2007+ expedition dash swap in a 2003 f150

How to swap a 2007 expedition dash into a 2003 f150

[@phamryder]

This is beyond impressive! I have a 99 F150 extended cab and I’ve always wondered what it would like to do a newer model interior swap. This answered my imagination! Would’ve been nice to see the beginning to current state in a time lapse or multiple videos. This is awesome though. I bet this was a ton of work. How did you figure out the electrical? You plan on making the HVAC system work too?

[@sethrussell8319]

So I used the stock gauge cluster and stock ac controls, then i built a custom headlight switch to fit into the new dash. I then found some ducting and routed them to the new vents so the ac blows out the vents. I’m actually making an update video now on new style 09-14 f150 taillights and a few other things

[@phamryder]

@@sethrussell8319 nice!

[@benb5308]

Would like to see a video on how to do the door panels, because man that looks nice. Another thing you might try swapping after the taillights is outside doorhandles, not sure what would fit but I know the 3rd gen explorers have really cool doorhandles

[@acesoftrul3z]

Just a heads up, expedition EL and navigator L rear door panels are a direct swap. No need to modify, they’re literally the exact same size as the 99-03 screw rear doors whereas the normal expy and nav have that wheel well cut out

[@sethrussell8319]

What year expedition, I was going to grab a EL expedition rear doors but they were too long for my rear doors, have you done it?

[@johndenham8030]

Awesome man can’t wait for more videos and information thank you

[@robertocuchna7973]

That's just badass because i was already thinking about that to my 03 dude that's just killer

[@sethrussell8319]

Man it genuinely makes the truck feel brand new, my next video is going to be putting newer taillights from 2014 on the truck and I’m gonna go over a few things regarding the custom gauge cluster I built for the new dash

[@johndenham8030]

Awesome can’t wait for it

[@jorgerojas4388]

This is awesome work u earned a sub

[@johnross6691]

Thanks for the video I have a 2000 f150 I will do this to.

[@carlosdepau365]

Awesome work. I want the same for my 99 single cab. teach me more.

[@coltermoore9217]

would you be able to use the expedition el rear doors without having to "make modifications" to the panel?

[@johndenham8030]

Hey I have a complete 07 expedition I’m going to do the interior and front end and door handles I am tempted to swamp the whole front door swap but I’m concerned about the wiring issue’s

[@johndenham8030]

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated thank you any to pick your brain more

[@sethrussell8319]

So I’m pretty sure the door themselves will bolt up but I didn’t know about wiring. I used the stock trucks wiring and made everything work.

[@johndenham8030]

Did you have to wire in the window and lock switch or did they just plug in

[@sethrussell8319]

@@johndenham8030 i actually built custom housing to fit the stock window switches into the navigator door panels. I should’ve used the expeditions since I’m pretty sure the switches and door panels plug in and bolt up, or at least some of the connectors do

[@deanweippert3508]

You gave me a new idea now 🔧

[@bruhzzleprojects5279]

This is crazy man, makes me want to do it to my 03 xlt super cab. I'm curious about the airbags though. Were you able to get them working with the new seats and front end or did you just get rid of the system entirely?

[@sethrussell8319]

I just left the airbags in the seats unconnected because I felt it would be unsafe to try and splice the wiring for explosives underneath me lmao

[@bruhzzleprojects5279]

@@sethrussell8319 understandable man, thanks for all the cool 10th gen content

[@saullopez8721]

Seth rusell , I wanted to see what upgrades can be done on these ford's and came across your video. I have a 99 single cab lightning style and was wanting a fresh look on the inside, that right there is the shit!!! Looks perfect bro ...have you done any more videos ? I'm wanting to see more on the door panels ,did you get your center shifter working ? and also does the gauge cluster stay that way (like you can see the bottom and a bit of the top where it doesn't hide very well ) or can that be fixed? Oh and have you done the steering wheel? Where can I see more to what you have done to it?

[@sethrussell8319]

If you dm me in Instagram I can send you some more pictures. But yes I got the steering wheel as well to fit, there is grinding that needs to be done on the splines inside the new steering wheel to make it work. I did have the center console shifter working but after I replaced the transmission I couldn’t seem to get the different gears to line up properly to I went back to column for now.

[@louisbraswell4918]

would like to see how u did the door panels and what work u had to do to get steering wheel put on

[@justincrandall6476]

So how'd you get the seats in there

[@ShoreGarage]

That’s what I want to know!

[@YasapYaakov018]

That's epic. Great work

[@kenche89]

This is so killer. I gotta hit my local junk yard asap

[@aaronlong6804]

What did you do to get the stock steering wheel to line up with the Expidition dash?

