Pulling the floor carpet out is really quite easy. I recommend doing this to dry it, that way you can verify the carpet as well as the padding is all dry.

 

yes, take the carpet out... always go the extra mile for something you really enjoy. b/c a smelly interior will ruin your car

 

Take interior out. Then take carpet out. Dry both. Then dry the floor pan. In those hard to reach areas, take WD40 with the red straw nozzle and spray into those nooks and crannys. Spray liberally.

Wipe off what you can get to. Let everything sit for a few hours in the sun and dry heat.

Re-install, you should be golden.

Fragment sentences....time saver!

 

Is there a procedure here on the forum to remove the interior? It sounds like I'm going to be busy with this project over the weekend.

Thanks again for the input,
Dave

 

Take out seat, 4 bolts per, and don't forget the connector on the bottom of the driver's seat.
Remove rear plastic pieces overlapping the carpet.
Remove clips holding down carpet on center console.
Remove dead pedal and bolt behind accelerator.
Remove molding on kick-panel. (One with the silver piece saying S-2000.)
Remove plastic molding on kick-panel under dash.
Remove seat belt receiver on floor.

Carpet should come right out.

It's not hard, I swapped my interior with another guy's (2 removals, 2 installs) in less than a day in my garage.

Also, the center console carpet on the 01 is a bitch to get out but it doesn't sound like the water got high enough to need to remove that.

P.S. If I missed something, I appologize, it's been a year since I swapped the interior.

 

Sweet, thanks for the writeup.

Have a good 4th of July weekend everybody.

Dave