4th gen Center Console with 3rd gen Seats

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Fishstickz

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I apologize for the lack of pictures, I took some of the install long ago but it seems theyve disappeared

Before anyone attempts this, I have to warn everyone that I did this on a standard cab, ST with zero power options. This may vary significantly based on cabin size, trim level, model year, etc. Also, I don’t remember EVERYTHING so some of this information may be slightly off
Honestly though, its pretty easy. Once you get into it you’ll kinda figure out what needs to be done

Anyways my truck came with the not-so-useful jumpseat that was more or less a block of nothingness--no storage under or on top of the seat. I got a console out of a wrecked 2014 for $150 at a local salvage

1. Before you get to the truck, you’ll want to take the mounting hardware off the bottom of the new jumpseat. You’ll only be left with 4 screws coming out of the seat once you’re done. You won’t need any of the hardware at all

So this is where things are different for different people. I elected to keep my old seatbelt and buckle because the seatbelt in the standard cab is mounted into the truck itself. I’m sure its different for quad and mega cabs, so you’ll have to decide what to do on that. If you keep the 3rd gen seatbelt & buckle, you’ll have to remove the 4th gen equipment from the jumpseat (a couple of bolts if I remember right)

2. I have a standard cab (meaning next to no space behind the seats to work with) so I decided to remove the seats entirely from the truck. 8 bolts (4 on drivers seat, 4 passenger) hold it down, but dont forget to disconnect the wiring hooked on them as well. Can’t really remember the socket size needed for the bolts but it was fairly large

3. Taking the seats out will give you a golden opportunity to clean the carpet, which as you can see was much needed for me
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After cleaning;
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4. So with the seats out of the truck, flip them backwards where the bottom of the seats is clearly visible and accessible. Find something to put beside one or both of the seats to prevent them from falling on their sides in the next step, it’ll help alleviate some hassle

5. On the jumpseat, there will be 8 nuts holding it onto the other two seats. 4 are for simply holding it on the seats and have small screw holes. The other 4 I believe are for adjustment and have long screw holes. Simply unbolt them and pull the seat out.

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6. So with the old center console out, you’ll just put the new one in its place. The only difference in mounting is that the 4th gen jumpseats have only 4 threaded screws instead of 8. You will use the longer adjustment holes that allow the screws position to be adjusted (The outside ones I believe, but my memory is lacking lol)

ONE THING; Don’t tighten them all the way down. Keeping them a tad loose will allow for some play with the total length of the seats, which will be needed to reinstall them in the next step

7. Now you can put the seats back in. Put some locktite on the mounting bolts and tighten em all up. Then you’re all set.

Even if you don’t tighten the screws the seat sits perfectly and doesn’t vibrate. I’ve had it in my truck for about 6 months now and I love it! The cupholders alone made the swap worth it. It matches my seats well and almost looks stock

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I haven’t wired up the 12v or USB yet. I’ll be sure and update the thread if I ever do so


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Jump seat looks good in there...I actually thought someone had done a console in reg cab.
 
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Jump seat looks good in there...I actually thought someone had done a console in reg cab.

Honestly someone might have, if they did I’d imagine that would take a lot more work than this did lol

If I had a quad cab I would’ve went for a console, but a max of 2 passengers wouldn’t be too convenient lol


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Max of 1 passenger lol (driver doesn't count)
 

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I have a regular cab. I would love to do this. I actually like the 3rd gen console a lot ,but I despise the fold down cup holders.
 

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I have a regular cab. I would love to do this. I actually like the 3rd gen console a lot ,but I despise the fold down cup holders.
You have choices, as the 06-08 had an optional console (for both stick and auto, you didn't specify):

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But the 4th gen console does work pretty well with the later 3rd gen dash:

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I apologize for the lack of pictures, I took some of the install long ago but it seems theyve disappeared

Before anyone attempts this, I have to warn everyone that I did this on a standard cab, ST with zero power options. This may vary significantly based on cabin size, trim level, model year, etc. Also, I don’t remember EVERYTHING so some of this information may be slightly off
Honestly though, its pretty easy. Once you get into it you’ll kinda figure out what needs to be done

Anyways my truck came with the not-so-useful jumpseat that was more or less a block of nothingness--no storage under or on top of the seat. I got a console out of a wrecked 2014 for $150 at a local salvage

1. Before you get to the truck, you’ll want to take the mounting hardware off the bottom of the new jumpseat. You’ll only be left with 4 screws coming out of the seat once you’re done. You won’t need any of the hardware at all

So this is where things are different for different people. I elected to keep my old seatbelt and buckle because the seatbelt in the standard cab is mounted into the truck itself. I’m sure its different for quad and mega cabs, so you’ll have to decide what to do on that. If you keep the 3rd gen seatbelt & buckle, you’ll have to remove the 4th gen equipment from the jumpseat (a couple of bolts if I remember right)

2. I have a standard cab (meaning next to no space behind the seats to work with) so I decided to remove the seats entirely from the truck. 8 bolts (4 on drivers seat, 4 passenger) hold it down, but dont forget to disconnect the wiring hooked on them as well. Can’t really remember the socket size needed for the bolts but it was fairly large

3. Taking the seats out will give you a golden opportunity to clean the carpet, which as you can see was much needed for me
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After cleaning;
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4. So with the seats out of the truck, flip them backwards where the bottom of the seats is clearly visible and accessible. Find something to put beside one or both of the seats to prevent them from falling on their sides in the next step, it’ll help alleviate some hassle

5. On the jumpseat, there will be 8 nuts holding it onto the other two seats. 4 are for simply holding it on the seats and have small screw holes. The other 4 I believe are for adjustment and have long screw holes. Simply unbolt them and pull the seat out.

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6. So with the old center console out, you’ll just put the new one in its place. The only difference in mounting is that the 4th gen jumpseats have only 4 threaded screws instead of 8. You will use the longer adjustment holes that allow the screws position to be adjusted (The outside ones I believe, but my memory is lacking lol)

ONE THING; Don’t tighten them all the way down. Keeping them a tad loose will allow for some play with the total length of the seats, which will be needed to reinstall them in the next step

7. Now you can put the seats back in. Put some locktite on the mounting bolts and tighten em all up. Then you’re all set.

Even if you don’t tighten the screws the seat sits perfectly and doesn’t vibrate. I’ve had it in my truck for about 6 months now and I love it! The cupholders alone made the swap worth it. It matches my seats well and almost looks stock

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I haven’t wired up the 12v or USB yet. I’ll be sure and update the thread if I ever do so


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FishStickZ; I'm well experianced w/the '04 STD Cab 2500 (Gen3) Hemi for 18yrs. I drove that beast Nu off the stealership's lot and never looked back. I like the way U did the jump seat, real clever. The first day I got the Nu '04 home, I removed the flip-back from the jump seat and to gain a bit more room behind the seat, I removed the full cab-width plastic tray (seen in your above step 3). Then on, with the jump-seat back removed, it was easy to reach for anything behind the seat or into my business satchel. My '05 Ram 1500 LoneStar hemi has that storage/pwr & usb ports jump-seat fold-down. Two thumbs-up 2 U.
 
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