Carpet: Service and Repair

FLOOR CARPET

REMOVAL

1. Remove door opening Sill plates.
2. Remove rear seat cushion.
3. Remove front seats.
4. Remove amplifier on passenger side of floor pan, if equipped.
5. Remove bolts attaching front seat belts to floor.
6. Remove lower B-pillar trim panels as necessary to clear carpet.
7. Remove cowl trim panels.
8. Remove floor console.
9. Remove forward instrument panel console.

Fig. 79:

10. Disengage retainer channels attaching carpet to door sills (Fig. 79).
11. Pull carpet from behind brake pedal, accelerator pedal, and HVAC.
12. Fold carpet to center of vehicle.
13. Remove carpet from vehicle through passenger door opening.

INSTALLATION

1. Install carpet into vehicle through passenger door opening.
2. Unfold carpet into position.
3. Install carpet behind brake pedal, accelerator pedal, and HVAC.
4. Install retainer channels attaching carpet to door sills.
5. Install forward instrument panel console.
6. Install floor console.
7. Install cowl trim panels.
8. Install lower B-pillar trim panels as necessary.
9. Install bolts attaching front seat belts to floor.