Tutorial: Gutted my Box Today..
03-29-2005, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by silverxb
the hardest part was reinstalling the rear seat bolts on the side. all in all took me about an hour and a half to get it back to normal.
nearly cross-threaded or stripped them...
03-29-2005, 02:15 PM
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One of my main questions is how to handle the carpeting. I have never dealt with carpeting before. Is there a special tool to get it out all in one piece? What holds it in place when you put it back in? I want to deaden my floor but am worried about the carpet and now about the rear doors...
03-29-2005, 02:39 PM
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StackTrayce.
I've got the same Qs. There's a technical on stripping a tC, but I would love one on the xB. I'm a noob to the whole "working on my own car" thing, and the FAQs have been an unbelievable resource.
I've got the same Qs. There's a technical on stripping a tC, but I would love one on the xB. I'm a noob to the whole "working on my own car" thing, and the FAQs have been an unbelievable resource.
03-29-2005, 04:55 PM
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Tutorial:
OK, I'll try to describe all the steps I took to disassemble my Interior. I might have forgotten some things in this tutorial so bear with me.
All the tools you need is a flat head and Phillips head screw drivers, needle nose pliers, Allen wrench [I forgot what size],12 mm socket, 14mm socket, and 14 mm wrench.
Back Seats:
First you have to take every thing out of the cargo area. like the storage bin and spare tire. To take off the back of seats there are 2 14 mm bolts, 1 on each side of the car, I took those off first. Next i took off the back part of the seats. At the bottom where the seats split are 2 hinges on the back. I found it easier to fold down the seats to remove these bolts from the hinges. The bolt on the the small side is a 12 mm and the one on the large side is a 14. Now you could just pull them out and set it some where. The bottom of the rear seats are held in place by clips. So you just pull up on each side of the seat to pop them out. When you take it out make sure you unhook the rear seat bottom from the black bar. removing the black bar is also simple. They're just held in place by 4 12mm bolts. now ur back seats are totally removed.
Rear Panels:
First i took off the middle panel, the part where the latch for the hatch is. There are 2 circle tabs that you have to take off. I used a flat head s/d to pry them loose and pulled them out with some needle nose pliers. now you pull up gently so you don't break the clips on the bottom of the panel. Next take
off the door little door panel. now on to the rear panels. On the rear panel there are 4 Allen bolts 2 on each panel. and the seat belt anchor bolts. After removing the bolts just pull gently on the panels and make sure u don't lose any of the clip because if you lose them the panels ill be loose after installation.
Rear Carpet:
The carpet is separated into 2 pieces one in the rear and one for the front. now that you have taken out the back seats and panels the rear carpet come right out. make sure you look for any of the black round clip things cause I didn't and now i have a bunch of holes in my carpet. after the rear carpet is out take a break cause u deserve it.
Front Seats:
The front seats are held in place by 5 14mm bolts. 2 in the front and 3 in the back. There are plastic covers on the rear bolts that you have to pull off. While unbolting the driver seat remove the jack while ur un bolting the seat. after the seats are unbolted pull them out of the car. I chose to pull the seats out through the back hatch cause its safer. If you choose to take them out from the front doors you have to watch the railings because they can and will scuff up your door panels and every other panel that it comes into contact with including paint.
Front Carpet:
First take off the plastic piece that is between the center console and the dash. its held in place with one of the black round clip things on the passenger side.after you remove the clip just pull the piece straight back. Now take off the center console. It's held into place by 2 clips in the front and 1 screw in the back inside the rear cup holder. Next remove the door sill panels. look at the white clips that hold the wires you will notice that the carpet is also anchored to these clips. next take off the kicker panels which is held in place by a little plastic nut. now take off the seat belt covers. its easy just pry one side out and the whole panel just comes out. after that you have to unbolt the seat belt anchor which is held in place by a 14mm bolt. now for the carpet. first look for any more of those round black clips. i can only remember 3 off the top of my head right now. there is one on the hump under the driver seat, another one in the center of where the rear
seats used to be, and one in the front on the right side of the gas pedal. now unhook the carpet from the white clips that also hold the wires. now just pull out the carpet and find all the spare change that you have lost over time.
That's it now look at all the space in your car.
Coming soon:
Next time I'm bored ill try to remove the entire front dash. maybe some time this week. so stay tuned. this time I'll try to take pics to put it with directions
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All the tools you need is a flat head and Phillips head screw drivers, needle nose pliers, Allen wrench [I forgot what size],12 mm socket, 14mm socket, and 14 mm wrench.
Back Seats:
First you have to take every thing out of the cargo area. like the storage bin and spare tire. To take off the back of seats there are 2 14 mm bolts, 1 on each side of the car, I took those off first. Next i took off the back part of the seats. At the bottom where the seats split are 2 hinges on the back. I found it easier to fold down the seats to remove these bolts from the hinges. The bolt on the the small side is a 12 mm and the one on the large side is a 14. Now you could just pull them out and set it some where. The bottom of the rear seats are held in place by clips. So you just pull up on each side of the seat to pop them out. When you take it out make sure you unhook the rear seat bottom from the black bar. removing the black bar is also simple. They're just held in place by 4 12mm bolts. now ur back seats are totally removed.
