51 47 316 Removing and installing/replacing carpet for rear passenger compartment

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove BOTH FRONT SEATS
Remove TRIM PANEL FOR DOOR POST, BOTTOM left/right
Remove COMPLETE CENTER CONSOLE
Remove cover for central bass speaker . See 65 12 053 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/RENEWING CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER - PASSENGER'S SIDE - (UNDER FRONT SEAT) or 65 12 051 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/RENEWING CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER -DRIVER'S SIDE- (UNDER FRONT SEAT) left/right

Feed back wiring harness (1).

Feed out carpet (2) to rear/top.

Installation note:

Make sure wiring harness (1) is laid correctly.

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Passenger Compartment Wiring Harness And Carpet

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Installation note:

Similar to graphic.

Apertures (1) serve as alignment points when fitting carpet (2).

Fig 2: Identifying Carpet And Apertures

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