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NOTE DISCLAIMER: I will not accept liability for anyone's repair attempts. This information is posted for informational purposes only. Don't try this without proper training. Any repair attempts are at your own risk. It may not be the same problem that mine had. I will not be financially liable to any damage or expenses you may incur. This may void any type of warranty on your vehicle. Working on vehicle Airbag systems is dangerous and their is risk of serious injury and even death...repairs should be performed by trained professionals. These fix suggestions are not meant to put anyone's repair business out of business, etc,... If you are like me, I have limited patience in having my automobile repairs done by the dealers. Typically, I have found that I will get charged $80 just to look at my vehicle and a minimum of another $200 for the most basic of service. I have also learned that the service managers that work at the dealers around here are paid on commission...it's in their best interest to charge you as much and to do as much service as they can get by with. It's in this state of mind that I have put together this web site. What I am doing is documenting the fixes that I have been able to perform myself to keep my vehicle out of the dealer's repair shop. PLEASE NOTE MY DISCLAIMER ON LIABILITIES...By reading this, you accept responsibility for any repairs or tinkering you attempt. Repair information is detailed with pictures along every step of the process. See an example of the type of detail in this instruction on the radio removal (click here) The cost to access all of these repairs is $9.99 (the only one not included in this package is the repair information for the blank radio display....for that information please see www.FixYourRadio.com and the console repair kit is a separate package). If you find that the information provided does not help you fix your problem...it's a money back guarantee...just let me know. NOTE - The repair instructions provided in the special access section are only those listed below (not necessarily the ones discussed in the posted messages)...if the repair is not listed below in the list, it's not covered by these special access instructions. Click either icon below to make a PayPal contribution for access to the FixYourFord.com information. $9.99 for Access for FixYourFord.com Solutions If you would rather mail your contribution (check, money order, or cash) , click here for the details. If you have a yahoo.com email address, make sure to check your spam folder...seems like yahoo.com likes to stick my emails in there. Here's What People are Saying about FixYourFord.com... This is now a classic...I first got this email on Tuesday morning...
"The vehicle is hard to start. It will start if you push
on the gas pedal, but then will die immediately when you let off the gas
(Idle Air Control)...a simple fix. By the afternoon (same day), I had received this follow-up report to the repair attempt...
Hi Duane... Console Repair Kit Feedback. This is what it's all about... Duane ..... our order was shipped promptly ... you responded via e-mail the same day we ordered. Package arrived quickly. Your web based instructions with photos were perfect ... also appreciated the "tips" from previous installers ....everything worked perfectly and saved approximately 50% over what I was quoted locally by an upholstery shop much less a new part by Ford!
Donald Koch - kochs@NOSPAMsbcglobal.net
Hi Duane, More Console Repair Kit Feedback...
Hi Duane,
I just installed the console repair kit and it work great! This was too
easy. You provide a great product with simple instructions. Jake takes advantage of two different programs, the Console Repair from this site, and the Save My Sanity Swap Program to fix your blank radio display from the www.FixYourRadio.com web site...
Duane:
Here's how it all works for the Console Repair Kit....
I received the arm rest cover today. Since I had a chunk missing from my
console I couldn't wait to start on my new project. Using your excellent
directions I was able to complete the project in about an hour. Now it looks
so much like the original that only a trained professional can tell the
difference.
This is what continues to make me smile...
I own a 2000 Explorer Eddie Bauer with a V-8. One
morning after buckling in my two children I went to start my car. It would
try to turn over but never did. I called a friend of mine who is a mechanic.
He planned to come to my house to check it out, but was having a hard time
working it in to his schedule. For two weeks the car sat in my garage. My
husband decided to tinker with it and I went to the internet. I typed in my
problem in the search engine and was directed to this site. Our problem
sounded alot like the IAC so we tried the fix and in about 15 minutes the
Explorer was running. It was worth every dollar we paid to you, Duane.
Thanks so much for creating this site, It's Nice to Hear the Feedback on the Console Kit and Repair Info...
Feedback on Rear Brake Job...it's what this site is all about... Duane,
- NOW AVAILABLE --
(remove NOSPAM for a valid email address) Medium Prairie Tan Color Shown Above Jeff Rutt's comments on his repair shown in Figure 1 above:
Done...Excellent instructions and
easy to complete. Less than 1 hour. See the details below - CLICK HERE!