[@johndenham8030]

I don’t have instagram is there another way to get more pictures

[@dylanvarela9167]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@91marquis]

What about the door panels did you ever make that video on the installation

[@Boznaniac]

Does this work with a single cab? Is there enough space between the seat the steering wheel?

[@sethrussell8319]

I would imagine it would, it doesn’t space the dash any further out than stock if anything it set it further in. The 11th gen f150 seats should have enough room as well.

[@Boznaniac]

@@sethrussell8319 thank you for the info.

[@pumpanickleP]

Hey I was thinking about doing the same thing I have all three expedition do you think that would be a direct fit

[@sethrussell8319]

If you’re going from one expedition to another it might be even closer of a fit, but any other model of expedition to f150 should fit very closely since they have the similar chassis’s

[@pumpanickleP]

Ok that’s what about the wire harnesses was that a direct fit?

[@pumpanickleP]

1 more did the seat wiring match up for you?

[@aaronlong6804]

@@pumpanicklePI’d like to know this as well considering that I’m currently trying to install one in my 98 f150.

[@truckinWitOmar]

I have a couple questions , I found a 07 expedition with the seats and the back seats could I use them for my 01 f150 crew cab ? Do I have to modify or would they bolt right on ?

[@sethrussell8319]

I didn’t use the expo seats so I’m not sure on if they bolt right up but if they’re the same as the 04 and newer f150, then you’ll need to modify some stuff to get them to bolt up

[@ronchristner1038]

I'm wanting to swap in the 07 expy console and shifter in my 04 expy with column shifter. What shifter cable did you use? Also what about the od switch?

[@sethrussell8319]

I used the 07+ shifter cable and the od switch is just 2 wires on both if I’m not mistaken just need to splice in the new connection on the new shifter. You may have issues aligning the PRND up like I did once my transmission was replaced, may have to do something custom in place of shifter

[@GlimpseofGod.]

Hey fam ! What car did you you get the seats from km trying to swap mine out but I wanted something similar to the lariat I saw yours

[@sethrussell8319]

2004-2008 f150 seats. They don’t bolt up so you have create customs mounts.

[@alexismontalvo2496]

Need more of these

[@johndenham8030]

Hey another question how do remove just the dash cover on the 03 f150 or do you have to remove the entire dash like on the expedition

[@sethrussell8319]

Honestly I removed it so long ago I’m not quite sure. But if I remember right, you leave the dash frame in the truck and just pull the cover after removing the surrounding 7mm bolts. My stock dash fell apart when I pulled mine out so make sure you committed to putting the expeditions in before you pull it. There’s 7mm behind the glove box, gauge surround, on both side where the doors meet, around the radio area and in the corners where the oh shit handles meet the dash.

[@johndenham8030]

Thanks oh I’m committed today I removed the dash from the expedition also the drivers mirror and door handle and installed into the f150 and it looks great tomorrow I’m to do the rest of the door handles and the other mirror then the front clip I already started to remove the front clip

[@sethrussell8319]

@@johndenham8030 please send me some pictures once you have front end and everything installed. Seth_russ_1109 on Instagram. Or facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008767684570&mibextid=LQQJ4d on Facebook.

[@johndenham8030]

Do you any pictures of the progress of your truck I would really like to see them thanks

[@cruzfabela1398]

Soo….. bottom like for me is.. the seats fit?!?

[@sethrussell8319]

They don’t bolt up but they do 100% fit

[@chrisrose9960]

So does the dash bolt right on with no modification at all? I just picked up an 07 dash for my 03 super cab. I heard all the hvac system from the newer dash sits right where the old one is too

[@sethrussell8319]

I had heard the same thing, but no no hvac lines up and neither does the dash, you need to trim a few small areas around the steering wheel and glove box to get it sit right. And for the hvac I used drier ducting to guide it to the new vents. If you try and use the newer dash frame and get it to bolt up then the dash will directly bolt to it

[@chrisrose9960]

@@sethrussell8319 I appreciate it man. I did get the dash in and took your advice and it wasn’t a bad swap. What did you do to wire the seats in?

[@sethrussell8319]

@@chrisrose9960 so I just found the power wire from the new seats and found the power wire from the trucks connection and spliced them together, but send me pictures of the dash put in I wanna see how it looks in yours

[@chrisrose9960]

@@sethrussell8319 for sure man where can I hit you up?

