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

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Hey Fellas,

I have a 2014 SLT 5.7 Hemi 1500.

I'm going to be installing AFTERMARKET heated seats (I had them installed when I did leather upholstery). So, my question is:

1. What would I need to do in order to bring power to them? Is there power underneath the seats already that I could use? These are manually-operated seats.

I am also going to be replacing the steering wheel.

1. It's to upgrade to the audio controls (doing the cluster, too).
2. It just so happens it is heated.
3. I have the clockspring for the heated steering wheel.
4. I have the 5.0 touchscreen and do not intend on programming it (if that's even possible); but,
5. I DO intend on replacing my hard switches below the HVAC panel. At present I think I have the traction control shutoff and one other button...the rest are blanks.

Again, not factory for the heated seats, and only a hard switch to activate the heated steering wheel. By the way, COULD I use the hard buttons on the dash for the seats as well? If not, it has the switches that are drilled into the side of the seat.

Any help with parts and process would be greatly appreciated!

Best,

Maitai
Unfortunately your heated steering wheel is controlled by the Heated Seat Module mounted to the bottom of the factory heated seat. The truck will not communicate with the steering wheel without it.

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Forgive my ignorance. Does the 2014 Express already have the wiring for the power seats?
 

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Forgive my ignorance. Does the 2014 Express already have the wiring for the power seats?

I can say that it 100% does not. The addition of a power driver seat doesn't take much wiring at all though. It's once you step up to power passenger, heated, vented, memory etc that it starts to take more advanced setup.
 

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I can say that it 100% does not. The addition of a power driver seat doesn't take much wiring at all though. It's once you step up to power passenger, heated, vented, memory etc that it starts to take more advanced setup.

Ok, thanks. I assumed the wiring there was for air bags and occupant presence. I had been debating on just recovering the seats or upgrading to a complete rebel interior. Would just like some more lumbar.


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Ok, thanks. I assumed the wiring there was for air bags and occupant presence. I had been debating on just recovering the seats or upgrading to a complete rebel interior. Would just like some more lumbar.


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I'd recommend going with the rebel seats or sport/Laramie seats. Imo they are much more comfortable than the standard seats and you can find decent deals on a set for crew cabs. I paid 900 for my set of Laramie seats last fall. M2mods sells a power seat only harness for I believe $40? You can always message him and he can set it up to make the heat/vent features easy to add on later if you're feeling like going with that.
 

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I have a 2020 1500 Express crew cab with black cloth manual bench seats. I have a line on some power, heated and ventilated leather seats and was hoping someone could tell me if my truck is wired for them or if I need to get a harness. My biggest concern is ensuring the drivers side is operation right away, at least the power adjust, as the truck is my daily driver. I can do the heating and ventilation down the road. I have attached some pictures of what wiring is under my seats.

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These are the other pictures.

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I have a 2020 1500 Express crew cab with black cloth manual bench seats. I have a line on some power, heated and ventilated leather seats and was hoping someone could tell me if my truck is wired for them or if I need to get a harness. My biggest concern is ensuring the drivers side is operation right away, at least the power adjust, as the truck is my daily driver. I can do the heating and ventilation down the road. I have attached some pictures of what wiring is under my seats.

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It doesn't look like you have the required wiring, but to get power adjustments you'd only have to run 1 wire so it wouldn't be too bad as a temporary solution
 
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You 100% don't have the wiring for heated/vented seats or power seats. You can purchase a conversion harness at M2mods in the vendor section of the forum. It is plug and play and installs exactly the same as the factory harness. You would also need to purchase the Alfa tool to enable the codes for the heated/vented seats and heated wheel to work. The dealer cannot enable these codes. You can make the power adjust work by running a fused wire from the positive battery post to the solid red wire in both yellow seat connectors if that's all you want to work.

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You 100% don't have the wiring for heated/vented seats or power seats. You can purchase a conversion harness at M2mods in the vendor section of the forum. It is plug and play and installs exactly the same as the factory harness. You would also need to purchase the Alfa tool to enable the codes for the heated/vented seats and heated wheel to work. The dealer cannot enable these codes. You can make the power adjust work by running a fused wire from the positive battery post to the solid red wire in both yellow seat connectors if that's all you want to work.

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How hard is it to run that fused line? I have never done anything like this before and was hoping it would all be plug and play. But your never too old to learn a new trick or two.
 

