Removing the Headliner & Shelf in our 2021 Ford Transit DIY Camper Van

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2 жыл бұрын

This video shows how to remove the headliner and headliner shelf in our 2021 Ford Transit DIY Campervan. We needed to remove the headliner and headliner shelf so we could access the metal behind the headliner to add insulation and sound deadening.
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@pwhooftman Жыл бұрын

For future enthousiasts: leave the visors fitted and put them to the side windows, that way you can let the shelf rest on the visors while removing the last screws. The outer two nasty blinding caps can be pushed out from above if you remove all bolts except for the 4 behind the caps. The inner 2 are best popped out by carefully putting a utility knife in the small gap and levering a bit, enough to put a small scewdriver behind it.

@olivierbourgeois3230 11 ай бұрын

thanks for the tip

@mattprice421 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton for posting this! Helped me a lot. I found a way to easily get those clips out - bend the headliner down and take a flat head and push in the clips. They pop off no problem. Hope helps someone and any future builds you do!

@AJourneyOfYourSoul 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting the video. I just did this yesterday. This is the kind of job you would do in half the time the second time around. So glad I did it though. There is a lot of roof over that headliner for sound deadener and insulation. Every bit of insulation helps for a 4 season build. I removed those 4 front plugs from the inside with a very long screw driver. You just reach in over the shelf, push on one of the hooked areas of the plug and it comes right out.

@aleraslostlankford6076 2 жыл бұрын

This video was reassuring. Usually you two make everything look so easy and this showed that everyone can have difficulties but still work it through

@lekid20 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys! Great video. Just found another way to undo the 4 clips that took you 45 mins. You have to pry the shelf down a bit and accès the clip from the top. Just push the clips with a screwdriver and it’ll pop right out!! Took me 10 seconds each and the are not damaged at all.

@EXPLORISTlife Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@complicated09 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you both so much for this video! I finally got my transit from the factory and tackled this project today. I initially didn't want to remove the headliner and shelf because it looked very daunting to do by yourself, but I accidentally dropped one of the tree clips behind it 😅. This video was super helpful and I was able to do it in about 30 minutes all by myself! Tip: I used a box cutter blade to help pop off the covers for the four bolts. It only took me 2 minutes to get all of them off. Thanks again!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@charlesmoman 2 жыл бұрын

A year ago, we were finishing doing our 2018 Ford Transit 250 MR van conversion. We did serious sound deadening and insulating everywhere, except above our heads in the cabin area. We just did not want to take apart all that you did and our result was just fine. It certainly cannot hurt to do hat you are doing, but with the super coverage of Kilmat and insulation elsewhere, we have a super quiet ride now and we are happy with our warmth in cooler weather. We are not cold-weather campers, so it is less of an issue for us. Nicely detailed video. I describe our KZfaq van conversion series as excruciating detail! : ) Be safe out there!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Glad that worked out well for you. We travel for snow skiing (temps as low as -40) and having a 4-season capable camper was highly requested in our 'requests' video, so we are happy to take the time to insulate behind the headliner.

@thudang5298 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! That’s definitely a bit of space that can use sound deadening and insulation.

@bobstransitvan3053 2 жыл бұрын

Just a tip! Ford has gone metric so all the fasteners on the Transit are metric (as far as I know). You will need a 7mm and a 8mm to get the factory overhead shelf down. The front screw on the side of the overhead shelf is 7mm and the rear longer screw is 8mm. The Torx screws that hold the visor up are T25. Be careful when you are putting the headliner back in to get the headliner tucked in behind the pod under the rearview mirror and behind the A-pillar trim. Also, you will have to adjust the rubber gasket at the top of the door to fit nicely around the headliner. Also, the four plastic covers that are such a pain to get out are not all the same. Looking forward to your next video. Take care!

@brianchetelat6601 2 жыл бұрын

So you guys were right, I did this by myself yesterday and it does help to use a couple of bad words : )

@brianchetelat6601 2 жыл бұрын

One other thing I forgot to mention guys. Those clips you pull off the expose the screw for removal of the sun visors; don't be surprised when that very small tab breaks and you have to figure out a way to hold those back into position during re-installation. I wound up using VHB tape. : /

@lesleyhamilton423 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again you guys!!! You are such wonderful teachers. Really appreciate the time it takes to put this all together. It is sooooo helpful to the grannie converter!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@garypaolucci4282 2 жыл бұрын

I wish you guys would have started this project a few months ago. My 21’ transit was delivered Jan 10th and my build began. I remember the struggles of that head liner.

@k33ganat0r9 2 жыл бұрын

thanks nate for the vids! just finished my own install thanks to your guides in my 1974 dodge ram box truck I'm converting! worked first try too! thanks so much couldn't have done it without your videos!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!

@brlowe1 2 жыл бұрын

Another helpful video. I was just thinking about this for our build so I will be saving this video. I love to see how Steph gets in there and works with you and is helpful. Keep the info coming.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, Brandon! I appreciate that. Thanks for watching! 🙂😀

@dpulte 2 жыл бұрын

great video! i watched many of your videos from your last van build. i did my transit sound deadening and thinsulate without fully removing the headliner (just the four bolts on the grab handles and pulling the liner down). again, great work and thx!

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

@mrs.onyango6504 Жыл бұрын

great video!

@brianspangler8617 8 ай бұрын

At this point, I don't have this 2023 Ford Transit mine is here trying to figure out how to do things.

@vincentlehmann646 2 жыл бұрын

well done , thanks for showing !

