718 Cayman luggage compartment carpet removal

[alan718]

Hi

Can anybody on here advise as to how to remove the carpet in the rear luggage compartment of a 2020 Cayman 2.0L? I have searched the whole forum about this, and a while ago there was a post which had a lot of pictures showing how to do this when replacing the air filter. However these images seem not to have been migrated to the new forum.

The reason for this post is that since the change in the weather my car has been suffering from severe condensation which I have been attempting to manage. Long story short I think I have tracked the problem down to wetness entering the rear luggage compartment. The carpet was wringing wet on the offside rear of the compartment in a relatively small area towards the cabin bulkhead – the carpet has become so soaked that mould has started to grow.

I took it to an OPC this morning [Saturday] (it is covered by an extended warranty) who examined the trunk and confirmed that there was a definite problem.

However I was told that they cannot look at this until about mid-February due to having so much work booked in. When I got home I decided to remove the carpet to dry it out – foolishly I though this would be straightforward. But of course it isn’t – I searched YouTube and found some videos which cover removal of the carpet for early Boxsters but none for later model Caymans. Viewing those videos suggests that this could be a nightmare job.

So I would welcome any any guidance over this,

 

[Scrounger]

 

[alan718]

Many thanks for digging this out for me.

However the video covers removal of the carpet for the engine bay and I need the steps to remove the carpet in the actual rear luggage compartment. It appears to be fixed in some way as I cannot raise it.

But thanks for trying.

 

[Scrounger]

Looking at the parts diagram its in a tub so needs to be removed as one

boot lining Parts Diagram for the Porsche 718 Cayman (2020)

Exploded boot lining parts diagram for the Porsche 718 Cayman (2020)

www.eurospares.co.uk

 

[JohnCRS]

I took the carpets out of my 981 and started by putting my hand uo behing a rear light unit wher you can feel the edgeof the carpet. These are thick with insulation so quite stiff, but working gently around the boot you can prise it out. There may be a plastic cover or two that you have to remove, but a set of plastic trim tools will see to this.

 

[alan718]

Many thanks for the replies. I now understand what needs to be done.

Unfortunately it's just started snowing heavily so I'll have to defer doing anything further with the leak problem for now!

 

[alan718]

I thought I would provide an update as it may prove helpful to somebody in future who experiences water entering the rear luggage compartment of a Cayman.

I gave up trying to remove the boot lining before I broke something and instead took the car to the nearest OPC for them to investigate.

They confirmed water ingress and stripped a fair number of the rear body components as well as all the carpeting and noise/heat insulation. The carpeting etc was then dried out over the course of the next 8 days.

The cause was immediately apparent once access was possible. The fixings for the offside rear body panel vent were defective which allowed a gap between the rubber seal and the body. This allowed rainwater thrown up by the tyre to enter the rear luggage compartment. I was told that although this is not a common fault it is a known issue. Attached is a picture of the offending part (not my car).

So I’m now a happy bunny.