Can we start a campaign to get Ford to make a vertical to horizontal conversion kit?

[organiclatte]

Here, take a look and open your mind to the possibility that something not meant for something else can be transformed.

https://www.theautopian.com/how-som...berpunk-cluster-for-their-1980s-nissan-300zx/

Nice I'm actually going to do this to my 2009 solstice

 

[SeanColin]

One thing I've never understood is if it's such a big deal, why did the people who complain endlessly about this buy the car? It's not something simple you can overlook or workaround, it's an integral part of the car. Of all the ST Explorers on the road, probably only a very small subset of their owners are even aware of or are members of this forum. Of the members of this forum, only a small amount that I've seen complain about this. No way is Ford EVER going to develop a retrofit kit.

 

[st8]

I am guessing many people thought they would adjust to it but maybe not after all. Having said that, I fail to see any real benefit of the smaller screen. You lose the view of temp settings, you lose the ability to hop out of carplay/AA very quickly, you lose the ability to keep maps opened full screen yet still see media playing, arguably more dated design. All for what? Less than an inch of extra screen space for AA/carplay?

Ford doesn't need to work on a conversion kit, they need to work on hiring competent engineers who can design a proper UI. But we know that's not going to happen.

We know what their solution is. Get yourself into a brand new 2025 Explorer.

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

I am guessing many people thought they would adjust to it but maybe not after all. Having said that, I fail to see any real benefit of the smaller screen. You lose the view of temp settings, you lose the ability to hop out of carplay/AA very quickly, you lose the ability to keep maps opened full screen yet still see media playing, arguably more dated design. All for what? Less than an inch of extra screen space for AA/carplay?

Ford doesn't need to work on a conversion kit, they need to work on hiring competent engineers who can design a proper UI. But we know that's not going to happen.

We know what their solution is. Get yourself into a brand new 2025 Explorer.

1) I have the horizontal screen. I don’t hate it, but I sure am embarrassed when my German-car-owning friends get in
2) Ford needs to just STOP doing any UI work and contract with Google to do all design. I don’t know if they did that with 2025 but one would hope. Every single interface is just amateur

 

[Cdubya]

1) I have the horizontal screen. I don’t hate it, but I sure am embarrassed when my German-car-owning friends get in
2) Ford needs to just STOP doing any UI work and contract with Google to do all design. I don’t know if they did that with 2025 but one would hope. Every single interface is just amateur

Thankfully for the 2025 Explorers, Google will be doing the infotainment. Playtime is over.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

1) I have the horizontal screen. I don’t hate it, but I sure am embarrassed when my German-car-owning friends get in
2) Ford needs to just STOP doing any UI work and contract with Google to do all design. I don’t know if they did that with 2025 but one would hope. Every single interface is just amateur

They are now partnering with Google.

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

I don’t know much about what Google auto is all about. Like, is everything in the infotainment Google designed? Climate controls, vehicle settings interfaces, etc? I’m sure I could YouTube this

 

[2020FordRaptor]

I don’t know much about what Google auto is all about. Like, is everything in the infotainment Google designed? Climate controls, vehicle settings interfaces, etc? I’m sure I could YouTube this

I believe it is just the software for navigation, CarPlay, and audio. Ford designed the rest of vehicle interface stuff and probably tailored the software themselves.

As far as how you use it it will probably no different then Sync3 as far as learning curve. It will probably faster and better setup.

 

[Commfleetguy]

Now that Ford has taken the feedback to not be so stupid, and have the large SYNC screen be horizontal in 2025 models, it would be nice for all us customers who made them so much money, to be allowed to pay them more money for a horizontal conversion kit.
The design decision is bad for safety alone, not even accounting for the fact that usability went down in general. I appreciate that someone was trying to cut corners and look like a corporate superstar by making only one width of dash, but this implementation hopefully went the opposite for their career.
(My previous-gen with 8" is more useful, how did we go backwards not forwards in 5 years?)

I would love to see enough consumer pressure for Ford to correct this for us.
I really don't want to have to fab a dash and hack this sh**, but I will dunk on them if necessary.

 

[Commfleetguy]

So... there are literally hundreds of other SUVs in the market place. If you hate this interface SO MUCH.... why did you buy it. Buy something else. I did... now I also have the 2025 in my driveway.