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Question
How and what if any are the tricks to removing the carpet in a 1993 fleetwood Brough? I need to fix the rusted out floor boards. Normand
Hello,
There are no tricks and if you have rustyfloor boards other items might be rusty. If that be true, you are not going to be happy doing this.
The door sill plates need to be removed. Three screws on front seals I believe and 2 phillips screws on the rear.
Front kick panels need to be removed. I think the ECM computer is mounted in the passenger one. Look for screws and plastic clips holding them.
Back cushion has to be removed. I used to get in car facing front seat and kick bottom of seat with my heal and seat will pop up and can be removed.
Run the seats all the way forward. Remove the hold down bolts from the tracks. Pop the circular plastic from the seat belt covers off and remove seat belt retaining bolts from floor. These mounting bolts use a star socket.
Run the seats back, just far enough that you can get to the seat track mounting bolts. Remove them. Make sure shoulder harness will slide off holder in front backrest. Other wise you will need to pop the covers on the center pillars and remove harness bolts as well. Pick up seats and remove.
Pull the carpent loose from the front under heater vents. Slide carpeting out of pillar on each side. Remove carpet and under layment.
Have fun! If my answer assisted you please rate it. Thanks.
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Rob Painter
Expertise
Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?
Experience
Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.
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