Lowering headrest in back seat? Easier said than done apparently!

ClayEdgin · 08-28-2004, 04:43 PM

I just bought a 2001 Explorer Sport and love it! I really like how the back seats fold down. The only problem that neither I nor the dealer know how to fix is that the adjustable head rests in the back seats go up, but not down! There is normally a button at the base of the head rest that you push and that lowers them, but neither seat have them. I tried pushing, twisting, praying, etc., but no luck yet.

Does anyone have some suggestions as to how to get these things down? There must be a hidden button or magic spell I haven't found yet. Thanks.

Clay
Gripmonsta@aol.com

*hilhi2005* · 08-29-2004, 01:51 AM

I have a 97, and it had me confused for a while, but on mine, you just have to push them straight down, and pretty hard, although if you tried that, the 01 sport must be different. Hope you figure it out.

Crankcase · 08-29-2004, 02:10 AM

Hrm....should just push in...just punch it down LOL....

ClayEdgin · 08-30-2004, 05:32 PM

Well, I finally got them down. I had to pull them all the way up and then quickly shove them down. They will never be raised again! haha

Thanks for the replies.

xrdr27 · 08-30-2004, 08:48 PM

I have an 01 explorer sport too.. and the rear headrest are a mutha to get down. I had to bang on it pretty hard for it to go down. I feel ya on the "not raising them again". I tell people not to touch them if they are in back.

EBInterceptor · 08-30-2004, 10:38 PM

That's funny, I had the same problem once. It just confused the hell out of me. Mine are never being put up again either. I think I just got lucky and it went down somehow.

GTyeti · 03-27-2007, 11:19 PM

Punch down on it with your fist, it should pop right down. I had the same issue with my 01 Sport, it just takes a bit more oomph than you would think.

*Dan Whitaker* · 03-27-2007, 11:33 PM

I wish there was way to just to remove it like the cars of the late '60s.

PRS · 03-27-2007, 11:34 PM

Same problem in my 2000 sport, I just pulled the little retainer clips out and boom problem solved. Those things are never goin back up

wired_af · 03-27-2007, 11:41 PM

Who the hell actually raises the headrests anyway

Ticked · 01-29-2009, 12:15 PM

ive got a funny problem with my 02 head rest. everytime theres a bump in the road it sounds as if theres marbles in the left rear head rest. very annoying. is there a way to remove it, if not im gonna commit myself.

matt98sport · 04-01-2010, 10:12 AM

Am i missing what the hell "pizza" is?? Is this some kind of running joke or?! Im clueless.....

x2gsr · 04-01-2010, 03:17 PM

haha. i just figured it out now. hahahah

yelir57 · 02-28-2011, 07:38 AM

2001 Sport: Will try using the hammer. It is really stuck,

*corkey* · 02-28-2011, 07:41 AM

this thread was from 08-28-2004, 06:43 PM
i think he got it by now,,

just1me · 02-28-2011, 10:03 PM

Ha yeah I didn't even know this was a common problem. I am faced with the same issue though, and I have forcefully tried to make the headrests go down, and they are still up. If I ever get them down, they're not getting raised again.

08-28-2004, 04:43 PM	#1
ClayEdgin Wannabe Elite Explorer Salinas, CA 91 Explorer Sport Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Lowering headrest in back seat? Easier said than done apparently! I just bought a 2001 Explorer Sport and love it! I really like how the back seats fold down. The only problem that neither I nor the dealer know how to fix is that the adjustable head rests in the back seats go up, but not down! There is normally a button at the base of the head rest that you push and that lowers them, but neither seat have them. I tried pushing, twisting, praying, etc., but no luck yet. Does anyone have some suggestions as to how to get these things down? There must be a hidden button or magic spell I haven't found yet. Thanks. Clay Gripmonsta@aol.com

08-29-2004, 01:51 AM	#2
hilhi2005 Elite Explorer Ft. Lewis, WA 04 Mounty V8 AWD Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 77 Vehicle Specs	I have a 97, and it had me confused for a while, but on mine, you just have to push them straight down, and pretty hard, although if you tried that, the 01 sport must be different. Hope you figure it out. __________________ US Army LPN Finally home 04 Mercury Mountaineer V8 AWD 08 Mitsubishi Lancer gone 98 Mercury Mountaineer AWD gone 97 E.B. 4X4 SOHC. gone

08-29-2004, 02:10 AM	#3
Crankcase Moderator Emeritus Vancouver B.C, Canada 1992 XL Ex-Police Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 9,543 Vehicle Specs	Hrm....should just push in...just punch it down LOL.... __________________ Explorer Family 1992 XL Mine 1992 XL Sisters 1992 XL Dads 1994 XL Moms Ex-Moderator: Modified Explorations Drivelines New Member Forum ***Guest star poster....