[@sethrussell8319]

@@chrisrose9960 my Instagram is seth_russ_1109 hit me up there

[@wingsfan63]

Are those just clips that snap into the existing holes? Thanks for the video getting a 03 Tuesday!

[@sethrussell8319]

What clips are you referring too

[@sethrussell8319]

Nothing really just clips in or lines up, you have to create you’re own mounting. If you use the dash frame from the expedition then maybe but then you have to mess with the steering column and everything else, easier to just use stock dash frame

[@kenche89]

Dude what about the seat swap? What's fits the 02 f150

[@sethrussell8319]

I used the seats from a 04-09 f150, you’ll need to drill new holes for them and use bolts with a nut on opposite side. The 02 is the same body style as mine so if you position them right they’ll fit

[@KingKong-ud5vk]

Do these mods go for the f150 04 xlt? That looks amazing man good work 👍🏾

[@sethrussell8319]

If it’s the 04 heritage then yes but the newer style f150 no, the newer f150 is several inches wider, but the newer f150 dash from 2009 up should fit in there, the cabs are the same

[@atomikvision3095]

@@sethrussell8319 So would an 09 plus fit in a 2006 King Ranch?

[@sethrussell8319]

@@atomikvision3095 yes 09-04 f150 does fit on the 04-08 f150 but you have to build brackets for the headlights to mount as well as the hood release, and if I’m not mistaken you need to swap the hood brackets as well

[@atomikvision3095]

@@sethrussell8319 I meant would the dashboard from an 09-14 fit an 04-08 King Ranch F150. Sorry should have specified

[@sethrussell8319]

@@atomikvision3095 I’m not 100% sure, but the cabs are the same besides a slight back door difference in the 09+, as far as I’m aware that dash should fit, I don’t know if it’ll bolt to the same dash frame though

[@franciscoflores9437]

What about the seats

[@thudtrades1850]

i bet that was a pain in the ass... Good job!

[@cristianmorales9416]

Did driver seat bolt up no modifications

[@sethrussell8319]

No, you’ll need to drill holes in the floor and use 4 bolts with nuts to fasten both the driver and passenger down, and then splice the power seat connection to the factory wires

[@johnwright3710]

I have an 01 Super crew F150 that I want to do this with. I will look for an 07-14 expedition. Any luck with the cluster or updated steering wheel?

[@sethrussell8319]

The gauge cluster from the newer one won’t work unless you have a pats security bypass and then wire up each signal wire to the stock wires, and I haven’t picked up a new steering wheel from a newer truck yet so not sure how difficult it would be

[@johnwright3710]

Did you have to use the expedition steel behind the dash or jdid dash cover fit the 01 steel?

[@sethrussell8319]

@@johnwright3710 I wish I would’ve tried to expeditions just to see how hard it would’ve been to use it and so there isn’t any self tapers involved to hold everything in and custom brackets, but the dash does cover the 97-03 steel frame

[@johnwright3710]

Thanks. Great job

[@sethrussell8319]

@@johnwright3710 thank you, it makes the truck feel so much nicer, lmk how it turns out for you

[@brianclifford9597]

Has the steering column been done as well

[@sethrussell8319]

So I just swapped the steering wheel, haven’t posted the new video on how to do it but that’s coming this week

[@aaronlong6804]

Where’s the video?

[@DeepSouthBayouDiesel]

Where did you go?

[@zackg.s3163]

What year are the seats out of?

[@sethrussell8319]

04-08 f150

[@Hadfield420]

Frankenstein truck

[@91marquis]

So just to make sure did you use your evaporator housing vents or the expedition style

[@sethrussell8319]

The only portion of the dash used from expedition is the main dash piece, the dash frame is still f150 and so is the venting, hvac, heater core and everything behind dash. I ran some plastic tubing from the old vent exits to the expedition to have the ac and heat coke through the vents and not behind the dash. Only one vent lines up if I’m not mistaken.

[@omarsleiman1261]

What a messy project. Now you have two shifters. Lol is one for just for show?

[@sethrussell8319]

I removed the column shifter it just wasn’t in that video

[@ReptarART]

Trying do this to a 1991 f150

[@sethrussell8319]

Would love to see how it looks, 91 is before this generation and i think it would love awesome in the older body

[@emilyvorrasi1744]

You’re a goose

[@Hadfield420]

You could have did a better job mine looks like factory compared to yours 😂😂

[@sethrussell8319]

Let’s see it. I threw mine together, if I can make mine look better I’d be all for it

[@im-that-guy-pal]

Never...ever cut into a structural pillar on a vehicle.

[@sethrussell8319]

No structural pillar was cut