Question about removing console

Hi! I have been looking at used Ford Explorers recently. I am a
substitute rural mail carrier and since I don't work too often, I have
no need for a right hand drive vehicle. Instead I would like a vehicle
that I could use for every day with occasional work use. When working
it is necessary to sometimes sit in the middle of the seat. Nowadays
it seems as if everything has bucket seats, center consoles, gear
shifts and/or four-wheel drive shifters on the floor--no more bench
seats.

I think the Ford Explorer would work for me (gear shift at the
steering column, push button four-wheel drive) except that I would
need to remove the center console. It seems that there is a lot of
wiring in the console! I wondered how difficult it would be to remove
it without causing electrical problems in the vehicle, and if there is
a model or year that would be best.

Thanks so much in advance!

Just guessing, but I'm thinking most of the wiring there is probably for the
rear seat heat/radio controls on the back of the console which are on the
high end models. Look for a low end model without that or disconnect it and
you should be OK. Of course I would try and preserve as many connections as
you can and cover it all with some plywood or something...

--
Allan Williams



"teresamb1" > wrote in message
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> Hi! I have been looking at used Ford Explorers recently. I am a
> substitute rural mail carrier and since I don't work too often, I have
> no need for a right hand drive vehicle. Instead I would like a vehicle
> that I could use for every day with occasional work use. When working
> it is necessary to sometimes sit in the middle of the seat. Nowadays
> it seems as if everything has bucket seats, center consoles, gear
> shifts and/or four-wheel drive shifters on the floor--no more bench
> seats.
>
> I think the Ford Explorer would work for me (gear shift at the
> steering column, push button four-wheel drive) except that I would
> need to remove the center console. It seems that there is a lot of
> wiring in the console! I wondered how difficult it would be to remove
> it without causing electrical problems in the vehicle, and if there is
> a model or year that would be best.
>
> Thanks so much in advance!