Removing and installing/replacing front carpet for passenger compartment (4' Series Coupe/Convertible, 4' Series Gran Coupe Sedan)
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Clamp off BATTERY LEAD FROM NEGATIVE CONNECTION POINT .
- Remove CENTER CONSOLE .
- Remove footwell side trip panel on a-pillar on front left/right. Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, LEFT (4' SERIES COUPE/CONVERTIBLE, 4' SERIES GRAN COUPE SEDAN) , or REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SIDE TRIM PANEL, FOOTWELL, ON A-PILLAR, RIGHT (4' SERIES COUPE/CONVERTIBLE, 4' SERIES GRAN COUPE SEDAN)
- Remove both front seats. Refer to REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE (4' SERIES COUPE) , or REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE (NORMAL/MANUAL) (4' SERIES GRAN COUPE SEDAN) , or REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE, (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) (4' SERIES GRAN COUPE SEDAN) , or REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) (4' SERIES CONVERTIBLE) , and REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT, PASSENGER'S SIDE (4' SERIES COUPE) , or REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FROM LEFT OR RIGHT (4' SERIES GRAN COUPE SEDAN) or REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) (4' SERIES CONVERTIBLE) or REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE FRONT SEAT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE (NORMAL/MANUAL) (4' SERIES GRAN COUPE SEDAN) .
- Remove COMPLETE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE .
- Remove COVER FOR CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER left/right
IMPORTANT:
Risk of damage!
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Start cuts towards center of vehicle as far as is possible. This guarantees that cutting edges are covered by storage compartment and/or dashboard.
Cut out the carpet along the lines (1), including on the right side.
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.