Feasibility of installing work surface? (2025 Flash)

[mrwilly]

Very late to the party with these trucks (25 Flash) and I wasn't lucky enough to snag one with the office package. It has the goofy folding shifter, so what would it take to swap the console lid? From what I can tell it is the entire lid itself and then the hinge, but the console and the rear cupholder stuff is the same?

Has anyone done this recently or know exactly what parts I'd need to order to be right for the truck? Haven't had a junkyard lid score yet and looking at eBay a whole console is more of a hassle than I want to deal with. Everyone says it's not really worth the money if you're stuck buying parts but I want to hide from the world and eat fast food and that's worth a lot to this fat boy.

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[RLXXI]

In for the same info.

 

[bmwhitetx]

Couple of points. Our trucks are the same as ICE F-150s in this area. More trucks and more modders. Some of them have done it. Search https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/.

Next if you scroll down on this page you will see a section called Similar Threads. There are several posts where folks have done it. Many are from when we were a subgroup of the ICE forum in 2021-2022 before we were split off.

Here is just one example from below.
https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...-swap-retrofit-on-a-2021-f-150-platinum.4699/

 

[mrwilly]

A lot of good info in the related threads and a YouTube showing the swap. Anyone know if we can get these parts from Ford? I don't know what I'd do with the other 3/4 of an eBay console.

 

[RickLightning]

A lot of good info in the related threads and a YouTube showing the swap. Anyone know if we can get these parts from Ford? I don't know what I'd do with the other 3/4 of an eBay console.

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[ClevelandBeemer]

Has anyone done this recently or know exactly what parts I'd need to order to be right for the truck?

Hi there! I did this very retrofit on my 25’ Flash a few weeks ago. You just need to find the work surface on eBay or wherever, then do the swap. Nothing special is needed and the swap takes less than 20 minutes.

This video has everything you need and is what I used as a guide:

 

[ka-chow]

LOVE my work surface so much! Don't know why they started leaving them off. It's such a wonderful part of the truck.

 

[LTG ZAP]

LOVE my work surface so much! Don't know why they started leaving them off. It's such a wonderful part of the truck.

Save money?

Very late to the party with these trucks (25 Flash) and I wasn't lucky enough to snag one with the office package. It has the goofy folding shifter, so what would it take to swap the console lid? From what I can tell it is the entire lid itself and then the hinge, but the console and the rear cupholder stuff is the same?

Has anyone done this recently or know exactly what parts I'd need to order to be right for the truck? Haven't had a junkyard lid score yet and looking at eBay a whole console is more of a hassle than I want to deal with. Everyone says it's not really worth the money if you're stuck buying parts but I want to hide from the world and eat fast food and that's worth a lot to this fat boy.

Very late to the party with these trucks (25 Flash) and I wasn't lucky enough to snag one with the office package. It has the goofy folding shifter, so what would it take to swap the console lid? From what I can tell it is the entire lid itself and then the hinge, but the console and the rear cupholder stuff is the same?

Has anyone done this recently or know exactly what parts I'd need to order to be right for the truck? Haven't had a junkyard lid score yet and looking at eBay a whole console is more of a hassle than I want to deal with. Everyone says it's not really worth the money if you're stuck buying parts but I want to hide from the world and eat fast food and that's worth a lot to this fat boy.

I was wondering the same thing & after I folded the shifter down, I grabbed a piece of brushed aluminum 1/8” sheet. Tapped up the backside to prevent scratches & was surprised how simple a solution this is. I plan on picking a larger piece to cover the entire area.

 

[DavidS]

Rather than swapping out shifters for the folding version, I would consider doing the rotary knob conversion instead. If you’re actually planning on using the work surface a lot, it will save you the hassle of eventually getting a powertrain fault notice and having to replace the shifter again.

 

[GoodSam]

I wonder about going for the center seat like I saw on my friends 2026 F-250 XLT (7.3L!). "XLT comes standard with a cloth 40/20/40 split bench seat, which allows you to use the center section as a foldable armrest or seat a third passenger. The truck features a column shifter mounted on the steering column, leaving more space for the center console and storage. The column shifter also provides manual gear selection for the 10-speed automatic transmission "

 

[RLXXI]

I wonder about going for the center seat like I saw on my friends 2026 F-250 XLT (7.3L!). "XLT comes standard with a cloth 40/20/40 split bench seat, which allows you to use the center section as a foldable armrest or seat a third passenger. The truck features a column shifter mounted on the steering column, leaving more space for the center console and storage. The column shifter also provides manual gear selection for the 10-speed automatic transmission "

No seat belt for a center seat though.

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