So, I'm going to drill some holes in my roof...

[dingbat]

When I looked into it for my lift-back, Toyota's instructions for removing the headliner properly requires removing almost all of the interior trim, starting with the seats.

Good luck.

[Nebarnix]

Originally Posted by dingbat

When I looked into it for my lift-back, Toyota's instructions for removing the headliner properly requires removing almost all of the interior trim, starting with the seats.

Good luck.

Did the other's in the forum have to remove the seats? That sounds.. really terrible... sigh.

[colpumpkinnuts]

I looked at the same thing as dingbat and decided it wasn't worth it. If you look at the interior of your car you'll notice that it looks like it was assembled from the roof down. Meaning you'll have to disassemble from the floor up. I'm not sure you'll have to take out the seats but it will definitely require the removal of a lot of trim pieces.

[colpumpkinnuts]

So, I finally got a boat and snapped some pics. I took it out for a spin yesterday. The car handles the load pretty well doesn't complain too much until I get above 60mph. Loading the boat onto the low roof is surprisingly easy.

In this photo I've got the boat a bit farther back than I normally would so it doesn't overhang quite so much.

[dingbat]

Originally Posted by Nebarnix

Did the other's in the forum have to remove the seats? That sounds.. really terrible... sigh.

Blind faith

I just studied CTScott's pics, gently pushed up on the headliner with my hands to feel for the location of the cross braces, and drilled away.

Please be aware, I almost screwed the pooch on the rear-most hole though.

You can read all about it in this post.

Good luck.