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Aftermarket remote key came today, programmed right up and my remote start works. Maybe the original one I bought was defective (seller said it was tested and I tried swapping the battery, so every sign points to no), but there probably is something about OEM vs. aftermarket and only aftermarket...

Yeah, this key is intended for a civilian Explorer I'm pretty sure. Just everything I read said it should work for an FPIU, so maybe people were actually using aftermarket ones and not saying it. But for whatever reason, it can't communicate with the FPIU. Who knows, maybe that's what 720-01-03...

I spoke to the eBay store's locksmith, apparently the OEM Ford key won't work because of how it's designed. Something to do with the chip. Going to exchange it with them for an aftermarket one of the same design and see if that'll take to the programming. Guessing from what others have said in...

Swapped the batteries from the new remote key and my regular working fob, ruled out the battery on the new one as a culprit. I'd really like to have a combination key/remote in a fixed arrangement like the key I bought and supposedly works for the application, since I'd want a key with more meat...

I don't think that's it, the original post says PIU and refers to "truck" while referencing the same 164-R8000 key. So, it should work, the trunk button would just be useless. I know the programming routine, and re-programmed my three regular remotes as a sanity check, although for some reason...

Reviving this thread, hopefully someone can help. Want to add to my 2013 FPIU. Ordered this key: OEM FORD 80 BIT SA KEYLESS REMOTE HEAD COMBO FOB TRANSMITTER 164-R8000 5921467 | eBay (weird, it was $39.95 when I bought it, not $139.95). I installed my hood switch and tried to program the key...

Well, then I’m sure I and every PD fleet manager would love to have a word with Ford’s engineers re: their decision to 1. require this complicated process to attach the spotlight and 2. simultaneously not provide an OEM replacement part for a part which is both costly and high-risk to modify...

Thanks for the reply. Since the spotlight is a factory option, I can’t imagine they manually go through it on every car, which leaves me clinging to hope. Just as Whelen light and siren components have Ford part numbers if they’re part of ready for the road, surely there must be a number for...

Have to replace my FPIU’s windshield for the second time in a year. First time around, the Safelite guy managed to not break the original plastic appliqué and reused it with the spotlight cutout. He gave me the replacement one he had planned to use, and I eventually got the Unity templates and...

Watched this video while researching how to remove the radio and AC bezel, and it got me thinking about upgrading my radio if I could ever get the parts cheaply. My FPIU is a 2013, backup camera with monitor in the mirror that works intermittently, not XM equipped. Can this be done on an FPIU...

Sorry, forgot to update that I got tired of looking and ordered a new one

Just took my 2013 FPIU cross-country with no problems. I’m also a big Jeep guy (gasp), so I stopped in Toledo to see the Wrangler factory and the Willys-Overland factory, where they built the WWII jeeps and CJs. All that’s left of the original factory is the smokestack, so had to stop and take a...

Just drove my 2013 FPIU cross-country, which meant running the A/C on max for several days straight in the 120-degree desert. There’s a bit of a foul smell when I first turn on the A/C, which Googling has told me is probably mold from the excessive moisture associated with running it like that...

Just installed an XLT console into my FPIU, and it’s a much-welcome addition to have an armrest and cupholders now that I’m taking it cross-country. Unfortunately the junkyard seems to have forgotten this one small cover piece when they shipped me it. Does anyone have a part number or a link for...

Charger, Impala, Taurus, and the police F150.

I’ve been called it lightheartedly too for using a CVPI as my EMS POV, just trying to do my part to keep CVPI stigmas from carrying over to FPIUs. If you’re working in an official capacity and actually need to be producing visibility on the side of the road, and if LEOs are alright with it, so...

Thanks for the reply and info. Not trying to be too hard on you on the amber lights, just trying to save you from future ridicule.

Sorry, but I’m a volunteer EMT who needs to run lights and you’re already a whacker if you’re installing a Setina and ambers for which you have no legitimate need. Don’t do it. The bumper, sure, but just use your hazards. I’m going to have lights in mine, but I’m also going to have an EMS...

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Hi, I gave up on looking for one and just bought an XLT console, but look at these photos and call this place: 2013 Ford Explorer Engine Assembly-Stock# 717413

Thanks for the replies, guess I'll figure it out as I go and post if I have any questions. How did you do the conversion on the back of the console, and how did you do the switched power and lights feed? Don't need info on converting the front data points as my truck has Sync so I'll be using...

Hi Peter, thanks much for looking but I’m hoping to find instructions to install the center console between the front seats. Thanks

Also, if anyone has the 3D printer file for that shifter cutout filler that made the rounds a few months ago, the original designer is currently MIA and I'd greatly appreciate a copy of it so I can have one printed. Thanks much

Just bought a 2011-2015 XLT console for my 2013 FPIU with rear climate and MP3/USB inputs. Can someone who's installed a civilian console into their Explorer please do me a huge favor and give a write up for the installation? I'm assuming the OEM police mounting plate itself will need to go, but...

That's correct, typically you'll see Whelen IONs mounted there. We have them installed on a rocker switch on the FPIU at my volunteer EMS, we can turn them on if we want greater visibility when the open hatch obscures the lightbar. Some departments have them come on automatically as soon as it...