Todd Slusser
Todd Slusser
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5th Generation (2011-2109) Ford Explorer 3rd row seat removal and delete
Removal and deletion of rear 3rd row seat from a 2012 Ford Explorer. Installation of police interceptor cross member and foam supports in rear cargo area. Applicable to 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018, and 2019 models.
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My original jacketed lug nuts have swollen so they cannot be easily removed with the factory supplied tire iron. Here I replace the bad nuts with new solid ones.
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Clean installation showing sub dash modification needed to fit a double size stereo in the Ford pickup. Helpful hints for powering the camera without tapping into tail light in case your head unit allows the camera to be viewed while parked or driving forward.
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Step by step start to finish. Helpful hints gleaned from some of the other great You Tube videos on this subject.
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  • @SVTKeats
    @SVTKeats 15 днів тому

    Why did you have to cut those 2 prices with a sawzall?

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 14 днів тому

      My mechanism was frozen into the I bolt. If I remember correctly I could have wiggled a wrench in to unbolt it but thought the sawzall was faster

  • @kentbarnard1000
    @kentbarnard1000 3 місяці тому

    Excellent video! Never knew there was a test circuit. My rear defrost doesn’t work anyway. 14 gauge wire to extend where you needed to?

  • @oscarperezgarcia7149
    @oscarperezgarcia7149 6 місяців тому

    What the red light under your steering wheel? Asking because I have the same thing and idk what it is.

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 6 місяців тому

      It's part of an aftermarket alarm/security system installed by a previous owner. I searched online years ago to figure out how to turn it off but can't remember how I did it.

  • @BoRNShadow
    @BoRNShadow 6 місяців тому

    so that rear crossmember is a must do?

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 6 місяців тому

      I read a post of someone who drove briefly without it and said it did not handle well or feel right. I also read that the vehicle would not be as structurally safe in the event of a collision. I was lucky enough to find one at a junkyard a couple hours away, but sourcing one was the hardest part of this project.

    • @goyslop4289
      @goyslop4289 3 місяці тому

      Nope, I ordered the crossmember but drove around the block before I installed it, massive difference without. You can literally feel the rear end twisting around corners it's no good. I've been considering fabbing my own version that's even beefier with a couple more anchor points that extend to the rear d pillars.

    • @goyslop4289
      @goyslop4289 3 місяці тому

      Also ford's rear end collision rating is bases on those seats or the brace being in so if you were to get rear ended it would be way worse.

  • @JERRYDFINLEY
    @JERRYDFINLEY 9 місяців тому

    Holy mother of Jesus, I had no idea removing the seats would be so involved.. Just bought a 2015 and was thinking about removing mine, which I'll never use, just to save some weight back there.. Figured it would be as simple as unplugging a wire harness, removing 4-6 bolts, and they'd lift out. Your video makes it clear that the procedure is waaaaay over my head. Instead I'll just fold them down ... forever) and cover with a Weather Tech mat. Thanks for letting us know just how involved this is...

    • @tnt8583killer
      @tnt8583killer 5 місяців тому

      welcome to the life of an autobody tech 😂😂

    • @2GE4EV
      @2GE4EV Місяць тому

      How much weight for 2rd seat and 3rd seat? Because i dont need it any more and thinking to remove it

  • @JERRYDFINLEY
    @JERRYDFINLEY 9 місяців тому

    what the hell.. over 3+ minutes of commercials? Not cool...

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 9 місяців тому

      Unfortunately I have no control over the commercials. If it makes you feel any better, know that I’m not getting anything for them 🤨

  • @robertmulligan5797
    @robertmulligan5797 9 місяців тому

    Thanks Todd, appreciate the help

  • @robertmulligan5797
    @robertmulligan5797 9 місяців тому

    My 2017 explorer has power 3rd row seats, the left seat is out of alignment and won't fold into position either way. Will the dealer have to do all this removal of trim to fix?

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 9 місяців тому

      Not sure…This was basically why I decided to remove mine permanently.

    • @robertmulligan5797
      @robertmulligan5797 9 місяців тому

      @@toddslusser8380 What year is your explorer ?

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 9 місяців тому

      @@robertmulligan5797 2012

    • @medicbrndn
      @medicbrndn Місяць тому

      The passenger seat in my wife’s quit working after she was rear ended. It’s stuck in the upright position and wanted to fix it myself because there’s no telling how much the dealer will charge.

  • @jnowak1991
    @jnowak1991 11 місяців тому

    I am looking to do the reverse you did on a friends car. Do you by a chance still have all the parts you removed and where are you located about? Maybe we can work something out.

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 11 місяців тому

      Sorry they are no more. Wouldn’t have been much good as the motor was seized and I ended up cutting through the main shaft to get them out. Also I bled a little on one part 🫤

  • @ec9833
    @ec9833 Рік тому

    Wait…umm…how do I get the seats out after taking the two bolts out? I don’t work on things like this, typically…I feel like I missed something.