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This is a great thread but I am not seeing the fifth gen Ram's (I have a 1500/Big Horn) addressed. I live in MT and tow a 6500 lb travel trailer and found the perfect truck in a 2021 Built to serve with the trailer package and off road package and other items I wanted...but, it doesn't have the heated seats. So, the dealership said.... And I want them as 20 to 40 below have adequately illustrated their value...but I don't want to go down a rat hole or in the wrong direction. I would be more than willing to pay for the MOPAR seats vs after market. Any info on the fifth gens? I have the power driver seat. No heated wheel either.
 

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How hard is it to run that fused line? I have never done anything like this before and was hoping it would all be plug and play. But your never too old to learn a new trick or two.
Not too difficult at all.
-Run you power wire with ring terminal and in-line fuse from the positive battery post back to the firewall. (tuck out of the way/follow OEM wiring harness where possible)
-There are 2 common points of entry into the cab. You can drill a hole into the clutch delete plate. The hole can be sealed with a rubber grommet or silicone. Or you can cut a slit in the rubber grommet of the main OEM wiring harness entering the cab on the driver's side and fish the wire through the boot, sealing with silicone.
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-Once the wire is in the cab, I would T the wire in the driver's footwell. The driver seat wire will go down and follow the channel under the driver door sill plate and come up under the driver's seat. The passenger power wire I would route through the dash (under radio, above lower glove box, and drop down in passenger footwell, follow the channel under the passenger door sill plate and come up under the passenger's seat.
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Adding Heated/Ventelated seats and Heated Wheel to Express/Tradesman





Do you have a diesel? If so it's a different part number. I ordered 68247648AA. I haven't received it yet to confirm that it works. There seems to be a thousand different configuration of that switch.


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Does that have diesel options, trailer brake options / tow options and the heated seat options?
 

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okay need some help i have a 2021 tradesman that i want to add a powers driver seat only what years will fit im confused as to what will fit and what wont , i dont need anythig fancy heat air etc, just manual to power seat conversion thanks for the help.
 

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Hey guys, I just installed a set of Laramie seats into my outdoorsman. I had all the right connectors already so the seats just plugged in. The power adjust and courtesy lights under the rear seats work correctly. I also installed the correct hard switches in the dash. When I push the heat button for the seats the lights come on for a second or two then shut off. Nothing happens when I hit the vent button. Does anyone have a suggestion on where to start troubleshooting?
 

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Hey guys, I just installed a set of Laramie seats into my outdoorsman. I had all the right connectors already so the seats just plugged in. The power adjust and courtesy lights under the rear seats work correctly. I also installed the correct hard switches in the dash. When I push the heat button for the seats the lights come on for a second or two then shut off. Nothing happens when I hit the vent button. Does anyone have a suggestion on where to start troubleshooting?
Unfortunately, just because the connectors are there doesn't mean all the wires are. I'd start there. Also, there are options that need to be turned on in the BCM. Have you done that? AlphaOBD is the easiest way to do so.

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What year did the Laramie seats come out of??

I just bought my 6th Ram truck!! Done almost 1,000,000 miles on the previous 5 without any major repair ever needed. Regular service and battery replacements only! I currently have a loaded 2019 2500 that I use for long trips and specifically towing my 5th wheel.

I have been trying to research adding a power seat to my brand new 2021 1500 Tradesman. It came with every option available on a Tradesman other than the Rambox and LED bed lighting. I have found both a power plus lumber cloth seat from a 2017, as well as a 2018 Laramie Leather seat with power, lumbar heat and cooling. My concern is will the power and lumbar work with me using an older rather than 2021+ seat in my 2021 1500? Also, will it throw a seatbelt or airbag code if I use an older seat? I realize I would have to add switching for the heat and cooling settings if I use the Laramie seat, which may or may not be complex. I really only would like the heat portion. I have been leaning towards buying the cloth seat and having Katzkin upholster them in leather and they will add heating to them as they do a complete install including the switch and seats. My concern is will the airbag and seatbelt work without throwing some sort of dash code.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!! Jerry
 
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Need some help want to add just a power driver side seat to a friends 2016 SLT Hemi no heated seats, or vented, just power what would he need and is it to difficult to do in the garage, do setting need to change in the BCM with the OBD tool any help would be appreciated
 

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Need a little help here I am trying to read these numbers on the i315 connector but I can’t see the number to PIN number 11 & 14
 

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Need a little help here I am trying to read these numbers on the i315 connector but I can’t see the number to PIN number 11 & 14
That the ip2 style connector ... Check your previous email/attachments for the Express seat swap pdf Ben M put together. It's got details on getting the pins into that connector which can be a pain in the x?!
 
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