Carpet: Service and Repair
CARPETREMOVAL
FRONT
NOTE: The front carpet consists of two individual carpets, one for the driver side and one for the passenger side. These carpets can be removed from and installed into the vehicle individually.
1. Remove the driver and/or passenger front seat from the vehicle as appropriate.
2. Remove the center console from the front floor panel transmission tunnel.
3. Remove the trim from the driver or passenger side lower cowl side inner panel as appropriate. Refer to Trim Panel.
4. Remove the two push-pin fasteners (1) that secure the outboard edge of the front carpet (3) to the front door opening sill.
5. On the driver side only, remove the push-pin fastener (2) that secures the front carpet to the cowl side inner panel above the foot rest.
6. On the driver side only, remove the push-pin fastener (3) that secures the inboard edge of the front carpet (1) to the transmission shifter bracket (2).
7. Remove the front carpet from the floor panel.
REAR
1. Remove the driver and passenger front seats from the vehicle.
2. Remove the center console from the front floor panel transmission tunnel.
3. Remove the trim from the inside of both lower B-pillars. Refer to Trim Panel.
4. Remove the rear seat cushion from the vehicle.
5. Remove the scuff plate from both rear door sills. Refer to Trim Panel.
6. Remove the push-pin fasteners (2) that secure the outboard edges of the rear carpet (3) near the front of each rear door opening (1) sill.
7. Lift the rear carpet from the floor panel far enough to extract the body wire harness take outs and connectors through the appropriate slits in the carpeting.
8. Remove the rear carpet from the vehicle through one of the rear door openings.
TRUNK - SEDAN
1. If equipped, remove the cargo liner and/or cargo net from the luggage compartment.
2. Fold and remove the spare tire cover/trunk floor carpet (1) from over the spare tire well (2).
CARGO AREA - WAGON
1. If equipped, remove the cargo net from the rear cargo area.
2. Fold and remove the cargo floor carpet (1) from the rear cargo area.
3. If equipped, remove the cargo liner and/or the cargo organizer from the cargo compartment.
4. Fold and remove the spare tire cover/cargo compartment carpet (3) from over the spare tire well (2).
INSTALLATION
FRONT
NOTE: The front carpet consists of two individual carpets, one for the driver side and one for the passenger side. These carpets can be removed from and installed into the vehicle individually.
1. Position and fit the front carpet (3) onto the floor panel. Be certain that the rear of the front carpet is fitted over the floor panel front crossmember and butts up against the front of the rear carpet without interference with the rear floor air duct opening. Be certain that the front of the front carpet is fitted to the dash panel without interference with the steering column, the accelerator or the heater and air conditioner unit. On the driver side only, be certain the slit (4) on the inboard edge of the carpet is engaged around the left instrument panel support bracket (5) on the top of the floor panel transmission tunnel.
2. Install the two push-pin fasteners (1) that secure the outboard edge of the front carpet to the front door opening sill.
3. On the driver side only, install the push-pin fastener (2) that secures the front carpet to the cowl side inner panel above the foot rest.
4. On the driver side only, install the push-pin fastener (3) that secures the inboard edge of the front carpet (1) to the transmission shifter bracket (2).
5. Reinstall the trim onto the driver or passenger side lower cowl side inner panel as appropriate.
6. Reinstall the center console onto the front floor panel transmission tunnel.
7. Reinstall the driver and/or passenger front seat into the vehicle as appropriate.
REAR
1. Position the rear carpet (3) into the vehicle through one of the rear door openings.
2. Pull the body wire harness take outs and connectors through the appropriate slits in the rear carpet.
3. Fit the rear carpet to the floor panel. Be certain to align the holes in the carpet with the corresponding holes in the floor panel. Be certain that the rear edge of the carpet is fitted over the rear seat kick-up area and over the rear seat cushion cups on the top of the kick-up area. Be certain that the front edge of the carpet is fitted over the front seat rear crossmember and butts up against the rear of the front seat front crossmember.
4. Install the push-pin fasteners (2) that secure the outboard edges of the rear carpet near the front of each rear door opening (1) sill.
5. Reinstall the scuff plate onto both rear door sills.
6. Reinstall the rear seat cushion into the vehicle.
7. Reinstall the trim onto the inside of both lower B-pillars.
8. Reinstall the center console onto the front floor panel transmission tunnel.
9. Reinstall the driver and passenger front seats into the vehicle.
TRUNK - SEDAN
1. Fold the spare tire cover/trunk floor carpet (1) and place it within the luggage compartment.
2. Unfold, position and fit the spare tire cover/trunk floor carpet over the spare tire well (2) in the luggage compartment.
3. If equipped, reinstall the cargo liner and/or cargo net into the luggage compartment.
CARGO AREA - WAGON
1. Fold the spare tire cover/cargo compartment carpet (3) and place it into the rear cargo area.
2. Unfold, position and fit the spare tire cover/cargo compartment carpet over the spare tire well (2) in the rear cargo area.
3. If equipped, reinstall the cargo liner and/or the cargo organizer into the cargo compartment.
4. Fold the cargo floor carpet (1) and place it into the rear cargo area.
5. Unfold, position and fit the cargo floor carpet into the rear cargo area.
6. If equipped, reinstall the cargo net into the rear cargo area.