2011 head rest are the worst!!!!

[bobthegod]

Hi All,

I got a 2011 Expi XLT. Love everything....well almost. The front seat head rests are tilted way toooooo forward. Anyone notice this issue and what did you do. I want to get them straghten up, looks like they need some bending on the psot. Anyone do anything differant?

 

[bigblack]

All 2011 and newer vehicles have these forward leaning headrests...I don't know why. My wife always ********************ed about the headrests in ours until my Mom just bought a 2012 Traverse. Those are even worse. One ride in the Traverse and it finally shut her up about the headrests.

 

[SOLISIMO]

They are the same in the Ford Flex. I think its a safety thing.

 

[treycool94]

the only thing that angle can do is brake my neck!

 

[SOLISIMO]

 

[bobthegod]

Solisimo....what do the headrest in your 3rd gen look like?

 

[SOLISIMO]

Solisimo....what do the headrest in your 3rd gen look like?

Here is a picute of them. The main complaint is that they lean foward.

 

[dj2big]

I find leaning the seat back a little more than usual gives me a comfortably seating position I also have to tilt the steering wheel down and usually I would have it all the way up.

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[panda24619]

i remember reading about a solution to this on f150online. but its been a while. you used to able to just flip the head rest. but now i think the holes are a different size. but i also remember some guy bought some head rests off this site that were made to hold a little 7" screen. he got them for cheap cause he told them no screen. and just put a cover on them.

 

[ELVATO]

I figure it's to support and cushion the neck better in the event of a rear end accident. Since it's closer to you, the head has less distance to accelerate backwards, thus applying less force to the neck.

As a side note, I've always hated riding in the rear seats of cars with no headrests. I thought there was some law going into effect (or already is?) that made rear headrest a requirement. Maybe these redesigned headrests are made to comply with this?