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@turnpike420 2 жыл бұрын

I believe all Transit bolts are metric. For example on the headliner shelf the front 2 are 7mm and the back 2 are 8mm. For those 4 round plastic screw covers, with a long thin narrow flathead you can pop them down from above to avoid damage to the visible side.

@slemnatious 2 жыл бұрын

I would tend to agree. Just started working on our new transit and everything seems to be metric. Though I never touched the headliner.

@turnpike420 2 жыл бұрын

@@slemnatious Transit history is 40+ years in Europe, I think having first come to the US market in 2015? Very likely (almost certainly) all the engineering was done with metric in mind, therefore the bolts are almost certainly metric. No need to retool anything just for selling it in the US now.

@jackmason7518 2 жыл бұрын

Good Morning. Thank you again for a great Video. Jack

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Great, Thanks!! 👍

@michelleblanc4334 2 жыл бұрын

You can reach those plugs from up above the factory shelf with a long screwdriver and pop them down. There a few videos of this out there on KZfaq also, great job of your videos, Waiting for delivery of my 2022 250 HR but ford has many delays right now. Ordered it in November 2021. Oh well, sure am enjoying your videos and cant wait for the electrical episode,

@mickconner5809 2 жыл бұрын

Great, instructive video! Well done! Were you able to find the part numbers of those four pesky screw covers in the front of the headliner?

@davidpatrick1813 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Number 6 ... I was only notified through 2 ... I am subscribed and bell highlighted. I'll have to go to your station and look there regularly.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

New episodes will be released every Sunday, thanks for watching! 😀👍

@edwardjenkins6239 2 жыл бұрын

I love your content and its very educational. I'm looking at converting my 1977 F250 with a 460 to a full EV and use my bed camper to be its power supply. The camper and truck was bought new in 1978 by the original owner but even after a great tune up, I'm getting 35-40L/100km or 7-8 mpg. I was going to pull the motor and install a new 5.0 but for the same money I could go with a with an electric motor but it will be an additional cost for batteries and panels. If gas prices stay the same, might be a good investment.

@morrigansraven61 2 жыл бұрын

Having a camera running during disassembly probably helps a lot with reassembly…lol

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes. That's VERY true. lol

@sdsfulham Жыл бұрын

In that big pannel you took off my one has something rattling around inside of it sounds like a marble rolling around when I'm driving. Once I remove the panel is there screws in top that can be taken out so I can split it in half and get whatever is making the noise out

@davidpatrick1813 2 жыл бұрын

There are places, moot now, that tells you all about the repairs on the rig.. I always try to find the OEM factory manuals,... DVDs and downloads I have found are noting as good as OEM. Ask your Ford Dealer about it... there is a company that makes them for factories.

@madvlad1 2 жыл бұрын

You could try guitar picks or spudgers from tool sets like an iFixit kit - they're plastic but tough, so they're strong enough to pry things apart but aren't going to marr the plastic parts. They're used to pry apart consumer electronics like phones.

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Ah! Guitar picks is a great idea too!

@billnalen 2 жыл бұрын

I used the tip of my utility knife, but it made nicks in the plastic too.

@brianchetelat6601 2 жыл бұрын

@@EXPLORISTlife I was thinking about a small slotted screwdriver, grinding the tip for a thinner edge??

@turnpike420 2 жыл бұрын

Knock those 4 round plastic clips out from above with a long, thin, narrow flathead so you don’t damage the visible side.

@TheFiremanJoe 2 жыл бұрын

Horn works😂🤣

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Very much so. 🤣🤣

@terrywelford3204 2 жыл бұрын

Try snapped hacksaw blade or metal strapping from a pallet

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea too! I walked around the shop for about 5 minutes trying to find something that was thin enough, but also sturdy. 🤣😂

@madeinhungary 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! How much space is there between for insulation,sound deadening?

@EXPLORISTlife 8 ай бұрын

A fair amount.

@jjasminnafa Жыл бұрын

i just watched y’all video and did the same exact, after the removal of the shelf and headliner our keys didn’t lock the van anymore. we had to manually lock the van, did this happen to y’all as well?

@EXPLORISTlife Жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah. I think the antenna for the door locks is in all of the wires in the headliner.

@stevekaufmann3031 Жыл бұрын

@@EXPLORISTlife Same thing happen to mine. Anyone know how to program keys on a '22?

@theresadellorusso5996 Жыл бұрын

I am having trouble getting thosec difficult round plastic covers back on… any tips?

@EXPLORISTlife Жыл бұрын

Not sure what advice to give other than making sure they are lined up and push.

@zanesthename 2 жыл бұрын

what are those black foam things on each end of the headliner?

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

They are floaties so that if we drive into the water the van won't sink completely. (Disclaimer for legal: not serious)

@zanesthename 2 жыл бұрын

@@EXPLORISTlife haha :) that's what my grandson said, but i didn't believe him seriously, i have a transit and i'm trying to follow along but did i miss the video where you removed them?

@zanesthename 2 жыл бұрын

@@EXPLORISTlife can i just yank them off and throw them away?

@realmartinmai 2 жыл бұрын

I used 0.88 guitar picks for the frustrating clips 😏

@EXPLORISTlife 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, good idea!

@TRAMPS-Harmonica 3 ай бұрын

Hi I am owner of a new Ford Transit which I would like to convert into a camper The vehicle's headliner have a shelf in the driver's area is currently pulled down relatively far (I am a 2m man 😄 ). Since I would like to use this area as a headroom, I would like to remove this and replace it with a headliner like you (attention H3 /Extra high roof ). Do you know the article number of your Headliner ?? can you send me the number ?? or if this is the original headliner inside can you send me the chassis number then I can eventually find the article number Thank you very, very much for any answer