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Carpet removal.. FYI 700 1988

posted by  Erwin on  Mon Feb 17 08:58 CST 2003
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Well, it stopped raining long enough to get back out and continue but temps are below freezing so the soaked insulating pad in the front of the car is a solid piece and stuck to the towel I shoved under it to soak up the water.

I've removed the center console up to the center vents. Haynes is a big help. The stereo, cig lighter and tray, side console pieces, glovebox and trim pieces under the steering wheel and glovebox have all been removedl. Right now my garage floor is covered with the interior bits of my car.

Here's the FYI part of this post. My suspicions were correct. The front insulating mat is one piece and crosses the transmission tunnel. To pull it out I'll also have to pull the heating A/C ductwork that feed under the seats to the rear and the fuse panel which is now sitting securely in it's base, on the tunnel.

I'm not going to this so the only option is to cut the insulating mat in two places, similar to the carpet. That will leave the section under the ductwork/fusepanel in place and allow me to remove the wet footwell sections. Then I'll seal the offending vents and put the driver's seat back in. At least I can commute this way until I treat the minor surface rust on the floor and make sure the leaks are fixed. Then I'll reassemble everything.

What fun!

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Erwin in Memphis, '95 855t








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    Carpet removal.. FYI 700 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be erwins biggest fan on  Wed Feb 19 04:55 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    dear diary...








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    Carpet removal.. FYI 700 1988

    posted by  gholmer on  Mon Feb 17 18:55 CST 2003
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    Erwin, I apologise and can only assume that someone cut mine very neatly at a prior occasion.
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    George Holmer, Belgium, Europe, 1987 745 GLE Turbo Diesel Intercooler (D24TIC/M46) 200k; 1988 745 Turbo Intercooler (B230FT/M46) 290k; 1988 745 GL (B200E/M47) 190k








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      Carpet removal.. FYI 700 1988

      posted by  Erwin on  Wed Feb 19 05:26 CST 2003
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      Actually you were right. After cutting it I discovered it only extended up another 4 inches.

      Thanks
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      Erwin in Memphis, '88 745t 183,000 miles, '95 855t For Sale








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    Carpet removal.. FYI 700 1988

    posted by  benglar on  Mon Feb 17 18:55 CST 2003
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    I second Eye Roll's technique. You really, really don't want to remove the heater box, which must come out if you need to remove the bottom mat.

    However, the leak may be from the air vent in front of the windshield. That vented bodywork panel between the hood and windshield is held on by a bolt (10mm, I think) in the middle, as I remember. You reach it from the engine compartment. Remove the bolt and the panel slides forward and up to be removed. You can then see the channel that holds the wiper motor and the heater intake. Look carefully for cracks or leaks: this area is just above the firewall on the interior side. Any crack will leak water onto your rug underneath the dash where you can't see it.

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    -- Bruce / '82 244 (315k miles!), '86 745, '87 760Ti, '94 854








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    Carpet removal.. FYI 700 1988

    posted by  Aye Roll on  Mon Feb 17 09:09 CST 2003
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    "I'm not going to this so the only option is to cut the insulating mat in two places, similar to the carpet. "

    That's what we always did with similar situations. No way to get it out in a reasonable amount of work otherwise. Usually its from plugged airbox drains/ AC drains whatever you want to call them. A 12-gauge wire is a good tool to snake up the rubber drain tube and get the plug clear. For you metric folks, I believe that's a 3mm-4mm wire size.
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    Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 86 244DL, 87 244DL, 88 744GLE, 91 244: 808K total







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