Does anyone know if the active motion massage seats can be added after purchase or if they will be a retro fit from ford at a latter date

[DarkSkyForever]

When a truck arrives without the active motion seats, I would really appreciate a review with pics.

Edit: I am a victim of the forced removal of active motion seats, with a build week of 8-1 supposedly.

I'm supposed to have mine delivered next week, and I have the massage option removal on my sticker. I'll post here when I get them.

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[jfried]

When a truck arrives without the active motion seats, I would really appreciate a review with pics.

Edit: I am a victim of the forced removal of active motion seats, with a build week of 8-1 supposedly.

Picked up mine today.

They appear the same as normal platinum seats, however obviously no massaging function. They do have power lumbar.

I suspect they are the lariat seats in platinum leather.

 

[Snakebitten]

If they are the Lariat seats they wouldn't have the shoulder wings that can tilt forward a bit. Do you have pictures?

The Platinum and King Ranch seats have that tilt-out wing:

 

[jfried]

If they are the Lariat seats they wouldn't have the shoulder wings that can tilt forward a bit. Do you have pictures?

The Platinum and King Ranch seats have that tilt-out wing:

The "tilt out wings" are what you get with the Max Recline seats -- normally optional on Plat, King Ranch, and Limited.

In "normal" circumstances, from an "under the skin perspective", there are at least 3 seats in the higher trim levels.

1. Lariat, with power lumbar.
2. Platinum, King Ranch, or Limited, with Multicontour.
3. Max Recline -- available option on Plat, King Ranch, or Limited. These have multicontour as well.

With the Multicontour Removal, they obviously use the same leather / covers, but I believe it's probably the Lariat seat underneath.

 

[Snakebitten]

I was unaware that the max recline was anything visible. Thanks for clarification.

 

[Trizzil]

The "tilt out wings" are what you get with the Max Recline seats -- normally optional on Plat, King Ranch, and Limited.

In "normal" circumstances, from an "under the skin perspective", there are at least 3 seats in the higher trim levels.

1. Lariat, with power lumbar.
2. Platinum, King Ranch, or Limited, with Multicontour.
3. Max Recline -- available option on Plat, King Ranch, or Limited. These have multicontour as well.

With the Multicontour Removal, they obviously use the same leather / covers, but I believe it's probably the Lariat seat underneath.

I don’t believe that’s accurate. I test drove a Limited without max recline and it had the shoulder wings.

 

[Snakebitten]

I don’t believe that’s accurate. I test drove a Limited without max recline and it had the shoulder wings.

That's what I would have expected.
I think the "features" available in the KingRanch/Platinum seats are what is facing supply restraints, but I'm not sure it's the shape and look that will be missing.

The confusion is caused by the vocabulary Ford uses like "multicountour". That's such a visual word, yet might be a function context?

It will be very interesting if we see someone post pictures of their Platinum interior and it has a Lariat seat. I guess it's possible, but I sure hope nobody faces that disappointment. No offense to Lariat trim, of course, but that's the point of the higher "trim". It's the trim.

 

[air2mag]

The look of the Platinum seats is the reason I went with the higher trim package. I sure hope they haven’t pulled those out.

 

[jfried]

I don’t believe that’s accurate. I test drove a Limited without max recline and it had the shoulder wings.

Limited, non-max recline.

Limited, max recline.

 

[jfried]

That's what I would have expected.
I think the "features" available in the KingRanch/Platinum seats are what is facing supply restraints, but I'm not sure it's the shape and look that will be missing.

The confusion is caused by the vocabulary Ford uses like "multicountour". That's such a visual word, yet might be a function context?

It will be very interesting if we see someone post pictures of their Platinum interior and it has a Lariat seat. I guess it's possible, but I sure hope nobody faces that disappointment. No offense to Lariat trim, of course, but that's the point of the higher "trim". It's the trim.

There are 2 different Platinum Seats -- with shoulder wings (for the max recline), and without shoulder wings (non-max recline). The only visual difference between a non-max recline plat seat, and a lariat seat, is the cover/leather/striping/emblem. Obviously, in normal circumstances, there is an "under the skin" difference for the multicontour. Whether those seats are slightly different in construction/shape from a lariat, I do not believe anyone knows.

I have taken delivery of my Platinum with multicontour removal, and can confirm that the seat covers remain the same, so it's not like they look out of place.

That being said, the fact that this is a $90k+ truck, and I cannot seem to find a really comfortable seating position, after 500km, is absolute BS. Ford made me an offer of additional Fordpass points to "compensate" for the fact that this isn't a $300 value; which I've accepted, but I'd still really rather give Ford more money to put the seats in that I ordered.

 

[Snakebitten]

That's definitely two different seats!

I guess I stand corrected. As nice looking as the non-max recline seats look, the max recline are a notch up. Subjective opinion, of course.

Here are the KingRanch seats in a 2022.
Those wings actually can help, depending on your ergonomic build

 

[jfried]

Yeah

That's definitely two different seats!

I guess I stand corrected. As nice looking as the non-max recline seats look, the max recline are a notch up. Subjective opinion, of course.

Here are the KingRanch seats in a 2022.
Those wings actually can help, depending on your ergonomic build

Yeah, the max recline seats certainly look nicer..although I recall reading on the forum that somebody who had done a butt test said they were less comfortable.

At the end of the day though, it's somewhat of a moot point.... it seems that nobody is getting either max recline or multicontour.

I'm in somewhat of an impossible situation as well... I waited 5 months for this truck, love almost everything about it, but my back hurts when I'm driving.

I can't fault my dealership as they did me right with respect to the deal I was given, but am tied into a 6 month /15k non sale agreement, so even if I could find a truck to trade it for, I'd have a problem there.

@Ford Motor Company, is there anything we can do to swap these seats for multicontour? Or retrofit? Happy to give up the points you're giving me, and put some cash on top.

 

[Trizzil]

Limited, non-max recline.

Limited, max recline.

I see you’re referencing KMs. If you’re located in Canada, that may be standard there. Here in the States you don’t need max recline for the wings.

 

[jfried]

I see you’re referencing KMs. If you’re located in Canada, that may be standard there. Here in the States you don’t need max recline for the wings.

What option do ýou think differentiates between 'wings' and not?

 

[Trizzil]

What option do ýou think differentiates between 'wings' and not?

The Missing wings is caused my the multi contour seat removal.

If the truck has multi contour seats, it will have the wings. Here’s an example of a Limited with the multi contour seat credit from Ford.

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