How to remove carpet Mk2.5?

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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Hi,

Have searched, but can’t find any how-to’s or you tube videos on this - taking out the centre console seems easy enough, and I gather the “mx5” kickplates in the doors just pull up - apart from this, is it just a case of going round carefully removing the plastic pins, or is there anything else I need to remove e.g. around the bulkhead area?

By the way, I need to do this to put some new insulation in, so carpet doesn’t have to come completely out, just enough to get at all the undercarpet surfaces and stick the insulating tiles down.

Thanks!

 

 

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If you want to do it complete, take the seats out, undo plugs under seats, use a good socket for the seat bolts, no problem.

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Carpet under dash centre is impossible to remove without dash out or cutting so work from rear of seats towards the dash.It will pull up around pedals etc but not so much towards the gearbox tunnel.

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Thanks for replies - have seats, centre console and kickplates all out now, but yes, it does seem to be impossible to remove carpet around the centre dash - should be enough to allow me to get the new insulation in tho (got some Silent Coat 2mm tiles)

Re pulling it up around the pedals, is there anything else worth removing here, e.g. the footrest to the lest of the clutch?

And re the centre dash, if I do have any problems getting the insulation in round the bulkhead is there any easy way to remove the plastic body around the lower centre dash?

 

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All done now, managed to do it without removing carpet from around centre dash - was ******* fiddly though, felt like a constant battle with the carpet but think I covered all the possible areas with Silent Goat tiles, and got it all back together in one piece!

And to answer my own question, yes, the foot rest does need to come out :wink:

 

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Let us know how the sound now is when driving. I probably need to do the same as the underlay in my car isn’t in great shape.

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Not driven with roof up yet (too hot right now!) so not really had chance to analyse noise, but I have noticed it’s hotter around centre dash/transmission area, so I’m guessing the original insulation had more heat resistant properties… might have to add something additional around the area the left leg comes into contact with.

Will report back on noise levels once I’ve done a journey with the roof up!

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OK, noise levels do seem improved - the only caveat I’d add is the area where the left leg rests does seem a bit hotter than before… presumably the Silent Coat is not as heat resistant as the original underlay. Nothing terrible though, and my next task is to replace gearstick boots, so that should help with heat (and more noise reduction).

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