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so, if my ram doesn't have power seats, but I get a chair from a ram that did, could the swap be made??


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I would also like to know the answer to this. Had never thought about it, but now that you mention it....
 

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Check and see if there is a plug under your seat...if so I think you can. Not 100% tho
 

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Seat, switch and power all you need. Well that and bolt the seat down =)~ which come to think of it may be your biggest problem, if I rember right they use different rails so may have diff mounting spots? Maybe, cant see factory changing too much that would cost them too much money LOL
 

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I would think the mounting positions would be the same. then just would need to have power there.
 
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sweeeeet will have to search for some :D


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it wont just plug in, and depending on the year the wiring is different. even for the seat belts, my truck is a 99 and i put 2001 power leather seats in and my seat belt light is always on now, i just fixed it by removing led in the dash...good luck. not a fan of power seats i ended up just transferring the cushions on to my manual bases..
 
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hmm thanks for the info man


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Put 05 laramie power leather in my 03. although I did not have the same plug in my floor to match the new seat set-up, all the wires required for the job where contained in my 03 harness. Some trouble shooting later I matched up the wires and had everything working but I had to plan the wiring colours/etc onto a homemade sheet and now probably could never interpret what I drew, ha, ha, but yes it can be done. Have not yet hooked up the heated seats but have the switches from an 07 positioned in the dash and have extra wires in my harness for the application. Will take some planning and testing but in the end will be sooo nice. Good luck.
 

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It is definitely a doable project. I have done it in a couple Chevy's, and one nice thing about them is even the ones with stock bench seats, the floors already have the dimples for where to drill to install buckets. And half the time they already have nuts welded in place for the threads. Idk about dodges, but i do know that it is 100% possible, and if you have the full seat, should bolt in, even if you have to drill a couple new holes, they should be easy to find where to drill em. as for the wiring, grab a wire diagram online and start playing with the plug. If you a decent electrician (ie, you know how to do it, but don't do it on a regular basis,) you should be able to figure out how to wire everything up pretty easily. I am by no means an electrician, but i am confident that with enough time i can wire up anything perfectly! i'd say do the swap, but make sure everything works first, as these motors for the seats are known to go out. Mine needs to be rebuilt. thats for sure. lol
 
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