carpet removal a6 c7 2012 allroad avant

[chris.d]

hi guys i have had diesel spill in rear footwell and need to remove carpet /underlay etc to clean/replace
can anyone put me in the right direction as to removing trim on door cill etc to lift carpet out .dont want to be tugging and pulling it the wrong way in case it breaks .cant find anything on you tube etc only for older models
thanks in advance for any help

[B5NUT]

That is going to be one hell of a job, as the carpet goes under all of the lower trim panels. Erwin is you best option as there is so much of the car you will need to take apart. It cost €7 euro for an hours access but you can save or print out all the documents you need https://erwin.audi.com/erwin/showHome.do

[chris.d]

That is going to be one hell of a job, as the carpet goes under all of the lower trim panels. Erwin is you best option as there is so much of the car you will need to take apart. It cost €7 euro for an hours access but you can save or print out all the documents you need https://erwin.audi.com/erwin/showHome.do

oh that sounds complicated perhaps i will just try and lift it from the one footwell so just need to take out door cill trim maybe??

[morski]

as mentioned its an extensive job:
front seats out
rear seat base out
all side trims out
centre console fully out

and then lifting out carpet over gear lever etc is a bit of a faff

Look into other ways of getting rid of the diesel as i know it probably stinks to high hell

[chris.d]

just managed to lift carpet high enough to squeeze some diesel out of sponge underlay(it is soaking wet ) put some cat litter on floor under carpet .hope this will work .just keep doing this each day its gonna be a long process.but it might work .

[B5NUT]

Your never going to get rid of the smell, diesel is worse than milk and least you can water milk down. Diesel is very oily substance and you will never be able to get it out of the foam base of the carpet. I would be thinking about an insurance claim as a new carpet will set you back around £600 + labour costs which will be most likely more than the carpet.

[chris.d]

Your never going to get rid of the smell, diesel is worse than milk and least you can water milk down. Diesel is very oily substance and you will never be able to get it out of the foam base of the carpet. I would be thinking about an insurance claim as a new carpet will set you back around £600 + labour costs which will be most likely more than the carpet.

not sure if insurance covers for carrying fuel .but i will check

[B5NUT]

It should be classed as accidental damage. I know of a Q7 that had a carpet replacement after 4 litres of milk emptied out all over the passenger side carpet, and the insurance did pay out.

[lynalldiscovery]

Ive done the same many moons ago in an old merc, brake cleaner and lots of it seeemd to do the trick, lots of ventilation needed and no smoking!

[morski]

just managed to lift carpet high enough to squeeze some diesel out of sponge underlay(it is soaking wet ) put some cat litter on floor under carpet .hope this will work .just keep doing this each day its gonna be a long process.but it might work .

A new carpet is £670 fitting should be a days labour charge. Ive removed the carpet in mine a few times mainly when i did the 4 zone retrofit. A used carpet from a salvage dealer will be very much cheaper. If you fancy a drive up to Manchester i can change it for you :-)