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Originally Posted by PaxBill
New member here, first time posting. All the Threads talk about using a shop vac to remove the water. However, mine got so wet that I need to remove the carpet to get it dried out. I did a search but didn't find a link. Does anyone have any links/info on how to remove the carpet and/or a source for replacement carpet? Thanks.
Bill Wescoe
2014 X3
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The carpet itself should be fine. The carpet in modern cars has a thick rubber backing. Water will not rot it. Your issue may be that you got so much water in that it got behind the carpet. But the carpet itself you can flood pretty good and suck it up as you go. When I buy a car used, I always do a thorough carpet clean - I probably use 3 or 4 gallons of water on it. To get the carpet out you need to pull the seats. Maybe even the center console. If it were me, I'd pull the door sill trim and life the carpet a bit and see what's going on before I did all that.