center console exhange/upgrade

[roland1]

Anyone got suggestions on how to echange the center armrest in a Ford Explorer 1999 Limited model. The armrest broke and it's difficult to repair. I'm thinking of upgrading it to a model with not only cup-holders (as now) but also radio/airco controls. Anyone experience with that. Are there connections avail even when not in use now. Is it plug and play or will it be something to regret...

thanx for any suggestions/thoughts

Roland

 

[BIG COUNTRY]

you got a limited and you dont have the radio/ air controls??? what can of limited do you have? barely limited? and there is only one thing that is plug and play...and that is the fog lights with the fog light switch...thats it that i have found in my X since im turning mine into a limited...

 

[Mike]

well his profile says he has a limited witha 4.0 motor i thought all limiteds came with a v8

 

[BIG COUNTRY]

Yea, that is...yet, mine will too some day...hehehe

 

[roland1]

Hi guys,
I guess the European "limiteds" don't come that "limited" as the ones in the US. To be honest I'm familiair with that. I often come to the US (best country in the world) and I usualy rent the Ford Explorer. Even on the standard model I find gadgets that are not there on my Limited model. The dealership (one in the entire country...) says it has to do with taxes. They import them as stripped as possible in order to pay as little as possible "cartax" (which is a criminal 40% on dealerprice in this country). Then they up-grade as post-buy extra's back to a limited model. Guess they don't do all the limiting... but maybe it's because it is a 1999 model... the car is fine though and I allmost never sit in the back seats so I don't really miss the controls on the center armrest. But thanks for replying anyway.

ps. I removed the center armrest yesterday evening. just to see what's underneath... nothing but a little hole thats plugged with a rubber cap... So I guess your right... no plug and play there...

regards,
Roland

 

[Crankcase]

Originally posted by Mike
well his profile says he has a limited witha 4.0 motor i thought all limiteds came with a v8

All Limiteds did not come with the V8. You are thinking of early Mountaineers......