Removing and installing or replacing rear carpet on seat pan (330i xDrive Wagon, 328d xDrive Wagon, 330i GT xDrive, 340i GT xDrive)
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Necessary preliminary work:
- Remove both front seats. Refer to either FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE (NORMAL/MANUAL) ,PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT, (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) ,FRONT SEAT, DRIVER'S SIDE, (NORMAL/ELECTRIC) or PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT, (NORMAL/MANUAL) .
- Remove REAR SEAT .
- Remove both rear door SILL COVER STRIPS .
- Remove both bottom b-pillar TRIM PANELS .
- Remove complete CENTER CONSOLE
- Remove both left/right CENTRAL BASS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE (UNDER THE FRONT SEAT) and CENTRAL BASS SPEAKER - DRIVER'S SIDE- (UNDER FRONT SEAT)
Disconnect cable (1) from hand brake check switch.
Unclip cable clip (2) from parking brake lever.
Loosen nuts (3) on cable clip only.
Installation note:
Replace self-locking nuts.
Tightening torque 34 41 1AZ .
IMPORTANT:
Risk of damage!
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Pay attention to cables when cutting.
Cut carpet (1) along line (2).
Feed carpet (1) out to the top from the parking brake lever (3).
Installation note:
Apertures (1) serve as alignment points when fitting carpet (2).
Replacement:
Lay removed carpet over new one and transfer cuts to new carpet.