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After finding a '15 Explorer Limited in a local JY with good-looking cooled memory seats and carpet, the basic chairs & plastic flooring came out.
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To get the JY seats' rear bolts out, it's necessary to drive their horizontal motors fully forward, and their rear height motors up. The quickest way to do that was to unplug the motors' connectors and use a 12V cordless tool battery.
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They hit the limestone gravel in the JY a few times, but those white marks will wash off easily. In addition to the seats, the '15 Ex.Ltd. also surrendered its floor console & shifter, roof rack, carpet, lower B-pillar covers, and hitch receiver with...
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The JY carpets were submerged in rain, so after letting them dry a few weeks, they were beaten out, vacuumed, and installed. The rear was butchered by the person who got the back seats, but that just made it easier to fit with the police cargo floor....
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The DSM controls memory for itself, the column, the pedals, & the mirrors. So eventually, I might add those and wire it all up. In the meantime, I'll probably just put 3 buttons on the driver's chair for Set, M1, & M2. Getting the heating & cooling t...
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To make its assembly easier, the floor console was installed before the chairs. It wiring and the driver's seat position wiring are underway...
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Instead of cutting the dozen wires from the '16 driver's floor connector to splice into the '15s, the pins were simply transferred, leaving the '16 wires intact. 2 power & 2 ground wires from the '15 connectors were soldered into the driver wires to ...
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I haven't decided yet how to control the DCSM, but I may look for something that can connect directly to it instead of passing through 2 networks.
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This '15 Explorer Limited was T-boned in the RHR door, so most of its interior was intact. A previous customer removed the rear seats & butchered that carpet, but the front seats and shifter console were in very good condition.
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Other than a traction control knob and a tow/haul/hill descent button, this console was loaded. The rear HVAC control had been taken, but I wouldn't have needed it anyway. I would like the 110VAC outlet, but I forgot to snag the inverter. It has colo...
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This collects all the circuits in the floor console into 1 diagram.
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I hate the way the column shifter moves, so its 3 T30 bolts & 2 connectors came out first. Unfortunately, I couldn't swap to the non-shifter column shroud because it's made for a power-adjust memory column & pedals that this PIU doesn't have. So it w...
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Then ends are too different to use the column cable with the console shifter, so it's a good thing I got the cable with the console.
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Swapping the cables only required pulling the fresh air pipe for access to the firewall and shift lever. The front of the column cable releases with a pocket screwdriver, and its grommet comes out of the firewall easily. The console cable has a steel...
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The console won't fit until the upper bracket for the PIU aux. panel is removed, but it's only held in the dash by 2 7mm screws.
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The console takes 2 tunnel brackets not used with the police plate. Some of the police wiring can be used to power the console, but several wires will need to be added or rearranged.
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The sheer quantity of wires in the console's main connector looks overwhelming. But once organized by function, it becomes very manageable. Top priority goes to the park detect switch because (as I learned the hard way) the BCM will stay awake until ...
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The column-shift wires were cut in the dash harness and extended through to the right side of the console where its connector is.
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The console now has enough wiring connected for the front seats to be installed. A [url=https://3dub200.com/collections/ford-explorer/products/11-19-ford-explorer-police-interceptor-utility-center-console-rear-temperature-control-delete-panel]custom ...
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Spoiler Removal

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Rear Spoiler Removal
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Courtesy Lamps 2016 PIU
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Exterior Lamps 2016 PIU
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Fog Lamps 2016 PIU
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BCM Fuses 2016 PIU
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Headliner Connector 2016 PIU
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Illumination16.jpg
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Illumination 2016 PIU
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Keypad 2016 Explorer
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Power Windows 2016 PIU
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Chairs03.jpg
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These came from a '17 XLT that had been hit so hard that the front passenger door & its opening were obliterated. The floor was wrinkled under both front seats, which couldn't be unbolted. But these came out fairly easily.
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The first step was to disassemble them, which turned out to be easier than it looked.
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Carpet.jpg
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The rear carpet was in good shape, so I bought & washed it, too.
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FloorMats.jpg
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Since the mats were there & not too rough, I got them, too.
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The upholstery looked pretty bad, but after scrubbing it with cream hand cleaner, and running it through the washing machine, it looks a lot better than you'd expect.
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Not bad for $60 and a few hours' work.
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Crap.jpg
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The seats that don't tumble came out, as did the damaged '15 Ltd. rear carpet, and the last piece of the floor reinforcement. After the '17 XLT carpet dried, it was vacuumed to remove the last of the hair from it.
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The strike bars & '17 XLT carpet went in (with the rear console delete cover), then the floor mats & WeatherTech 443592. Now it has fold & tumble 2nd-row seats. Even though the stone upholstery doesn't match the front seats', it doesn't look bad.
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