Headrest is too far forward

[NC_Pinz]

You guys need to get a little older and more hunchback...no worries then.

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[Kos]

Let’s work the problem from the other direction…

Go to a chiropractor and have them adjust your neck to the headrest

 

[cowman]

Lean your seat to the rear a notch or two... that helps....

 

[ArrickSports]

This is often a huge pet peeve of mine with vehicles but I’ve test driven 3 times and don’t remember it feeling uncomfortable in the Bronco. Hoping that’s still the case when I get mine. I was always told it’s because it’s a head restraint - not a headrest. If it’s not comfortable, it’s a poor design.

You are correct, it is a head restraint and not a head rest. It is set at some angle (I don't remember what it is anymore) so that in a rear impact collision, the chances of whiplash are minimized. In all honesty, that is why they are uncomfortable most of the time.

 

[Happy]

It seems that the part I would like to bend may be up inside the headrest.
Have any of you taken the headrest, excuse me, head restraint upholstery off and put it back on?

I can take apart a bowling ball but putting stuff back together is another story.
If it can be taken apart and bent even 3/4 inch back it would be worth it.

 

[Itchysquatch]

Man this sucks… im
Always in rental cars, and if they have the head restraint that is fixed in a forward position it drives me nuts after 5 mins. I usually end up throwing them in the back in a fit of rage. I hope to god that doesn’t happen in the Bronco. Will be a large market for the leather adjustable ones. Wonder if they’re standard for diameter and spacing… could change for a wrecked explorer or Lincoln.?

 

[Moto26]

Man this sucks… im
Always in rental cars, and if they have the head restraint that is fixed in a forward position it drives me nuts after 5 mins. I usually end up throwing them in the back in a fit of rage. I hope to god that doesn’t happen in the Bronco. Will be a large market for the leather adjustable ones. Wonder if they’re standard for diameter and spacing… could change for a wrecked explorer or Lincoln.?

Okay, I did some experimenting!

Like the OP, we have a BD with MGV seats, and we were shocked to find the head rests “restraints” were not adjustable. After reading this thread, I thought I’d try something…

I have a 2017 F150 XL with the STX package. The seats are unique to that package, so I don’t know if the head rests are different than other F150 XL’s, but my head rests are adjustable, and they fit the Bronco! They are definitely (aka “defiantly” on B6G) more upright than the Bronco head rests in the rear position, but if you want them further forward, they can do that, too.

I don’t know how much my head rests would cost from Ford, but I would bet they’re cheaper than Bronco leather! It’s possible you could find some cheap vinyl ones from a regular F150 XL, but I can’t guarantee they’re adjustable or upright. But for sure, there are other Ford headrests out there that can work. Maybe start exploring the salvage yards!

 

[Itchysquatch]

Okay, I did some experimenting!

Like the OP, we have a BD with MGV seats, and we were shocked to find the head rests “restraints” were not adjustable. After reading this thread, I thought I’d try something…

I have a 2017 F150 XL with the STX package. The seats are unique to that package, so I don’t know if the head rests are different than other F150 XL’s, but my head rests are adjustable, and they fit the Bronco! They are definitely (aka “defiantly” on B6G) more upright than the Bronco head rests in the rear position, but if you want them further forward, they can do that, too.

I don’t know how much my head rests would cost from Ford, but I would bet they’re cheaper than Bronco leather! It’s possible you could find some cheap vinyl ones from a regular F150 XL, but I can’t guarantee they’re adjustable or upright. But for sure, there are other Ford headrests out there that can work. Maybe start exploring the salvage yards!

Nicely done, let the salvage yard hunting begin!

 

[MayhemMike]

Maybe the shape of one’s head is the true culprit. Never thought twice about the head rests in my rig.

 

[Aman]

I also discovered that the sun visors are telescopic which really helps when sun is at your side!!

Maybe they help in a 4-door, but in a 2-door they still leave ~25% of the window uncovered which results in me being blinded by the sun for most of my commute.

 

[Moto26]

Maybe the shape of one’s head is the true culprit. Never thought twice about the head rests in my rig.

They don’t bother me too much in the Bronco, but my wife gets really annoyed with them. She generally wears her hair in a ponytail, so she always feels the headrest. She ends up reclining the seat back to compensate, so whenever I climb in to drive, I feel like I’m sitting in a chaise lounge! She couldn’t believe how much more comfortable she was with the F150 head rest.

 

[Chippewa-Pin]

Has anyone talked to their dealer at delivery to see if there's anything they can do?

 

[Moto26]

Has anyone talked to their dealer at delivery to see if there's anything they can do?

About the head rests? What could they do?

 

[JKommuter]

As others have mentioned I flipped mine around the first week. Cheap and easy fix. I had since forgotten that it was a problem. I did have a service guy fix them for me once, and I had to flip them backwards again.

 

[Moto26]

I have a love/hate relationship with head rests. Most of them really do lean too far forward for comfort, so we have often flipped ours around. Which kind of defeats the purpose. But I do like having them, and it’s actually one of the reasons I’m driving a Ford truck…

When we were shopping 1/2-ton extended-cab trucks in 2017, we were down to the Ford and the Chevy. When we had our kids (8 years old at the time) climb into the back seat of the Silverado, we noticed that the rear headrests were little tiny things that did not raise up from the seat. They were fixed in one position. Our daughter, who is a little bit taller than her twin brother, leaned back, and she could feel the glass with her head! That was an instant dealbreaker. It turns out, nobody makes aftermarket head rests, presumably because they are a federally mandated safety item or something.

So GM lost at least one sale (and probably many others) because of something as seemingly simple as a rear seat head rest. Interestingly enough, when the current generation of GM trucks debuted, what do you know, they have tall, adjustable headrests in the rear seats!

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