Rear Panels:
First i took off the middle panel, the part where the latch for the hatch is. There are 2 circle tabs that you have to take off. I used a flat head s/d to pry them loose and pulled them out with some needle nose pliers. now you pull up gently so you don't break the clips on the bottom of the panel. Next take
off the door little door panel. now on to the rear panels. On the rear panel there are 4 Allen bolts 2 on each panel. and the seat belt anchor bolts. After removing the bolts just pull gently on the panels and make sure u don't lose any of the clip because if you lose them the panels ill be loose after installation.
Rear Carpet:
The carpet is separated into 2 pieces one in the rear and one for the front. now that you have taken out the back seats and panels the rear carpet come right out. make sure you look for any of the black round clip things cause I didn't and now i have a bunch of holes in my carpet. after the rear carpet is out take a break cause u deserve it.
Front Seats:
The front seats are held in place by 5 14mm bolts. 2 in the front and 3 in the back. There are plastic covers on the rear bolts that you have to pull off. While unbolting the driver seat remove the jack while ur un bolting the seat. after the seats are unbolted pull them out of the car. I chose to pull the seats out through the back hatch cause its safer. If you choose to take them out from the front doors you have to watch the railings because they can and will scuff up your door panels and every other panel that it comes into contact with including paint.
Front Carpet:
First take off the plastic piece that is between the center console and the dash. its held in place with one of the black round clip things on the passenger side.after you remove the clip just pull the piece straight back. Now take off the center console. It's held into place by 2 clips in the front and 1 screw in the back inside the rear cup holder. Next remove the door sill panels. look at the white clips that hold the wires you will notice that the carpet is also anchored to these clips. next take off the kicker panels which is held in place by a little plastic nut. now take off the seat belt covers. its easy just pry one side out and the whole panel just comes out. after that you have to unbolt the seat belt anchor which is held in place by a 14mm bolt. now for the carpet. first look for any more of those round black clips. i can only remember 3 off the top of my head right now. there is one on the hump under the driver seat, another one in the center of where the rear
seats used to be, and one in the front on the right side of the gas pedal. now unhook the carpet from the white clips that also hold the wires. now just pull out the carpet and find all the spare change that you have lost over time.
That's it now look at all the space in your car.
Coming soon:
Next time I'm bored ill try to remove the entire front dash. maybe some time this week. so stay tuned. this time I'll try to take pics to put it with directions
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03-29-2005, 06:57 PM
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Thanks so much, this will be very helpful! The bit about black round clip things and now having holes in your carpet worries me though. Could you tell me a bit more about what the clips look like and where some of them are? Maybe some tips on how to deal with these types of clips in general? I'm new to messing around with the interior of my car and really don't want to end up snapping clips or having stuff flap about since I messed up due to lack of experience.
03-29-2005, 07:08 PM
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the black round things that look like screws that hold things in place. make sure u take them all off first because if you just pull on the carpet they will just fly off from the force. just use a flat head to pry them up and pull them out.
03-29-2005, 07:17 PM
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Nice write up, I'm thinking of adding a secondary 12v outlet in the cargo area, while you had it apart did you happen to notice which side had a cable for power? Something that can be tapped into? Thanks
03-29-2005, 08:36 PM
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--- Those sound kind of like the grommet thingy's that hold the top front grille in place, no?
Awesome how-to, thanks!
It sounds like I'll have to borrow someone's driveway to lay all this stuff out...I wish I had a driveway, and a garage, too, come to think of it!
When you put it all back together is it pretty much straight forward? Were you concerned with getting it back together and not having your Box as safe as it was before you started?
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Awesome how-to, thanks!
It sounds like I'll have to borrow someone's driveway to lay all this stuff out...I wish I had a driveway, and a garage, too, come to think of it!When you put it all back together is it pretty much straight forward? Were you concerned with getting it back together and not having your Box as safe as it was before you started?
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Originally Posted by silverxb
The black round things that look like screws that hold things in place. make sure u take them all off first because if you just pull on the carpet they will just fly off from the force. just use a flat head to pry them up and pull them out.
03-30-2005, 01:42 AM
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i just did the same thing, but im not quite sure where u used 14mm socket though? All the bolts I took out for the rear seat area were 12mm, then there weere some 20mm that held in the seatbelt, and a bracket for the rear seat.
03-30-2005, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by tbone587
i just did the same thing, but im not quite sure where u used 14mm socket though? All the bolts I took out for the rear seat area were 12mm, then there weere some 20mm that held in the seatbelt, and a bracket for the rear seat.
front seat mounts...
i did not use a 20mm anywhere, 17, 14, 12, 10...but no 20..
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