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 Рік тому

      Mine had malfunctioned and was stuck to the u bolt in the floor so I ended up cutting through the main support pipe with a sawzall as well as cutting through the u bolt to wrestle the seats out. I think it would be possible to lift and wiggle the seats out intact if they have not malfunctioned

  • @ec9833
    @ec9833 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for making this niche video. -2 ?’s if you have the time… Do I have to disconnect the battery if I don’t have electronic seats, though? I do have power windows…but unsure/unfamiliar with what else might be back there. Also…once I’ve flattened the seat, flipping the lever again doesn’t tip mine up…not sure if that will be an issue beyond the tight working area. Should it or is that only on models with electric seats/higher package? 2016 4x4 Explorer. Thanks again!

  • @trevor-ck7jk
    @trevor-ck7jk Рік тому

    Wonderful video. Ingenious use of the test wire to the back. I never would have thought if that. Thank you sir!!!

  • @nitz412
    @nitz412 Рік тому

    This video was helpful! I have the same issue with a stuck lower latch on the left seat. I would like to replace the latch. You think there is a way to remove the seat without cutting the U-bolt on the latch? Or do you know if the U-bolt is replacable if i do cut it?

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 Рік тому

      The u-bolt is bolted to the floor. It could be replaced if you cut it or you may be able to slide a wrench in and unbolt it. I still have the u bracket I removed from the driver’s side.

  • @IsaacHernandez-rb3nw
    @IsaacHernandez-rb3nw Рік тому

    Can you replace the seats with manual seats once you take the power ones out?

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 Рік тому

      If the manual seats have the same anchor points they should work. You would just have to tuck the wires that used to go to the seat motors behind the side panels as I did.

  • @bradypeck7317
    @bradypeck7317 Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @bfnfedboy2
    @bfnfedboy2 Рік тому

    Never realized that removing this seat would be this involved!😮

  • @johnrinck4883
    @johnrinck4883 Рік тому

    It turns out my 7-pin hitch doesn't have power. It was easy enough to route over to the left tail light assembly and grab the power there. Now I hear that there may be a missing relay for the trailer power. Off to go check! Great video!

  • @Hotvlogonastick
    @Hotvlogonastick Рік тому

    Just wanted to say i followed this and it worked! Have a 2012 fe and pretty much same as this except had to remove some bottom attachments that were sort of like rat traps (watch the hands!) and the electronics clips were a little different (speakers towards the front)…thanks for posting, now ive got more room for car camping….they definitely make it pretty difficult to do this and im not sure why (maybe they dont want you to make it more lightweight because of rollover?)

  • @tankboy_1757
    @tankboy_1757 Рік тому

    really thankful someone made a video on this, it has been a daunting task since im stripping half the interior of my 2015 Explorer so thank you

  • @cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238

    Where do you put your spare tire?

  • @WolfofWisco
    @WolfofWisco Рік тому

    thanks for the video.. I was looking to find which wire from the diagnostic port could be used as a spare wire to hook up my tach. Doing a subaru engine swap in a 74 bus. thank you. Blue/white wire!

  • @CoolIHandIMatt
    @CoolIHandIMatt 2 роки тому

    Not everyone has an aftermarket 8 pin accessory. I was looking for wiring for the taillight harness under the bump[er

  • @tonyherrera9710
    @tonyherrera9710 2 роки тому

    Thank you Bro!!

  • @sinceregrant3765
    @sinceregrant3765 2 роки тому

    This was great bro thank you im 15 just tryna learn this thank you again💯

  • @faststang85
    @faststang85 2 роки тому

    Where did you get the bezel that you screwed in front of the head unit? I have a different version that is a 6.2in unit

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 2 роки тому

      I got it online from a company called Metra

  • @nemobuscaptain3245
    @nemobuscaptain3245 2 роки тому

    you made that look really easy. Im having trouble with the wholes in the rubber too but they are more like slots on the part I got, Brazilian I think.

  • @carloscantoran209
    @carloscantoran209 2 роки тому

    That was a great video

  • @wrifraff
    @wrifraff 2 роки тому

    Did you have to trim the dash surround at all?

  • @marksullivan6549
    @marksullivan6549 2 роки тому

    Okay so where you hooked up the power wire to the trailer harness if you would have just spliced into the middle wire which is the black-and-white grain that is your actual reverse wire for your trailer light harness

  • @sagittariussirr
    @sagittariussirr 3 роки тому

    what deck is this??

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 3 роки тому

      Pioneer. Model number is shown at 13:00 minutes in the video.

