2015 Expedition Drivers Seat Trim Repair

[2015owner2015]

Is there anyplace I can buy a replacement drivers side trim piece, hopefully at a discount.

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[99WhiteC5Coupe]

Is there anyplace I can buy a replacement drivers side trim piece,View attachment 31560 hopefully at a discount.

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At the part’s department of a Ford or Lincoln dealer.

 

[RogerD1959]

That's correct, it cost, well me, less than $ 55.00. I thought it was a bargain being direct from the Ford Store, I mean when is the last time you went to the dealership, and ever got out of there for less than a hundred bucks!? The did not even have to order it, didn't take long to figure out why they are so reasonable, in stock and you still cant get out of a Ford dealership for less than a hundred bucks. THAT THING IS THE SORRY'EST POC FORD COULD HAVE PUT ON THE SEAT. Second time back to the dealer a month after putting on the last one I bought 2 $ 115.00 + tax just under 125.00 in Wisconsin. The way the thing is made is pitiful, especially if slide out of the seat, once and a while, I have short legs. I got my Expy this passed March, that piece broke about a month and a half later. I let it ride for a few months until I could not stand how it irked me. Bought my first one, great for 2 months, busted again. Bought a second and third one, gotta put the third one on this weekend, back to the dealership for two more. God forbid we put real metal around the base of the seat like the 1962 Galaxy had! If you have short legs, are in and out of your truck a lot during the day, buy two and two more when you put the spare on. Hey Ford, figure it out!!!! What is worse, I only weigh 120 LBS!

 

[16plati]

That's correct, it cost, well me, less than $ 55.00. I thought it was a bargain being direct from the Ford Store, I mean when is the last time you went to the dealership, and ever got out of there for less than a hundred bucks!? The did not even have to order it, didn't take long to figure out why they are so reasonable, in stock and you still cant get out of a Ford dealership for less than a hundred bucks. THAT THING IS THE SORRY'EST POC FORD COULD HAVE PUT ON THE SEAT. Second time back to the dealer a month after putting on the last one I bought 2 $ 115.00 + tax just under 125.00 in Wisconsin. The way the thing is made is pitiful, especially if slide out of the seat, once and a while, I have short legs. I got my Expy this passed March, that piece broke about a month and a half later. I let it ride for a few months until I could not stand how it irked me. Bought my first one, great for 2 months, busted again. Bought a second and third one, gotta put the third one on this weekend, back to the dealership for two more. God forbid we put real metal around the base of the seat like the 1962 Galaxy had! If you have short legs, are in and out of your truck a lot during the day, buy two and two more when you put the spare on. Hey Ford, figure it out!!!! What is worse, I only weigh 120 LBS!

3 trim pieces broken sounds like user error. There’s guys on here twice your weight that have never broken that trim piece.

 

[Dr0idattack]

I agree that it’s a horrible design. I also broke mine sliding out. This isn’t user error; it’s bad design.

I just zip tied mine in place instead of buying a replacement.

 

[Adieu]

Try standing up and sitting down instead of dragging yourselves over the ledge and jamming your coats on it

It's clearly not designed to support any kind of weight

 

[2015owner2015]

At the part’s department of a Ford or Lincoln dealer.

Thanks, I was assuming that they would be very high priced. The service department wanted to charge about $300 to fix it. I hadn't really looked into it at that time, but that didn't seem reasonable and I wanted to DIY. Thanks.

 

[HawkX66]

Wow, I'm 230 and I haven't broken one of those in my 07 or my 17. That's a rough one. I would say there should be plenty of them in the bone yards, but I don't know if they'd survive a crash where the seats weren't good enough to sell whole. Might be worth a few phone calls though.

 

[eileen101]

This is happening in my 14 expedition. I would find little plastic pieces not knowing where they came from till recently. Side panel came off today and seen this post, now need to figure out how to fix it.

 

[cpski2b]

It happened on my '09 on the driver's side and now both seats have broke on my '15.

I used the zip-tie fix.

 

[jcvanvorst]

My dealer wanted $145 for the trim part. I decided to drill a small hole in upper rear corner of that piece and use a tie wrap (color matched to the trim, almost) and tied the trim to a part in the seat and that’s all it took. Doesn’t look bad and better than the original design!

 

[HawkX66]

Sounds like folks need to learn that sliding out of seats isn't good for them... You can't blame the manufacturer for a bad design when the part is being abused.

 

[16plati]

Yup you can tell @2015owner2015 slides in and out and also loves wearing blue jeans see below.

 

[Yep-Retired]

We had a Ford F350 dually 19 years ago that did the same thing. So when we bought the 2013 Expedition XL last summer, we discovered it had the same problem. Rather than replace, we carefully determined the best place to put in some long screws. After drilling small pilot holes, the screws went in nicely. They haven't moved or wallowed out, so it's working so far. 3 along the top edge, one in lower right. You can see them in the photo. No one sees them except the driver (me!) so I'm pleased with the solution.

 

[HawkX66]

We had a Ford F350 dually 19 years ago that did the same thing. So when we bought the 2013 Expedition XL last summer, we discovered it had the same problem. Rather than replace, we carefully determined the best place to put in some long screws. After drilling small pilot holes, the screws went in nicely. They haven't moved or wallowed out, so it's working so far. 3 along the top edge, one in lower right. You can see them in the photo. No one sees them except the driver (me!) so I'm pleased with the solution.

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You're now cutting through your leather...

 

[Chaseus]

We bought our 2014 Expedition Limited in June of this year. My wife was used to sliding out of our Avalanche, and sure as heck, this trim piece on the drivers seat broke right away.

I also figured zip ties, and they have worked really good so far. Funny to get on here and see others found the same solution.

Truck has been awesome so far. Bought it with 56000 miles on it.

 

[Trainmaster]

They make caps to cover screw heads. Truck chrome shops have them, maybe bike chrome dealers.

 

[Flexpedition]

sorry wrong thread

 

[Flight-ER-Doc]

Sounds like folks need to learn that sliding out of seats isn't good for them... You can't blame the manufacturer for a bad design when the part is being abused.

Mine was broken by a thief, who smashed both drivers side windows to get into my truck...

 

[HawkX66]

Mine was broken by a thief, who smashed both drivers side windows to get into my truck...

Thieves suck. They usually pay in the end, but it doesn't change you having to pay for the damage. Would be nice if they could get caught in the act by people willing to defend their property more often....