Lariat ER - Console lid doesn’t stay up

[jthiesse13]

Has anyone else had the problem with the console lid not staying up? Is this a defect or is there a simple way to adjust it so it stays open on it’s own? Might sound petty but I’d like to get it fixed.

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[AZT9]

There’s a nickel trick somewhere on the forum. You remove the panel at the back of the console exposing the springs. Then with effort you slide a nickel under the spring and the stopper And BAM. It goes up and stays up. I’ll try to find the thread.

 

[TaxmanHog]

There’s a nickel trick somewhere on the forum. You remove the panel at the back of the console exposing the springs. Then with effort you slide a nickel under the spring and the stopper And BAM. It goes up and stays up. I’ll try to find the thread.

Inflation .... 20 cents [four nickels]

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...sole-door-floppy-no-more-0-20-solution.14492/

 

[Surfnturf]

Mine stays open if I'm parked on a perfectly flat surface or upslope and there isn't a greater than 1 mph breeze inside the cabin. Otherwise it'll slam down. Impossible to open and leave open if driving unless you're constantly accelerating. Not a defect, just a hinge design fail.

 

[Yellow Buddy]

Inflation .... 20 cents [four nickels]

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...sole-door-floppy-no-more-0-20-solution.14492/

Outrageous!

That’s why I go to Forex and do an exchange for Canadian nickles. Cheaper, North American quality. I could get Chinese nickles but the quality just isn’t the same.

 

[jthiesse13]

Outrageous!

That’s why I go to Forex and do an exchange for Canadian nickles. Cheaper, North American quality. I could get Chinese nickles but the quality just isn’t the same.

Where the heck do I find
- Plastic trim removal tool
- Metal plastic retention retainer removal tool

 

[Yellow Buddy]

Where the heck do I find
- Plastic trim removal tool
- Metal plastic retention retainer removal tool

Where we get anything else…Amazon (or harbor freight)

 

[AZT9]

Where we get anything else…Amazon (or harbor freight)

What he said. Very simple fix

 

[Adventureboy]

Outrageous!

That’s why I go to Forex and do an exchange for Canadian nickles. Cheaper, North American quality. I could get Chinese nickles but the quality just isn’t the same.

How about the days when Nickles were actually made of Nickel....

 

[The Weatherman]

How about the days when Nickles were actually made of Nickel....

Someone is showing their age.

 

[Adventureboy]

Someone is showing their age.

Useless fact - Canadian Nickels were made from Nickel up to 1981 ;-) Mostly steel with a little copper and a nickel plating now. I'm old but still kick'n and have some experience to prove it ;-)

Did the Nickel update on the truck this morning. I didn't need the trim removal tool. There was room for fingers at the bottom to gently pry it off - came off with a customary pop once the bottom was released. It was a b$%# getting the plastic retainer tool under the spring but I managed with some effort. Prying toward the spring worked best. I found it easiest to put one nickel under each spring and then slide the second nickel under the first.

Works much better now!

 

[Mache_Enrique]

Great DYI hack...though no one mentions how hard you have to fight with the spring to get a nickel or two under there from the angle you have to work with. But worth it...thanks for links/discussion on this.

 

[jthiesse13]

Great DYI hack...though no one mentions how hard you have to fight with the spring to get a nickel or two under there from the angle you have to work with. But worth it...thanks for links/discussion on this.

Did you need two nickels on each side or just one? I used one but I think I needed two. The spring is a bitch too.

 

[davehu]

Inflation .... 20 cents [four nickels]

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/...sole-door-floppy-no-more-0-20-solution.14492/

I've that post bookmarked but am waiting for a warm day to do it.

 

[LazyLightningATX]

Did you need two nickels on each side or just one? I used one but I think I needed two. The spring is a bitch too.

I def. needed 2 on each, and yes they are a bitch! Mine stays open real nice now!

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