Folding Headrests

[MI Bronco]

Our 2022 Cyber Orange BS Badlands, ordered with the Premium Package, arrived without folding rear headrests. This makes it a real pain to fold the rear seat backrest down without either removing the headrest or moving the front seats up far enough to allow clearance. Other 2022 Bronco Sport photos suggest no rear folding headrests as well, however, the Ford website does show folding headrests. Just curious if Ford changed specifications for the 2022 model because the 2021 models, except for the Base, came with folding headrests. Anyone know?

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[kvenerable]

Our 2022 Cyber Orange BS Badlands, ordered with the Premium Package, arrived without folding rear headrests. This makes it a real pain to fold the rear seat backrest down without either removing the headrest or moving the front seats up far enough to allow clearance. Other 2022 Bronco Sport photos suggest no rear folding headrests as well, however, the Ford website does show folding headrests. Just curious if Ford changed specifications for the 2022 model because the 2021 models, except for the Base, came with folding headrests. Anyone know?

Noticed the same on the 22 BL I picked up this week. The OB I traded in had the folding ones, which are way better.

 

[thegadgetfish]

My ‘22 obx doesn’t have them either.

 

[bobdod]

That’s disappointing.

Those hinges must be made of chips too.

Add this to the list: engine covers, temperature in the knobs, trunk buttons, what else??

All '22 models have the "Dilution Package" included

 

[Andrezzi]

Noticed the same on the 22 BL I picked up this week. The OB I traded in had the folding ones, which are way better.

Check the headrest, my 2020 ranger actually had the folding headrest without the button all you had to do was remove the cover and you could see the space for it. I just put a piece of wooden dowel in the hole the correct size worked perfectly. you could activate them buy pushing on the dowel where it was against the upholstery. Just have to get the dowel length right. Think there was a right up on it on the ranger site. Think you can tell by looking at the rods coming from the headrest if the parts are there. Good luck the Rangers had them maybe the Sport does to.

 

[Orin]

Is that an option or did they remove it all together?

 

[Andrezzi]

Is that an option or did they remove it all together?

Don.t remember believe it was on some trims or previous year but whatever they where the same headrest for folding option but didn.t have the release button on the side it was an easy modification just removed upholstery put something to activate the catch. Piece of wooden dowel was easy for me and worked perfectly. replace cover and you have folding headrest.

 

[Glamdring70]

Wow, that's a dumb option to remove. I don't see anything in the '22 trim compare or in the photos that suggests it has that feature. Ford is taking too much away from the "top" trims. Harder and harder to recommend '22 BS to people!

 

[Escape2Bronco]

The ones in my 05 Escape were removed day two. Never missed them. They were just in the way and no one ever is in the back seats anyways. If they don’t flip down on the BS, their as good as gone.

 

[Orin]

The ones in my 05 Escape were removed day two. Never missed them. They were just in the way and no one ever is in the back seats anyways. If they don’t flip down on the BS, their as good as gone.

I thought the headrest needed to be flipped down in order to not hit into the front seats when the seat backs are positioned down for more cargo space. I never tried it with the headrests up. It's too cold outside for me to go out and test it lol.

 

[CaptainCrud]

Is that an option or did they remove it all together?

Did not see this as an option anywhere when i ordered my 22 badlands or I would have added it for sure.

 

[kvenerable]

Check the headrest, my 2020 ranger actually had the folding headrest without the button all you had to do was remove the cover and you could see the space for it. I just put a piece of wooden dowel in the hole the correct size worked perfectly. you could activate them buy pushing on the dowel where it was against the upholstery. Just have to get the dowel length right. Think there was a right up on it on the ranger site. Think you can tell by looking at the rods coming from the headrest if the parts are there. Good luck the Rangers had them maybe the Sport does to.

Thanks Andrezzi, useful thought. I took a quick look and doesn’t appear to be the case for my new BL. I’ll look a little closer tomorrow, but if they don’t fold down I’m chucking them in the shed with all my other useless junk.

 

[tburner]

I thought the headrest needed to be flipped down in order to not hit into the front seats when the seat backs are positioned down for more cargo space. I never tried it with the headrests up. It's too cold outside for me to go out and test it lol.

I'm short so my front seats are farther forward than average and I can't fold the back seats down without folding the headrests down first. Not having folding headrests would be hella annoying.

 

[Osco]

I often fold down my back seat seat backs. Never noticed a problem. Maybe move your front seats up an inch or two.
Lay the backs down and move your seats back ?
I think I did that once.

 

[MI Bronco]

Check the headrest, my 2020 ranger actually had the folding headrest without the button all you had to do was remove the cover and you could see the space for it. I just put a piece of wooden dowel in the hole the correct size worked perfectly. you could activate them buy pushing on the dowel where it was against the upholstery. Just have to get the dowel length right. Think there was a right up on it on the ranger site. Think you can tell by looking at the rods coming from the headrest if the parts are there. Good luck the Rangers had them maybe the Sport does to.

Thanks for your response. I checked my 2022 and the headrest posts are fixed, so the pad can't rotate. Guess I'll have to go to plan "B."

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