Uncomfortable Headrests
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Uncomfortable Headrests
Just traded my '11 XLT for a '13, and was wondering if anyone else finds the headrests impossible to live with. You can't rest your back on the seat back because the headrest tilts your head forward until you're looking at your lap. I solved the problem by turning it around backwards (had to do that with my '11 too), but it sure seems strange that I would be the only one with this problem.
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NOTE: An example of the angle difference between the Focus (left) and the 2009 F-150 (right) headrests .....
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NOTE: An example of the angle difference between the Focus (left) and the 2009 F-150 (right) headrests .....
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Kenworth trucks have comfortable seats. I drove a '76 Pontiac Grand Prix for a few years and it was comfortable. The '84 F250 I drove for 20 years didn't kink my neck either. The company I work for up North has a large fleet of '08-'12 F250 and 350's. We just grab one when we need it, and never have I had this kind of trouble with headrests.
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I know what you mean, my '09 F150 work truck has those crazy angled headrests without the ratchet. The dealer says it's a safety thing to help prevent injury...I don't know how that angle would help.
I was glad my new '13 F150 personal truck had the ratchet style. So you should start looking around for some from a newer model.
I was glad my new '13 F150 personal truck had the ratchet style. So you should start looking around for some from a newer model.
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Newer Expeditions have the same issue. From the 2007+ Expedition Forum, here's the fix for non-ratcheting headrests:
Here is the solution to the headrest problem..
Tools required
2 people
2 pieces of cardboard
one small piece of plywood
one 2ft length of square or round pipe just big enough to fit over headrest pole
Instructions
1. Remove headrests
2. place one piece of cardboard on the ground
4. place headrest on cardboard
5. cover head rest with second piece of card board
6. place plywood on top of headrest
7. have one person kneel on the plywood to hold the headrest in place
8. have the other person slide the pipe over the pole and bend it down about 1/2" or as desired
9. reinstall head rest and enjoy your 2010 expedition
Here is the solution to the headrest problem..
Tools required
2 people
2 pieces of cardboard
one small piece of plywood
one 2ft length of square or round pipe just big enough to fit over headrest pole
Instructions
1. Remove headrests
2. place one piece of cardboard on the ground
4. place headrest on cardboard
5. cover head rest with second piece of card board
6. place plywood on top of headrest
7. have one person kneel on the plywood to hold the headrest in place
8. have the other person slide the pipe over the pole and bend it down about 1/2" or as desired
9. reinstall head rest and enjoy your 2010 expedition
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All your newer vehicles that don't have active headrests will have an angle like that. It supposedly helps to prevent neck injuries in a rear-end crash.
With that said, when they design a car, they mostly design it around crash test dummies that are about 5'10" tall and 170lbs. If you're significantly different from that it stands to reason you might have comfort (and possibly safety) issues.
With that said, when they design a car, they mostly design it around crash test dummies that are about 5'10" tall and 170lbs. If you're significantly different from that it stands to reason you might have comfort (and possibly safety) issues.
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headrest unrest HA HA
Just traded my '11 XLT for a '13, and was wondering if anyone else finds the headrests impossible to live with. You can't rest your back on the seat back because the headrest tilts your head forward until you're looking at your lap. I solved the problem by turning it around backwards (had to do that with my '11 too), but it sure seems strange that I would be the only one with this problem.
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the headrests are a definite problem for visibility .... no doubt
i removed the rear headrests 2 years ago because i couldn't see around them and i just found them this afternoon.... i wonder if they would fit in the front seats..
might try that tomorrow, i noticed they are much more upright than the front headrests, and smaller in profile as well.
that being said, i do not find them uncomfortable and i'm 6'2".... but i wish they were thinner so that i could see around them.
i removed the rear headrests 2 years ago because i couldn't see around them and i just found them this afternoon.... i wonder if they would fit in the front seats..
might try that tomorrow, i noticed they are much more upright than the front headrests, and smaller in profile as well.
that being said, i do not find them uncomfortable and i'm 6'2".... but i wish they were thinner so that i could see around them.