Author Topic: Carpet rejuvenation. (Read 10080 times)

Alexx · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2008, 04:02:04 PM »

My carpet is now painted. It looks new. I am happy.

BMWManiac · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2008, 08:33:25 AM »

My carpet is tan, I just replaced my worn cloth interior with black vinyl, I am retaining my tan panels....should I paint the carpet tan (stains easily, black marks on carpet) or should I paint it black? Also, there are too options for black, glossy and flat....didn't expect to see that for carpet...made me nervous because I don't want it crusting up on the fabric.

BMWManiac · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2008, 05:14:10 PM »

What color did you end up painting it? How many cans do you recommend?

Alexx · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2008, 08:53:01 PM »

Ebony.
Also known as black.
Part number 510.
http://www.plastikote.com

Four cans needed.

BMWManiac · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2008, 06:13:18 AM »

I'm skeptical, but my carpet is trashed anyways, so why not!

rhogg · « **Reply #20 on:** June 27, 2008, 09:27:30 AM »

So was I but was really happy with the results. I used 2 cans of grey. The carpet isn't new but doesn't looked stained

Frankie · « **Reply #21 on:** June 28, 2008, 12:57:03 AM »

How do you remove those door "trim" sills without braking them?

Alexx · « **Reply #22 on:** June 28, 2008, 09:27:36 AM »

Quote from: Frankie;52167

How do you remove those door "trim" sills without braking them?

I do not know but you do not need to remove them.

BMWManiac · « **Reply #23 on:** June 28, 2008, 11:01:14 AM »

Quote from: Alexx;52178

I do not know but you do not need to remove them.

Did you just pull the carpet out from underneath them? To remove them, and they look like the ones in my E36, you have to 'slide' the trim piece off the plastic tabs...or, find a way to pull up where each of those pieces are without breaking the plastic....tough to do though!

When replacing them, be sure to just put the plastic inserts into the trim and then insert them into the vehicle....don't attempt to slide them back on because its just a pain in the butt.

Asserti · « **Reply #24 on:** July 09, 2008, 07:15:08 AM »

Quote from: Frankie;52167

How do you remove those door "trim" sills without braking them?

remove the speaker cover in the front. Slide them as much as you can forward. Then you can try slide them back without letting them go on the white thingies again.

If there are only a few connection points left, pull straight up.

Cobra Jet · « **Reply #25 on:** July 09, 2008, 10:55:20 AM »

Quote from: Frankie;52167

How do you remove those door "trim" sills without braking them?

Are you referring to the black plastic pieces that run the length of the interior rockers?

In my convertible, once the seats were removed, the L & R pieces were attached to the rockers via black "button" clips. The button is a two piece clip - the top of the "button" is actually a plastic push pin that gets inserted into the lower half, which resembles a plastic rivet. I used a V shaped tool, wedged it under the top of the push pin button head, pried upward until the plastic push pin popped off/out, then just removed the lower part of the rivet. If I remember correctly, there are 4 (or 5) per side. Once you get all of those out, remove the black plastic cover at the rear which conceals the seat belt mechanism. After removing all of the buttons and the seatbelt covers, you can then pull the black plastic rocker covers out by pulling upward on them. Install is reverse of removal.