Claims
- 1. A method of installing a headliner having a top and bottom with openings therein, and a plurality of overhead accessories each having an associated snap-fit fastener, within a vehicle including a body structure having sheet metal openings therein, said method comprising the steps of:
- at a location remote from said vehicle, attaching a plurality of said accessories to said headliner by inserting said accessories through said headliner openings such that said snap-fit fasteners protrude through the top of said headliner;
- transporting said headliner to said vehicle body structure whereby said headliner functions to carry said accessories attached thereto, to said vehicle body structure;
- simultaneously aligning the headliner with said body structure, and said plurality of said accessories with corresponding sheet metal openings by inserting a snap-fit fastener associated with one of said accessories into a corresponding sheet metal opening; and
- thereafter, inserting the snap-fit fasteners associated with the remainder of said accessories into corresponding sheet metal openings therefor, thereby mounting the headliner and accessories to said vehicle body structure.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said one of said accessories is a sunshade.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein said snap-fit fastener associated with said sunshade includes a trim bezel and wherein said sunshade snap-fit fastener is inserted through said headliner opening until said trim bezel engages said headliner.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the followings steps prior to insertion of said snap-fit fasteners associated with said remainder of said accessories into the corresponding sheet metal openings therefor:
- inserting a snap-fit fastener associated with another of said accessories into a corresponding sheet metal opening therefor and
- further aligning the headliner with said body structure by manipulating said snap-fit fastener associated with said another accessory until it aligns with a corresponding sheet metal opening, said snap fit fastener associated with said one accessory functioning as a pivot for such manipulation.
- 5. The method of claim 4 wherein said one accessory and said another accessory comprise sunshades.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of said remainder of said accessories is an assist handle.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of said remainder of said accessories is a console.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein the majority of said accessories are attached to said headliner generally around the periphery thereof.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/373,715 filed Jun. 29, 1989, now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 07/205,257 filed on Jun. 10, 1988, now abandoned.
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