- Special Electronics Section -
See the Radio Repair details below -
CLICK HERE!
See the Overhead Console Repair details below - CLICK HERE!
PICK YOUR PROBLEM:
Tips on changing the spark plugs.
Blend Door Repair
Rear Brake Pad Replacement
Keypad Code - Locating the
Factory-Set Key Code /
Programming a new Personal Keypad Code
Thermostat Replacement
Belt (Serpentine Belt) Replacement
This repair is so easy that you will kick yourself for not figuring this
out sooner. It actually took me longer to document the repair in
this web site than it took to complete the repair. This problem
actually probably exists on many makes of Ford and Mercury vehicles...the
steps would be exactly the same and very easy to follow from these
instructions to perform in any other vehicle...even other makes and
models.
Cost to do it yourself (if you already have the tools): About
$0!!!
Your contribution for access to the FixYourFord.com solutions is used to keep information like this posted and up to date (...$9.99 is less than you were expecting to spend to get your vehicle fixed). NOTE - The repair instructions provided in the special access section are only those listed above (not necessarily the ones discussed in the posted messages)...if the repair is not listed above, it's not covered by these special access instructions. Click either icon below to make a PayPal contribution for access to the FixYourFord.com information. $9.99 for Access for FixYourFord.com Solutions If you would rather mail your contribution (check, money order, or cash) , click here for the details.
CONSOLE COVERING REPLACEMENT KIT!
This Console repair kit will fit most: If your console looks like the one pictured in the pictures below, this would be the kit for you. Is your console in need of repair? Has the console that serves as an armrest cracked and/or become worn? Has it cracked and faded from the sun. If it's like mine, it is used as a step for my 5 year old daughter to step on to get to the front door to let herself out before I can get around to let her out.
Here's what the customer of the above Prairie Tan Console had to say about our service on repairing these consoles (his console is actually pictured above in Figure 4...he sent his in for the $89.99 replacement...the do-it-yourself kit is the same product, you just install yourself for $24.99):
I shipped it to Duane on Saturday, he received it on Monday, he shipped it
back on Tuesday and I had it thursday. VERY quick turn around time. My
console looks good as new!!! I would recommend this process to anyone
because if you go to the dealership its about $300 and all they do is take a
console from an Explorer that was in the junkyard so you dont know how old
the leather is, it may crack in a matter of months, this way you get new
leather... Gonna last much longer and it is much cheaper.
The console covering replacement kit includes the console covering and the instructions to replace the covering on the console (it's an easy task and the kit will have the appropriate color covering to make it look exactly like new...no need to go match the color of the covering with glue repair kits. These kits have a complete replacement covering to make your console lid new ...the detailed pictures and directions will show you how it will look and how easy it is to repair, step by step with plenty of pictures). Here's the feedback I'm getting on these kits...
Skeptics Become My Biggest Fans... Another woman taking on the
console repair (and surprising her husband)... RACHAEL -
rgohagan@NOSPAMebanksc.com Feedback on saving on the
console repair versus what the dealer wanted...
Applaud to those women that get
tired of waiting on the "significant others" and do the repairs...the only
tool for the console repair is a philips screw driver and regular screw
driver...easy enough!
Some great feedback on the
Console Repair Kit (Brian gives some additional tips which appear within the
installation instructions)
MY HUSBAND COULD NOT BELIEVE I DID IT MYSELF. I HAD TO SHOW HIM THE COST.
HE THOUGHT I ORDERED ONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THANKS FOR A GOOD PRODUCT
THAT DOES WHAT IT SAYS.
PAUL WILSON - P4Wls@NOSPAMaol.com Console Kit works on a 2001 Explorer Sport...
Duane,
Thanks for the repair kit. Worked great and it only took me about 40 minutes total. Totally changed the look of my car without having the huge rip on the console cover. Thanks again, Chris - pher16@NOSPAMcomcast.net East Hartford, CT Console Feedback...
