Questions about the 3rd generation's dash tray

[762mm]

So, my SSV has this pretty neat "dash tray" where you can put your wallet, change, etc. It's pretty handy, but other Fords of that era have them too and they come with rubber inserts that go over the hard plastic tray, to keep stuff from sliding around. As an example, a 2013 Explorer we have at work also has a similar type of tray on the dash, with a removable rubberized insert in it.


Question 1: Is this a recent addition to the Expedition? A buddy of mine has a 2004 SSV and his doesn't have this tray at all, so I figure it must be a gen 3 thing.


Question 2: Do rubber inserts exist for this tray and if so, where can you get them? The tray certainly looks like it's made to accommodate something sitting on top of it, if you look at the rectangular depression on the dash around it.

 

[jeff kushner]

I mounted my flux capacitor and as you guessed, it slid around. I mounted a piece of velcro to the base of the cutout and now it moves no more......or is that the radar detector?

Anyway, no inserts that I found, or I wouldn't have glued the velcro in.

jeff

I like that console dash....smooooth

 

[Trainmaster]

I do recall that when the Suburbans (if I remember right) were first offered with the dash tray, they didn't have the sloping rear edge. This allowed a person to insert their head into the tray and get stuck, via hooking their nose. There was a recall that put a sloped overlay in the tray. Beware!

 

[762mm]

I do recall that when the Suburbans (if I remember right) were first offered with the dash tray, they didn't have the sloping rear edge. This allowed a person to insert their head into the tray and get stuck, via hooking their nose. There was a recall that put a sloped overlay in the tray. Beware!

This sounds insane. Anyone who gets stuck like that shouldn't be let anywhere near a motor vehicle... lol!

Leave it to GM to recall something this stupid, but leave killer ignitions in their products (the Chevy Cobalt fiasco).

 

[Anchorclanker]

You can find little rubber non slip pads at almost any auto parts store. I've used them in older trucks and they work well. Some of that rubber shelf liner would do the trick also.

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[jeff kushner]

The whole premise of something that appears to be a shelf on a vehicle that no one I know can drive with spilling contents of said shelf.....just doesn't make sense just to add some detail in to breakup the 5 acres of plastic.....


jeff

 

[scottdm]

You can find little rubber non slip pads at almost any auto parts store. I've used them in older trucks and they work well. Some of that rubber shelf liner would do the trick also.

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The rubber shelf liner stuff works well and is cheap at Walmart, etc. I cut several pieces to fit in the tray that goes in my center console to keep stuff from sliding around, and it seems to do the trick.

 

[Goofy173]

The middle is good for napkins. For the 2 side ones, I designed and 3d printed his and her, cell phone holders (with built-in Qi chargers) mounted with velcro there, that come over and have a bracket that also is velcro'd just above the vent. I could never find a commercial one that didn't block the radio display or vent in anyway.

 

[Plati]

The middle is good for napkins. For the 2 side ones, I designed and 3d printed his and her, cell phone holders (with built-in Qi chargers) mounted with velcro there, that come over and have a bracket that also is velcro'd just above the vent. I could never find a commercial one that didn't block the radio display or vent in anyway.

Pictures?

 

[Plati]

The whole premise of something that appears to be a shelf on a vehicle that no one I know can drive with spilling contents of said shelf.....just doesn't make sense just to add some detail in to breakup the 5 acres of plastic.....


jeff

That's because you have no imagination and suffer from a closed mind, living in your tiny little world

 

[1970Maverick]

It's also an access panel for wiring and piece/parts. It will pop off if you pry it out but it requires enough force that it feels like it's going to break. If you do pop it out file the catch points down a little to make it easier to pop in and out.

 

[star-art]

That is interesting. When I had my 2009 XLT I thought this tray was molded into the dash (i.e. all one piece). I couldn't find a reference to a separate part for the tray in Ford's diagrams. For the 2015-17 the center tray was redesigned to include a center channel speaker on models equipped with the Sony sound system, so it for sure has to be a separate piece in those years. They also changed the texture of the dash panel top surface and re-tooled the center area below the HVAC vents.

 

[Trainmaster]

Yes, the pre-2015 3d Gen tray is part of the dash cover.

 

[buzzie0013]

Found this from BuildRight...http://www.4x4truckleds.com/builtright-industries-dash-mount-2009-2014-ford-f-150-raptor/

 

[DeafBringer]

Reviving this thread. To clarify, 2009-2014 3rd gen dash tray are 1 piece with the entire dash? 2015+ 3rd gen the dash tray is a separate piece?

Trying to find a good use for the damned tray.

 

[STINNETT]

I used one of these in my 2016 and it works great! https://www.bulletpointmountingsolutions.com/collections/2007-2017-ford-expedition

 

[STINNETT]

I used one of these in my 2016 and it works great! https://www.bulletpointmountingsolutions.com/collections/2007-2017-ford-expedition

 

[DeafBringer]

I used one of these in my 2016 and it works great! https://www.bulletpointmountingsolutions.com/collections/2007-2017-ford-expedition

I like that a lot, looks great! Sadly only uses the center partition but better than nothing! I notice you have a speaker, are you able to remove your tray?

Mine does not have a speaker and I'm not sure I can even remove the tray. I will look into this one further!

 

[STINNETT]

I like that a lot, looks great! Sadly only uses the center partition but better than nothing! I notice you have a speaker, are you able to remove your tray?

Mine does not have a speaker and I'm not sure I can even remove the tray. I will look into this one further!

Never tried removing the tray or speaker. I just screwed it into the plastic and double-sided taped it. Been working great for over a year now.

 

[DeafBringer]

Thank you, this is awesome! Went ahead and bit the bullet on this.