Cleaning Front Window Curtain

[Dick Simonis]

Pat wants me to remove the windshield curtain in our 2000 PT, have it cleaned, and than re-installed.

If anyone has done this some tips on pulling it off and re-installing would be appreciated.  I'm assuming that taking it to an outfit that does drapes would be the best so the pleats can be pressed properly.

Thanks for any advice.

[Gary Winzenburger]

We took ours down and had them dry cleaned and pressed. Wasn't cheap, but worth the effort. If they're like ours, they're fairly easy to unsnap from the plastic, track clips, but be careful not to break them, or force them out of the track. Good luck!

[Keith Moffett]

We did this on our 98 Pat.  The first curtain hook on the driver end is an anchor.  Unhook that and the remaining curtain can slide around for ease of removal and reinstall.  Cleaned and pressed at drycleaner for about $80.

Keith

[Dick Simonis]

Thanks for the replies.  We're heading up to Happy Trails in Surprise for a few days and when we get back I'll dig into it.  A bit of a problem I suspect in getting behind the partition that hides the drive unit but we'll see.

"SHE who must be obeyed", wants a clean curtain before we head out for the summer.

Dick

[Tom and Pam Brown]

Dick,

If you close the curtain you can get into the track much easier.

[Joel Weiss]

Thanks for the replies.  We're heading up to Happy Trails in Surprise for a few days and when we get back I'll dig into it.  A bit of a problem I suspect in getting behind the partition that hides the drive unit but we'll see.

A couple of years ago I accidentally "disconnected" the curtain from the partition that hides the drive motor.  No harm was done; the curtain is wide enough that it can open without pulling out of the partition even though it isn't attached.  Detaching it makes it a lot easier to remove.