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Re: Ford Explorer overhead console install

Reply #15 –
Wooo, dad is not going to be happy when i gonna quit his console of his recent explorer.....

Nice Mod !!!!
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Re: Ford Explorer overhead console install

Reply #16 –
Here's how to calibrate and set the magnetic variance of your overhead console, should you chose to do this install (thanks to gunkel04 for the pics):
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One project finished (Explorer overhead console install)...

Reply #17 –
More info: You WILL need sun visors from a factory sunroof car for this mod. Normal sunvisors have little "wings" that will get in the way of the console after it's installed.

Wiring diagram
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #18 –
Nice work.  Are the two rooflines similar enough that you don't need to trim any part of the console?
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Reply #19 –
The console was not trimmed at all. The rooflines aren't perfect, but they're close enough
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

One project finished (Explorer overhead console install)...

Reply #21 –
I'd bet it gets colder in Ohio than it does in Nova Scotia - the Atlantic ocean keeps it fairly mild here. Unfortunately it also keeps plenty of moisture in the air, which means a snow/rain storm every other day in winter...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

One project finished (Explorer overhead console install)...

Reply #22 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;207149
More info: You WILL need sun visors from a factory sunroof car for this mod. Normal sunvisors have little "wings" that will get in the way of the console after it's installed.

Wiring diagram


i've been meaning to let you know, i have a factory sunroof and i saw in another pic (i dont think it was in here) you had the "wings?" bent so the visors could fold back.  i have the same visors in my car.  so i suspect that older, 86 and back wouldnt have those and could be swapped in.
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Reply #23 –
Quote from: ~AC;207979
i've been meaning to let you know, i have a factory sunroof and i saw in another pic (i dont think it was in here) you had the "wings?" bent so the visors could fold back.  i have the same visors in my car.  so i suspect that older, 86 and back wouldnt have those and could be swapped in.

My original visors had the wings bent (broken actually, they're plastic inside and don't bend), but I installed a pair of visors from a factory moonroof car which don't have the wings. Is yours the factory power moonroof? If so, could you post a pic of how the wings clear the factory overhead console? It (your pic) might provide some insight as to how to mount the Explorer console without changing the visors
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #24 –
Wow, too bad that aint sunroof-friendly.
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Reply #25 –
i'll try and get you a picture, but yeh that nice but sucks since i got a power moonroof.  they looked exactly like the ones where the wings were broken.
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Reply #26 –
I'm wondering if a 2000-2003 F150 console maybe a bit farther back might work with the standard visors. From what I can tell the very tip would have to be trimmed to match our roofline, but maybe it will work? Does anyone have access to one?

http://www.phoenix-image.com/Hydrographics%20Pictures/WebGalleryTrucksSuvs/pages/P1010068.htm

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=f-150+overhead+console&category0=
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wiring harness woes

Reply #27 –
Inspired by the OP's success, motivated by the long desire for a useful overhead console, and tempted by the smokin'(?) deal on evilbay, I find myself with a problem - my wiring harness doesn't match the one in the thread.

Does anyone know how, or even if, these wires match up to the schematic posted in this thread?  Is the 7.5A fuse still necessary?  The console appears to be the same.

The wires I have are, clockwise from upper left:

[color]/[stripe]

1. light blue / red
2. dark blue / yellow
3. turquoise(?) / orange
4. black / light blue
5. light green / orange
6. grey / black  (or is that black with a grey stripe?)
7. purple / red
8. black, which I'm guessing is the ground.
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Reply #28 –
What year/make/model was your console from? I can look up the wiring info
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

One project finished (Explorer overhead console install)...

Reply #29 –
I think it's a '97, but don't have the info from evilbay.  The part number starts with "F37F" if that's any help.
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