08-30-2004, 10:38 PM	#6
EBInterceptor Wannabe Elite Explorer Ada, MI '98 Sport Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,359 Vehicle Specs	That's funny, I had the same problem once. It just confused the hell out of me. Mine are never being put up again either. I think I just got lucky and it went down somehow. __________________ Mike '98 X Sport 4.0L V6 SOHC 4x4,KKM,Shackle/TT, AAL, Rancho RSX, Flowmaster 50, 4dr. Leafs http://www.cardomain.com/id/dishdog2 '07 Sport Trac Limited, 4.6L V8 4x4 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3358201

03-27-2007, 11:19 PM	#7
GTyeti Wannabe Elite Explorer Atlanta, GA 2001 Sport Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18 Vehicle Specs	It takes some force Punch down on it with your fist, it should pop right down. I had the same issue with my 01 Sport, it just takes a bit more oomph than you would think.

08-30-2004, 05:32 PM	#4
ClayEdgin Wannabe Elite Explorer Salinas, CA 91 Explorer Sport Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Well, I finally got them down. I had to pull them all the way up and then quickly shove them down. They will never be raised again! haha Thanks for the replies.

08-30-2004, 08:48 PM	#5
xrdr27 Wannabe Elite Explorer Austin,TX. 01 Explorer Sport Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 26 Vehicle Specs	I have an 01 explorer sport too.. and the rear headrest are a mutha to get down. I had to bang on it pretty hard for it to go down. I feel ya on the "not raising them again". I tell people not to touch them if they are in back.

03-27-2007, 11:33 PM	#8
Dan Whitaker One fast putty tat Raytown MO (Kansas City suburb) No Mounty no more. Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 6,964 Vehicle Specs	I wish there was way to just to remove it like the cars of the late '60s. __________________ P r i c k me, do I not bleed Ford Blue.

03-27-2007, 11:34 PM	#9
PRS Wannabe Elite Explorer San Diego 2000 Explorer Sport 2WD! Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 363 Vehicle Specs	Same problem in my 2000 sport, I just pulled the little retainer clips out and boom problem solved. Those things are never goin back up __________________ TT/Shackles, 31" Discoverer STT's, Volant CAI, Flowmaster 50 Series SUV -Brandon

03-27-2007, 11:41 PM	#10
wired_af Wannabe Elite Explorer Wichita, KS '98 Sport Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,370 Vehicle Specs	Who the hell actually raises the headrests anyway __________________ Alex \| '98 Explorer Sport 4.0L OHV 4x4 32's with 4" of lift. Eclipse head unit and amps. Seas mids and LPG tweets.

01-29-2009, 12:15 PM	#11
Ticked Wannabe Elite Explorer 2002 XLT Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 8 Vehicle Specs	ive got a funny problem with my 02 head rest. everytime theres a bump in the road it sounds as if theres marbles in the left rear head rest. very annoying. is there a way to remove it, if not im gonna commit myself.

04-01-2010, 10:12 AM	#12
matt98sport Wannabe Elite Explorer Elliot Lake, ON 1998 Explorer Sort, 4.0L Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 73 Vehicle Specs	Am i missing what the hell "pizza" is?? Is this some kind of running joke or?! Im clueless.....

04-01-2010, 03:17 PM	#13
x2gsr Wannabe Elite Explorer 99 EDDIE BAUER Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12 Vehicle Specs	haha. i just figured it out now. hahahah

02-28-2011, 07:38 AM	#14
yelir57 Wannabe Elite Explorer 02 XLT Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs	2001 Sport: Will try using the hammer. It is really stuck,

02-28-2011, 07:41 AM	#15
corkey Elite Canuck, Eh ?? In the Great White North where winter never seems to end ,Ontario,, still ice fishing,, 96xl,99xls,old Rangers Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 5,442 Vehicle Specs	this thread was from 08-28-2004, 06:43 PM i think he got it by now,, __________________ Log Roller,, Fox Coilovers 35's and others, , Truck of the month Ranger Of Danger,,,project truck, also look for Blues Traveller Elite registry, ,

02-28-2011, 10:03 PM	#16
just1me Wannabe Elite Explorer Pryor, OK 2001 Sport Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 114 Vehicle Specs	Ha yeah I didn't even know this was a common problem. I am faced with the same issue though, and I have forcefully tried to make the headrests go down, and they are still up. If I ever get them down, they're not getting raised again.