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Taking the seats out of these is pretty easy. 4 bolts on each front seat. Basically one at each corner of the seat frame. And then a couple wire harnesses to disconnect under each. Never removed second row seats but I know it’s not challenging. If you have hand tools like sockets, ratchet, and screwdrivers you can take seats out.

You can also run a vacuum for a few minutes, to let the turbine in it warm up, and then put the vac hose on the exhaust outlet and blow warm area into all the small areas like under seats and over all the carpets.
 
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Taking the seats out of these is pretty easy. 4 bolts on each front seat. Basically one at each corner of the seat frame. And then a couple wire harnesses to disconnect under each. Never removed second row seats but I know it’s not challenging. If you have hand tools like sockets, ratchet, and screwdrivers you can take seats out.

You can also run a vacuum for a few minutes, to let the turbine in it warm up, and then put the vac hose on the exhaust outlet and blow warm area into all the small areas like under seats and over all the carpets.
I don’t have a shop vac but I’ll try to find one. I think my best option is pop the doors at night when humidity is at its lowest.
 
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If anyone has experience as far as insurance, I have progressive full coverage but not sure if I should make a claim as the damage so far is minimal electrical stuff. Nothing major so far.
 
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Anyone know how to take the center console panels apart to let the modules in the center dry out? So far I got the cup holder area open. Where the harness is. I wanna open it more if possible. The harnesses are wrapped with some cloth type of tape and they are a bit damp.
 
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Taking the seats out of these is pretty easy. 4 bolts on each front seat. Basically one at each corner of the seat frame. And then a couple wire harnesses to disconnect under each. Never removed second row seats but I know it’s not challenging. If you have hand tools like sockets, ratchet, and screwdrivers you can take seats out.

You can also run a vacuum for a few minutes, to let the turbine in it warm up, and then put the vac hose on the exhaust outlet and blow warm area into all the small areas like under seats and over all the carpets.
What about the center console?
 

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Doesn’t sound like you’ve got many specialized tools at your disposal. Keep it aired out as much as you can, and slap one of these in there closest to the moisture. Don’t worry about fixing anything until it’s dried out.

 

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the trim piece around the radio is clipped on that comes off and then you have access to the screws to remove the separate pieces, I would take the ground off the battery while it dries out and you can remove the airbag and use a hair dryer to dry out that and the clockspring and other components
if you do not have a hair dryer they are cheap at the store, easy enough to just grab one
 

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