Procedure to remove the front part of the carpet

[zibello]

Hi all,
Could anyone tell me how much things I need to dismount in order to remove the fron part of the flooring carpet?

I am kind of stuck ans fear to remove unnecessary items.

If with picture, even better. I have rather poor technical skills.

Best,

 

[60Works]

Remove both front seats
Remove center console
Remove both gear shift boots
Remove both door sill kick plates
Remove both side kick plates
Un-bend the flexible metal retaining tabs on the fire wall

Lift carpet over the seat belt buckles
Slide the carpet out from under the heater box

It is a technically simple task but will take patience with the fragile plastic parts.

 

[zibello]

Remove both front seats
Remove center console
Remove both gear shift boots
Remove both door sill kick plates
Remove both side kick plates
Un-bend the flexible metal retaining tabs on the fire wall

Lift carpet over the seat belt buckles
Slide the carpet out from under the heater box

It is a technically simple task but will take patience with the fragile plastic parts.

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Thank you!

 

[zibello]

Second question, how do you remove the gear shift boots?

G.

 

[60Works]

Lift the outside edge up with your finger; under the rubber, above the carpet. You will feel the heads of several 10 mm bolts holding down a thin, flat, metal ring (which is below the carpet). The bolts are best removed with a socket to avoid tearing the rubber. It helps to move the gear shift levers around to get better access. Once all the bolts are removed, the boot will move freely side to side. It will be trapped slightly by the carpet. Gently twist one corner free then it should lift off easily. Remove the shift lever knobs by unscrewing them counter clockwise with your hand.

Feel confident to experiment removing these parts. So long as you are gentle and don't break them, you won't harm the operation of your Land Cruiser. This is a good first job to learn how to do more complicated tasks.

Good luck.

 

[zibello]

Thank you also for this.
G.

 

[60Works]

Thinking more about this, the boots don't really need unbolted to remove the carpet. It should slide past the rubber fairly easily.

To install new carpet, you would want to remove them to make cutting the carpet to fit more accurate.

Sorry if my suggestion caused you extra work.

 

[IslandJ]

Thinking more about this, the boots don't really need unbolted to remove the carpet. It should slide past the rubber fairly easily.

To install new carpet, you would want to remove them to make cutting the carpet to fit more accurate.

Sorry if my suggestion caused you extra work.

I was just going to ask about this because I removed my carpet without removing the boots. Im about to install new vynil so this was good to read. THANKS!