Rear Floor Panel Carpet Replacement

Rear Floor Panel Carpet Replacement

Removal Procedure

1. Remove the front seats.
2. Remove the rear seat cushions.
3. Remove the communication interface module.
4. Remove the navigation control processor bracket.
5. Remove the seat back, left and right side.
6. Remove the front bucket seats.
7. Remove the front door sill plates.
8. Remove the rear door sill plates.
9. Remove the liftgate door sill plate.
10. Remove the center pillar trim panels.
11. Remove the lower rear quarter trim panels.
12. Remove the tool kit carrier.
13. Remove the bussed electrical center junction block from the bussed electrical center (BEC) base, and the bussed electrical center base from the floor panel studs.
14. Remove the child restraint tether anchors.
15. Remove the bussed electrical center base and communication interface module electrical connectors through the pass through holes in the carpet.
16. Remove the floor console to the floor console carrier.




17. Remove the 4 nuts (1, 2) retaining the rear of the floor console bracket to the floor weld studs.
18. Raise the rear portion of the floor console bracket and remove the carpet from underneath the console bracket.




19. Remove the carpet from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure






Caution: In order to avoid personal injury or vehicle damage when you repair or replace the carpet, use the same thickness and material size as the original installation. Always return the carpet to the original location.

1. Position the carpet to the floor panel.




2. Raise the rear portion of the floor console bracket and slide the carpet underneath the console bracket.
3. Position the rear carpet over the edge of the front carpet.
4. Align the holes in the carpet to the seat studs on the floor panel.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice.

5. Install the 4 nuts retaining the rear of the floor console bracket to the floor weld studs.

Tighten the nuts to 25 N.m (18 lb ft).

6. Feed the BEC base and the communication interface module electrical connectors through the pass through holes in the carpet.
7. Install the floor console.
8. Install the child restraint tether anchors.
9. Install the BEC.
10. Install the tool kit carrier.
11. Install the 3 tool carrier nuts to the floor studs.

Tighten the nuts to 7 N.m (62 lb in).

12. Install the lower rear quarter trim panels.
13. Install the center pillar trim panels.
14. Install the liftgate door sill plate.
15. Install the rear door sill plates.
16. Install the front door sill plates.
17. Install the front bucket seats.
18. Instal the seat back, right and left side.
19. Install the navigation control processor bracket to the floor panel.
20. Install the rear seat cushions.
21. Install the communication interface module.
22. Install the front seats.