Thank you Chris. The cuts were very descriptive. They do not cause any structure damage whatsoever. Not to mention, the plastics cover all of them. bigvince and david are jealous because you just helped Ford Explorer owners how to save a lot of money. I drilled small holes by the cuts and zip tied them together to avoid any noise caused by vibration. Thank you again. if you are in the mountains of Colorado, beers and bourbon are on me!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I saved $650.00 by doing this myself watching your video. No way did I want to pay the Auto Repair Shop that much money in labor for such an inexpensive part. I'm also a 49 yr.old woman who did this all on my own with your video. Thanks again..... :)
This video was extremely helpful. I did the repair exactly as you have shown and it took two hours. Saved a lot of money. Chris, you saved Christmas!!! Thank you.
Used your advice and it worked great. You can't even see the cuts in the frame. Saved over $900 with your tutorial! Thanks a million! The only advice I would be super careful with is the speedometer. When you disconnect the cable pernudal indicator 5:25...make sure you are super careful. Other than that, I was easy to accomplish with these videos!
Good video.........Took me about 45 minutes, pausing and playing through the process.....And about 20 minutes to put everything back together. And....the dash panels got a good cleaning in the process. Thanks so much. New part works perfect. J. Vanover
The HeaterTreater replacement door is form/fit correct and can be installed with either the easy cut/patch method or complete removal of the plenum box. Either way, you are much better off with stronger components that won't break again. Actually if you are taking the time or expense of tearing down the truck, you should strongly consider our steel doors so that you don't have to do it again in a year. The choice is yours and you can rely on expert engineering or goofball comments.
We have the ability to delete unfavorable responses, but have chosen to leave this one up as an example. We receive comments like this frequently and it's always a mechanic protecting his territory. Replacing blend doors is not hard work and the shop can rack up huge hours and fees for simple work. Yes, our fix is a "hack" and you can always take the advice of the "professionals" and pay big bucks to "do it right"...it's your choice. The fixes work and can be done at far less expense.
@texster68 Lots of comments positive and negative. Feel free to ask direct question on our web site. There are lots of second hand quotes from Ford dealers. The engineering team at HeaterTreater has a much better grasp of the problems and solutions than the dealer and can resolve all the issues with the HVAC system at much lower cost....Guaranteed! Note that the "girly hands" comments apply to the earlier Explorer and we have a better solution for that vehicle.
@tcash158 Check with us on our web site for more information. This is a problem with the mode door that controls the switch between floor/dash/defrost and we can provide additional information.
TH-cam does not allow direct links to web sights. You'll have to use a little creativity to search our company name, HeaterTreater, to get to our sight. (spelling errors intentional).
Cutting into the plenum box sounds ridiculous if you are prepared to pay exorbitant mechanics rates to do it "right". The cuts are completely out of sight and only the owner will know what was done. There will always be a lot of different opinions, the choice is yours. We've done thousands of these and the repair is effective and permanent. Even if you decide to completely remove the dash, you're better off installing our metal doors the "hard way".
your video was helpful in what not to do. There is no reason to take out the cluster or cut the dash.You made more work for youself indoing so. This job takes about 2 -3 hours the most to do if you never did it before. Its not that complexed the way you made it out to be. Yes you are a Butcher
Thank you Chris. The cuts were very descriptive. They do not cause any structure damage whatsoever. Not to mention, the plastics cover all of them. bigvince and david are jealous because you just helped Ford Explorer owners how to save a lot of money. I drilled small holes by the cuts and zip tied them together to avoid any noise caused by vibration. Thank you again. if you are in the mountains of Colorado, beers and bourbon are on me!
you saved my husband $700. Thank you for paying my bills!
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.
I saved $650.00 by doing this myself watching your video. No way did I want to pay the Auto Repair Shop that much money in labor for such an inexpensive part.
I'm also a 49 yr.old woman who did this all on my own with your video.
Thanks again..... :)
This video was extremely helpful. I did the repair exactly as you have shown and it took two hours. Saved a lot of money. Chris, you saved Christmas!!! Thank you.
Used your advice and it worked great. You can't even see the cuts in the frame. Saved over $900 with your tutorial! Thanks a million! The only advice I would be super careful with is the speedometer. When you disconnect the cable pernudal indicator 5:25...make sure you are super careful. Other than that, I was easy to accomplish with these videos!
i followed this video step by step and replace the blend door with no problems..thanks it saved me $600
Good video.........Took me about 45 minutes, pausing and playing through the process.....And about 20 minutes to put everything back together. And....the dash panels got a good cleaning in the process. Thanks so much. New part works perfect. J. Vanover
This product and instruction video saved me over $1000.
Thank you for the quick removal guide. I did not cut the panel I was able to fit my hand in behind and work the actuator out pretty easy.
i followed this video step by step and replace the blend door with no problems..thanks
Great informational video I did this today & it took me about 3 hrs. But that was taking smoke & drink breaks hey its the weekend!
The HeaterTreater replacement door is form/fit correct and can be installed with either the easy cut/patch method or complete removal of the plenum box. Either way, you are much better off with stronger components that won't break again. Actually if you are taking the time or expense of tearing down the truck, you should strongly consider our steel doors so that you don't have to do it again in a year.
The choice is yours and you can rely on expert engineering or goofball comments.
We have the ability to delete unfavorable responses, but have chosen to leave this one up as an example. We receive comments like this frequently and it's always a mechanic protecting his territory. Replacing blend doors is not hard work and the shop can rack up huge hours and fees for simple work. Yes, our fix is a "hack" and you can always take the advice of the "professionals" and pay big bucks to "do it right"...it's your choice. The fixes work and can be done at far less expense.
@texster68
Lots of comments positive and negative. Feel free to ask direct question on our web site. There are lots of second hand quotes from Ford dealers. The engineering team at HeaterTreater has a much better grasp of the problems and solutions than the dealer and can resolve all the issues with the HVAC system at much lower cost....Guaranteed! Note that the "girly hands" comments apply to the earlier Explorer and we have a better solution for that vehicle.
@tcash158
Check with us on our web site for more information. This is a problem with the mode door that controls the switch between floor/dash/defrost and we can provide additional information.
I'm in KC, and just got quoted $1,442 for the Air box assembly. Can someone help me find a cheaper person to fix this? Do I need a Ford part #?
TH-cam does not allow direct links to web sights. You'll have to use a little creativity to search our company name, HeaterTreater, to get to our sight. (spelling errors intentional).
I don't know why Ford is more difficult than other to replace a heater core or evaporator? Do They design or They make it litter by litter?
Cutting into the plenum box sounds ridiculous if you are prepared to pay exorbitant mechanics rates to do it "right". The cuts are completely out of sight and only the owner will know what was done. There will always be a lot of different opinions, the choice is yours. We've done thousands of these and the repair is effective and permanent. Even if you decide to completely remove the dash, you're better off installing our metal doors the "hard way".
My bad its at the time 5:20 !!!
your video was helpful in what not to do. There is no reason to take out the cluster or cut the dash.You made more work for youself indoing so. This job takes about 2 -3 hours the most to do if you never did it before. Its not that complexed the way you made it out to be. Yes you are a Butcher
wow almost 4500 views, Hey ford why not warrenty the defecttttt
you are showing people how to butcher there car , I wouldnt let you change a light bulb in my table lamp