi,

I am from Australia.

I have a 1989 Sovereign which I imported from the UK.

I am now in the process of restoring it.

I have struck a problem and need help.

I have removed the headliner, due to sagging, and now have to remove the sunroof.

I have removed the 4 screws holding the outside panel on but cannot pull the panel forward to remove it.

Does anyone have any clues for me.

Regards,

John.

 

Welcome to the Forum John. I see that you have correctly posted over in the XJ40 section. Hopefully someone will soon dive in and help you out.

 

Welcome to the forum JJ glad to have you with us. Hopefully you get some help from the knowledgable guys in the XJ section to help resolve your problem. I'm assuming you've seen the how to FAQ'd re replacing a saggy headliner?

 

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the reply.

I need a bit more help.

I do not seem to be able to access the FAQ section.

When I click on FAQ I get the search function and when I put in " replacing a saggy headliner " I do not get anything.

What am I doing wrong ?

Regards,

John.

 

Welcome, I reckon you may need to become a full member to access all the features may be including FAQ

 

Hi John - Welcome to the forums.

Best,

 

Hi, not sure why you did not get the FAQ. It normally works even when not logged in (just tried it)

This will be the thread that Jim reffered to :- How to replace a headliner...

Also as you will have seen there is an ongoing thread about sunroof replacement over in the XJ6 section with some great info from bbarcher.

Hope this helps, for now.

 

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the info.

I will have a go at the sunroof later today.

Regards,

John

 

Hey JJ....Nice assist from Richard there, thanks translator...I didn't have time to access the links as I was busy.
You have been upgraded to full access JJ so shouldn't have any probs accessing the features of the forum

 

Great Forum - Welcome and enjoy

 

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the help.

I have removed the sunroof.

Came out a little differently than the info from the JDC.

First I opened the sunroof as per instructions and then removed the 4 screws on the front flange of the outside part of the sunroof.

Then the instructions said " pull forwards and lift out "

NO GO. Something holding it in still.

Finally got the wife to close the sunroof as I held onto the outer part and lo and behold, it lifted out ok.

Next step is to remove a metal hold down peice from the front of the lower section of the sunroof and then just lift out the lower section.

DO NOT remove any of the arms as advised in the instructions.

I have now taken the headliner and sunroof to my local motor trimmer who has quoted Aus$140 to re cover them.

It has been a good three or four days of a steep learing curve but I am enjoying it so far.

Thanks for the help and will keep in touch, will try and put some photos up too.

Regards,

John.

 

Howdy John

Welcome to the forum!

 

Hi John

Welcome!

 

Welcome to the forums John, glad to hear you got your issue dealt with.