Duane:
Thank you so much! I found your instructions easy to understand and best of all easy to do! The interior of my 1999 Explorer looks great now! This car needs to last forever for me! Only have 98500 miles and it’s paid for! Now my elbows won’t hurt after a trip! Thanks so much again for coming up with such a simple solution to a relatively annoying problem! Doris Berube - dorisftc@NOSPAMcolumbus.rr.com Always Good to Hear the Feedback... Upon asking permission to use Dave's email above, here's his response... Please do...I think it is absurd for the dealer to charge $150 for this
part. Keep up the good work!
got my kit; installed it; looks good and saved me >$100
Duane, Thank you for your service. It was as easy as described. A new arm rest was priced at $120 + tax at a Ford dealer. Used parts only sell the entire console. I saved $95 + tax using your service. My 97 explorers' arm rest now looks as good as new! Cary Gambrell
Hi Duane,
DUANE, I RECV'D KIT TODAY AND HAD IT PUT ON IN ABOUT 90 MIN. YOUR INSTRUCTIONS WERE VERY CLEAR AND EASY TO FOLLOW. LOOKS FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE DO IT YOURSELFER AND IT DOES WHAT YOU SAID IT WOULD. THANKS (oneshotonek - ebay) Ron Godfrey -
OLDGRANDDAD@nospamCOMCAST.NET Console Repair Feedback... Thanks, Cleve - cjrandolph@NOSPAMworldnet.att.net The kit is $24.99, which includes shipping and handling in the continental US....shipping to other locations, please contact me. The kit includes everything you need to complete the job except for the additional tool requirement of only a philips head screw driver, a flat head screw driver, tape, and scissors (there is an optional method described in the instructions that requires a staple gun and 1/4" staples...but not necessary).
Shipping typically gets your kit to you within 2-5 business days via US Postal Service). This is not a patch repair, but a complete cover replacement.
Figure 2 above shows an actual replaced cover. I tend to be very picky about my vehicle and while my arm rest was just barely starting to show a rip, I was very eager to replace the entire cover and I didn't feel like the vinyl glue repair kits would satisfy me...plus the thought of mixing the paint colors to match just didn't appeal to me. With this kit, you get the complete covering to replace...no color matching necessary (except picking your appropriate color, example prairie tan). While my own console required the close up setting of the digital camera to appropriately capture the rip, I've seen plenty of these consoles in way worse shape (see Figure 2.1 below) especially those not garaged...mine is even garaged and the wear/rip occurred.
You may use the label on the inside
driver door to verify and determine the color of the kit you need. The first character as circled in figure 5 above is for the interior trim (in this case F indicates leather sport bucket seats...see Interior Trim code below). The second character as circled in figure 5 above (and the one used to define the console color) is for the interior color code trim (in this case X for Medium Prairie Tan...see Interior Color Codes below).
Figure 5.1 shows the door jam label for a 1995 Explorer. In this type of label, the color code is under the word BODY. Interior TrimA — vinybucket seats (Explorer) Interior Color CodesX — Medium Prairie Tan (F-150, F-250, Explorer/Mountaineer, Ranger) 2 — Medium Graphite (Econoline, F-150, F-250,
Explorer/Mountaineer, Ranger) T — Dark Graphite (F-150, F-250, Explorer/Mountaineer, Ranger) 4 — Saddle (Explorer 1995, 1996) E — Dark Denim Blue (Explorer/Mountaineer, Ranger) To order your Console Repair Kit, you may submit your payment via PayPal: PAYPAL USERS NOTE: Microsoft's Outlook Express is sometimes set not to allow viewing of attachments due to security issues (this may have been set automatically without your knowledge by Microsoft). If you are unable to read the attachment that is automatically sent to you once you donate via PayPal (or you do not see an email reply with a username and login within 10 minutes), try this: In Outlook Express click Tools, Options, Security and uncheck the box by "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus". This should allow you to see the email that was sent to you that has the attachment with your username and password. You may re-enable this once you have the chance to get your login and password from the email attachment that is sent. CLICK BELOW FOR MEDIUM PRAIRIE TAN KIT
CLICK BELOW FOR MEDIUM GRAPHITE KIT
CLICK BELOW FOR WILLOW GREEN KIT
CLICK BELOW FOR DARK GRAPHITE KIT
CLICK BELOW FOR SADDLE ('95, '96...) KIT
CLICK BELOW FOR DENIM BLUE KIT
If you would like a sample of the covering for the color of your particular console, you may send a stamped, self-addressed envelope with 1) your color requested (refer to the codes above), and 2) your email address, to:
Absolute Technologies, Inc. A small sample (about 1" x 1") of the console covering will be sent to you to verify the match with your console.
