How To Add Heated/Ventelated seats and Heated Wheel to Express/Tradesman

Ricks Ram · Nov 27, 2018

Wolfpup said:
Another question: the seats came with the yellow connector from the truck side as well. Would it be easier to just splice those onto my existing truck seat harnesses and then lay some wire out for the extra “tails” left over to where they all have to go?

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No it is definitely better to just scrap those pigtails and have deer guy from M2mods make you the conversion harness. It will give you an extremely clean install and it will look factory. You can also have him make you the correct harness to enable the inverter that's underneath the passenger seat and you can actually have that work as well. You can de pin the power wire that is going into the yellow plug and insert it into your existing plug for now to run power to but that's all I would use out of those harnesses.

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chrisbh17 · Nov 27, 2018

Any idea what the correct pins are for the wires into and out of the heated seat module? Im anticipating adding power to the rear heater pads and wanted to use the factory output of the heated seat module (if possible).

I have access to the service manual but cant figure out how to tell what molex pins are the correct ones.

Thanks.

Ricks Ram · Nov 27, 2018

chrisbh17 said:
Any idea what the correct pins are for the wires into and out of the heated seat module? Im anticipating adding power to the rear heater pads and wanted to use the factory output of the heated seat module (if possible).

I have access to the service manual but cant figure out how to tell what molex pins are the correct ones.

Thanks.

No I'm not sure what size/type pins actually go into the heated seat module. I had all of the schematics when 00/RT and I figured out all of the wiring to make the heated/vented seats work but never was able to get the actual info on the part numbers for any of the actual pins for the modules.

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Ramit2016 · Nov 28, 2018

If anyone is looking a heated wheel for the swap there are 3 on ebay right now from same guy.

chrisbh17 · Nov 28, 2018

How about a mod on top of a mod?

Change the thread color of a steering wheel, to match custom Katzkin covers. Anyone ever tried it?

Ramit2016 · Nov 28, 2018

I wouldn't have the patience for that one lol

chrisbh17 · Nov 28, 2018

I think it would look really cool but I dont know what the stock leather wrap looks like once removed. I have a two tone set of Katzkins (lapis gray and cardinal red), could use the same color stitching on the steering wheel, or at least just the red to match the seat stitching.

Oh and to make it more complicated, I have the heated steering wheel.

YouTube vid from a 3rd party wheel cover maker:

Ramit2016 · Nov 28, 2018

3 min in and he's maybe 1/2" lol. And it's time lapse. More power to ya if you got the patience for that one. Would definitely be a custom touch no one else has.

Ramit2016 · Nov 28, 2018

I think I would just look for a rebel wheel if you just want the red

Ramit2016 · Nov 28, 2018

$450 and keeps you sanity lol

chrisbh17 · Nov 28, 2018

Yeah I saw the Rebel one, too expensive for my blood.

I was able to get an excellent condition heated black leather wheel for 140 shipped. Will probably just leave it at that but while its sitting in my basement taking up space would be the perfect time to mod it

Wolfpup · Nov 28, 2018

Ricks Ram said:
No it is definitely better to just scrap those pigtails and have deer guy from M2mods make you the conversion harness. It will give you an extremely clean install and it will look factory. You can also have him make you the correct harness to enable the inverter that's underneath the passenger seat and you can actually have that work as well. You can de pin the power wire that is going into the yellow plug and insert it into your existing plug for now to run power to but that's all I would use out of those harnesses.

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the ground in the trucks existing yellow connector under the driver's side is good enough, or do I need to run another one? not sure if the passenger side on the truck has a ground wire in the plug or not either.

thanks for the help with this!

Ricks Ram · Nov 29, 2018

Wolfpup said:
the ground in the trucks existing yellow connector under the driver's side is good enough, or do I need to run another one? not sure if the passenger side on the truck has a ground wire in the plug or not either.

thanks for the help with this!

As long as its grounding the correct wire it should be fine.

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Wolfpup · Nov 29, 2018

Ricks Ram said:
As long as its grounding the correct wire it should be fine.

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I found enough time today and finished putting the 2 seats in. They seem to work as far as the power functions go. I need to get a harness and some switches to enable the heated function, which I can definitely see using.

Ricks Ram · Nov 29, 2018

Wolfpup said:
I found enough time today and finished putting the 2 seats in. They seem to work as far as the power functions go. I need to get a harness and some switches to enable the heated function, which I can definitely see using.

Yip just get ahold of Deer Guy from M2mods and he will hook you up with a harness that you can't tell isn't factory. You will also need to purchase the alpha program and an OBD Link MX to enable the codes. He can also include the wiring for the inverter if you chose.

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Wolfpup · Nov 29, 2018

Ricks Ram said:
Yip just get ahold of Deer Guy from M2mods and he will hook you up with a harness that you can't tell isn't factory. You will also need to purchase the alpha program and an OBD Link MX to enable the codes. He can also include the wiring for the inverter if you chose.

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Have the alfaobd and the OBD link Bluetooth mx. Enabled atc single zone and made my bcm think it’s a limited. Good program, that alfaobd.

Ricks Ram · Nov 29, 2018

Wolfpup said:
Have the alfaobd and the OBD link Bluetooth mx. Enabled atc single zone and made my bcm think it’s a limited. Good program, that alfaobd.

Oh good then your half way there.

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bruce219 · Nov 29, 2018

chrisbh17 said:
How about a mod on top of a mod?

Change the thread color of a steering wheel, to match custom Katzkin covers. Anyone ever tried it?

I just changed the thread color on my laramie seats to red,wheel probably take you about 5 min.I bought fabric pens on amazon.Brand I got was fabricmate.Don't have to be careful,do 10"
wipe with cloth and continue.I also did my door panels.

Ramit2016 · Nov 30, 2018

bruce219 said:
I just changed the thread color on my laramie seats to red,wheel probably take you about 5 min.I bought fabric pens on amazon.Brand I got was fabricmate.Don't have to be careful,do 10"
wipe with cloth and continue.I also did my door panels.

Got some pics? Id like to see what that color combo looks like.

chrisbh17 · Nov 30, 2018

bruce219 said:
I just changed the thread color on my laramie seats to red,wheel probably take you about 5 min.I bought fabric pens on amazon.Brand I got was fabricmate.Don't have to be careful,do 10"
wipe with cloth and continue.I also did my door panels.

The thread was white to start?

The thread on my steering wheel(s) is black, cant really change it to red very easily.

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