manicg

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so ive searched for how to take some carpet out and have came up emptyhanded. and i was wondering, how exactly do i remove the carpet in the front of the car? like where your feet are and around that area. is there anything specific i need to unscrew or take out or anything?

WOTandSDWYS

rip it.

vipernicus42

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From what I've seen the dash has to come out before you can actually get the whole carpet out in front properly. Not a fun task. I could be wrong, but I definitely know that underneath the centre console there are bolts that go through the carpet so those would have to come out for a start.

Jon

trochoid

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Remove the shifter, center armrest, radio and radio surround. Inside there you will find a U shaped bracket. That bracket is held down by 3 bolts going through the carpet to the floor pan and 1 bolt on each side of the legs of the U. Each leg also has a locking/indexing pin. Pry between bracket and the sides of the lower center part of the dash from the backside to make enough room for the pins to clear their respective holes

Removing the front carpet is a pita due to the bracket. Reinstalling is even less fun.

irishpilot

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of course remove seats, ect

Oneiros

o.O all I had to do was remove the seats and that thing you rest your left foot on when its not on the clutch.

thunkrd

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depending on the quality of the carpet... you can just rip it out.. or do it the correct way

manicg

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this seems like its gonna be fun then! thanks guys!

mazdaverx713b

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the dash should be removed to remove the front section. the middle section can be removed once the seats are removed. and the rear carpet is one entire section that extends down to the bins and center carpet section.

trochoid

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Sorry, but removing the dash more than doubles the amount of work and it's not necessary. It does take a bit of fiddle farting around to R&R the carpet with the dash in but it can be done. Downside of removing the dash is the rattles that can show up once the dash is reinstalled.

When I gutted the widebody, all that was left was the dash and the wiring harnesses. Other than that, it was a shell sitting on jackstands. One has to be smarter than the carpet.

manicg

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mmm i see. well i actually only have to take out the front carpet, considering the back was taken out by one of the previous owners and i only have the driver seat, so im guessing that cuts down alot of work for me. any other suggestions?? and trochoid, doing it your way without taking the dash out, is that gonna get me annoyed or frustrate me??

manicg

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also, what would be a good place to get new carpet? and is putting in new carpet more of a pain or easier than taking it out?

mazdaverx713b

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attempting to install new carpet with the dash in will get tiresome and frustrating. if there is another way to install teh carpet and leave the dah in and not cut the new carpet i am all ears!

trochoid

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The hardest part is getting out the 3 bolts that go into the floor pan, working space is limited. Try 1AAuto.com for replacement carpet and door gaskets. Re-installing the carpet does take some patience to get it to fit/lay right. As they say, "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

manicg

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oh nice thanks! its gonna be hard but im willing to take my time aha. the only part i know ima hate is when i take this old carpet out, since the bottom part of the car was underwater for a short period of time. its gonna smell sooo bad

thunkrd

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mine was milk and cookies so i cut it up and it was really easy to take it out

BlackWorksInc

I actually just cut the section behind the center console down the middle and pulled it away from the center console so I didn't have to unbolt anything. Seems to have worked out fine and you'll never see the cut anyways.

manicg

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the carpet is now out! it took a little while but i got it out! i ended up cutting it into parts. it was so much easier than trying to do it all in one piece. now i just have to get a new carpet.

mazdaverx713b

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so do you plan on removing the dash to properly install the carpet?

manicg

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haha, knowing me and how lazy i can be. i probably wont take out the dash. i'll probably just cut it in the middle and piece it together some how.
what do you guys suggest?

gsl-se addict

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The first time, taking out the dash is a PITA (trying to find all the bolts). After you do it once, it is a piece of cake. I pulled mine to replace the carpet and to also replace the harness that the PO hacked up. I got to pull the dash twice: once on my car and once on the car at the wreckers to get the harness/carpet.

I get to pull it again soon as I have a leak at either the heater core or the valve. I'll probably just replace both while I am in there.

manicg

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oh niceee. im gonna hold off on getting a new carpet since right now the economy isnt the grrreatest haha