  • @edwardlocke874
    @edwardlocke874 3 роки тому

    Great vid, thanks. Only thing I might add that you didn’t mention is to clock your CV Joints so they will articulate properly. Small point one end wide flange on the other

  • @keithskustoms2311
    @keithskustoms2311 3 роки тому

    Another thing that would have been easier, you could have spliced into the back up light for the power, that way it triggers the camera to come on when you put the truck in reverse, wouldn’t have needed the relay and extra wiring

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 3 роки тому

      Yes, you are right. One advantage with the way I did it is that I can turn the camera on anytime. I don’t do that very often though!

  • @keithskustoms2311
    @keithskustoms2311 3 роки тому

    Always solder your connections

  • @goodtimes8415
    @goodtimes8415 3 роки тому

    Great video - thanks for the effort to do

  • @peterbell5816
    @peterbell5816 3 роки тому

    Hi Todd in the process of changing my CV joints all bolts removed and the wheel end drops off but at the gearbox end the CV joint won't budge - what's your thoughts as I'm scratching my head at the moment. Don't want to cause any damage by hitting hit to free it

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 3 роки тому

      Hi Peter. I would double check that you haven’t missed a bolt and if it were me I would tap it and it should fall off. Your call of course. Good luck!

  • @toddslusser8380
    @toddslusser8380 3 роки тому

    I need to rotate the camera phone to horizontal next time...sorry for things being off screen sometimes. I could see everything on the phone screen when I recorded it!

  • @pughs
    @pughs 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing your fitting guide with us as it will come in very handy for when I fit mine too. The only other non related question I was wanting to ask you was that you have a dash switch without and emblem to say what the switch is for below your tachometer and I have one exactly the same and haven't found out what it's for. I was hoping you could shed light on what yours is used for ? Thanks

    • @toddslusser8380
      @toddslusser8380 3 роки тому

      I think it is for interior lighting in the back originally. The wiring had been removed by a previous owner on mine. Good luck!

  • @inverted311
    @inverted311 3 роки тому

    Nicely done sir 🤙

  • @michaeltan3752
    @michaeltan3752 3 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing. Gasoline leaks a lot at the bottom of my bus when I fill it till pump clicks. So I just put 3/4 of fuel capacity. Now I will go check if there are cracks near the top of fuel neck. New sub here. 😊

    • @nemobuscaptain3245
      @nemobuscaptain3245 2 роки тому

      inside the engine bay waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay up there behind the spare tire area is a small vent line with about three inches of hose. I've never bought a bus that didnt need that vent line replaced and it spills like you mention. The vent lines on top of the gas tank could also leak.

  • @pode1054
    @pode1054 4 роки тому

    Please slow down the camera movements next time.

  • @pode1054
    @pode1054 4 роки тому

    Be nice to see what you're cutting but I got this.

  • @ArVeeNiner
    @ArVeeNiner 4 роки тому

    Thanks for the video. I have to say the. most important part for me is around 9:17 where you show where the back up light power wire is. This is used for the back up camera function. What a time saver! Just this little tip alone saved me hours of research! Thanks again!

  • @TheSpadre
    @TheSpadre 4 роки тому

    Funny that the part of cutting the opening to size portion of the video might as well have just been audio. Worthless.

  • @cruxinterfaces
    @cruxinterfaces 4 роки тому

    You're a professional installer, we will be at SEMA please check us out.

  • @both000h
    @both000h 4 роки тому

    thanks, better to replace before seeing a burning kombi

  • @leslieking3974
    @leslieking3974 4 роки тому

    i failed installing a similar head unit and license plate backup camera. this is encouraging and will manage to attempt again to see if I can get it work.

  • @juancanolopez8
    @juancanolopez8 4 роки тому

    My stereo has 3 color wires the factory doesn't have a brown , blue , and pink one should i leave those out?

  • @sebulva
    @sebulva 4 роки тому

    all videos I've seen on this topic cut out the part I need, which is wiring from back to stereo..

    • @ArVeeNiner
      @ArVeeNiner 4 роки тому

      Just buy yourself an adapter cable. Mine cost me about $8. Then attach that to the harness that came with your stereo. Just match up the colors of each wire. Then all you do is plug one end in the connector that your old stereo plugged into in the truck and the other end to the new stereo. You will have to run a separate wire from the back up light power (9:17 in the video) to the stereo. Pretty easy.

    • @abdurrahmaanmohabbat4286
      @abdurrahmaanmohabbat4286 3 роки тому

      @@ArVeeNiner Ive been looking but cant find one that I'm certain would work. Would you be able to help me find one?

  • @BLACKOIL99
    @BLACKOIL99 4 роки тому

    How much would you charge me to do mine?

  • @kennithvantassel9446
    @kennithvantassel9446 4 роки тому

    How do you hook up a review camera on a 1989 Chevy s10