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WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF SUBMISSION OF YOUR PAYMENT TO PAYPAL, THEN SEND ME AN
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that it was not current when you confirmed your PayPal contribution, please
send me an email (dharrison@fixyourford.com)
NOTE: Microsoft's Outlook Express
is sometimes set not to allow viewing of attachments due to security issues
(this may have been set automatically without your knowledge by Microsoft).
If you are unable to read the attachment that is automatically sent to you
once you donate via PayPal (or you do not see an email reply within 10
minutes), try this: In Outlook Express
click Tools, Options,
Security and uncheck the
box by "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could
potentially be a virus". You may re-enable this
once you have the chance to get your login and password from the email
attachment that is sent. Or, you may mail your Check or Money Order for $24.99 to:
Absolute Technologies, Inc. Please include an email address (if you have one), your shipping address, and the color of the console repair kit you need (Additional shipping charges may apply if shipment is outside of the US...please contact dharrison@fixyourford.com for exact charges outside of US) Satisfaction Guaranteed...if you are not satisfied, please contact me for a complete refund (requires the return of your kit within 30 days). Even if after you have made your purchase, and you do not feel comfortable doing the repair upon reviewing the repair instructions, just let me know...I'll refund your money). If upon reviewing the instructions, you do not feel capable of doing the repair yourself (it really is easy), you can arrange to send in your console for the repair for a cost of $89.99 (you're $24.99 can be applied to the cost...Additional shipping charges may apply if shipment is outside of the US...please contact dharrison@fixyourford.com for exact charges outside of US). Just contact me if you want to go this route. You would need to remove your console top (as shown in figure 6 below).
Absolute Technologies, Inc. If you would rather use PayPal for payment, I can send you a invoice from PayPal upon repair of your console.
I will add information as I run into situations that I
must address on my own vehicle, 2000 Ford Explorer equipped as follows:
Our vehicle has typically been used in sales, so it has a lot of miles. I can only assume that repairs that we run into will be typical to anyone else having one of these vehicles, though, they may not be experienced as soon as we see it. Click on the brief descriptions below to take you to information regarding the problem described. If you have your own stories, please submit them. I will look at compiling them into this web site. Your feedback is encouraged and appreciated...please f eel free to leave a comment. Regards,
Duane Harrison (this is not a part of the FixYourFord.com repairs) Radio Repair - Blank Display or CD Eject Error or Volume Control For access to this special information, please see www.fixyourradio.com.
Special
AnyoneCanFixIt Web Site:
What they are saying about the overhead console repair:
Duane,
Ford Explorer / Mercury Mountaineer Door Lock Repair Figure 10 - The Problematic Door Lock PROBLEM: Sometimes, you will might also have a problem where the door handle has become "floppy". It has no tension holding it down in place. This door lock repair will actually fix this problem too (though, you don't have to have a floppy door handle problem to have the problem with the door lock). THIS REPAIR IS *NOT* FOR A STUCK REAR DOOR THAT
WON'T OPEN...I have not addressed that issue...yet. TIME & SKILL REQUIRED: TOOLS: 1. Phillips screwdriver These instructions include an 8 minute video that shows you the entire process...yes, it can be done in 8 minutes...but give yourself some extra time. For no additional charge, with your purchase of these instructions, you will be sent a part to complete the repair. The part will be mailed to the shipping address supplied on your payment of these instructions. It typically takes 3-5 business days to arrive via First Class US Postal Service. The part is key to completing your repair in 8 minutes as shown in the video What People are Saying Regarding this Ford Door Lock
Repair:
Don Hogue - don@NOSPAMhogue.com (remove NOSPAM for a valid
email address)
To get these Ford Door Lock Repair Instructions, submit $23.99 via PayPal using the icon below and you'll get a unique username and password to access these instructions. $23.99 for these Repair Instructions on the Door Lock Repair which includes One Part Needed for the Repair If you need to repair two door locks, you may obtain one additional part for the other door for an additional $5 shipping/handling fee. This may be purchased by paying $28.99 for the the two lock repair kit. To get the kit for two repairs, submit $28.99 via PayPal using the icon below $28.99 for these Repair Instructions on the Door Lock Repair which includes Two Parts Needed for Two Repairs NOTE: MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL IS CURRENT AND CORRECT IN PAYPAL TO AVOID DELAY ON DELIVERY OF YOUR LOGIN AND PASSWORD. If you realize that it was not current when you
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