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51 47 315 Removing and Installing/Replacing Front Carpet for Passenger Compartment



51 47 315 Removing and installing / replacing front carpet for passenger compartment







Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Clamp off battery lead from negative connection point
- Remove both front seats
- Remove complete accelerator pedal module
- Remove centre console.
- Remove trim panel for pedal mechanism
- Remove lower trim from instrument panel
- Remove cover for central bass speaker left/right
- Remove front left/right footwell side trim panel







Cut out carpet along lines (1).

IMPORTANT:
Risk of damage.
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Start cuts towards centre of vehicle as far as is possible. This guarantees that cutting edges are covered by storage compartment and/or dashboard.
Remove carpet towards rear/top and if necessary feed out cable.







Installation note:
Apertures (1) serve as fixing points for fitting carpet.

Replacement:
Lay removed carpet over new one and transfer cuts to new carpet.