Adding A Power Seat

[Jim Nobles]

I am looking at a 2016 Ram and it does not have a power drivers seat, has anyone added a power seat and if so do you have any info to share

thanks
Jim

 

[Ricks Ram]

I am looking at a 2016 Ram and it does not have a power drivers seat, has anyone added a power seat and if so do you have any info to share

thanks
Jim

It's usually cheaper to just buy a power seat out of a wrecked truck instead of trying to piece together the parts plus the lower seat frame for the power seats. Depending on what trim level the truck is the correct wiring may or may not be present. If your truck is an Express or Tradesman the wiring for the power seat will not be present. It may be present if you have and SLT or Bighorn depending on the options but it most likely is not. If your truck doesn't have the correct wiring you can still easily add the power seats but simply running a constant 12v source to the red wire in the yellow seat plug and a ground to the black wire in the yellow seat plug if one isn't already present. We have actually successfully installed Heated/Vented seats and heated steering wheels in Tradesman and Express trucks. Just enabling the power seat option is easily done. You can also contact M2mods who is a vendor on this forum and order a harness for the power seats if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself. If you purchase a used seat of seats make sure they are out of a 13 or newer and have the seat airbags. In many cases they are listed that they are all the same and they are not. Even though they look similar and bolt in the same the wiring is completely different. If you decide you may want to do the heated or heated vented seats and heated steering wheel there are several write ups on it in then DIY section.

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[SitKneelBend]

It's usually cheaper to just buy a power seat out of a wrecked truck instead of trying to piece together the parts plus the lower seat frame for the power seats. Depending on what trim level the truck is the correct wiring may or may not be present. If your truck is an Express or Tradesman the wiring for the power seat will not be present. It may be present if you have and SLT or Bighorn depending on the options but it most likely is not. If your truck doesn't have the correct wiring you can still easily add the power seats but simply running a constant 12v source to the red wire in the yellow seat plug and a ground to the black wire in the yellow seat plug if one isn't already present. We have actually successfully installed Heated/Vented seats and heated steering wheels in Tradesman and Express trucks. Just enabling the power seat option is easily done. You can also contact M2mods who is a vendor on this forum and order a harness for the power seats if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself. If you purchase a used seat of seats make sure they are out of a 13 or newer and have the seat airbags. In many cases they are listed that they are all the same and they are not. Even though they look similar and bolt in the same the wiring is completely different. If you decide you may want to do the heated or heated vented seats and heated steering wheel there are several write ups on it in then DIY section.

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[brental1]

I realize I'm in the wrong Forum; but I'm not getting responses in 5th Gen Forums. I have a 2022 Big Horn with Level 1 Equipment Group. I'm doing a larger swap with heated/venter seats. But, I'm struggling with what I thought would be the easiest part; the power passenger seat. The Red 2.0 wire is present in Cavity 25 (Fused B+) of the yellow seat connector, and CB3 is present in the Interior Fuse Box--but there's no power on the Red wire. Does the truck need to be flashed for Power Passenger to turn the circuit on? I thought Fused B+ would be always hot.
Thanks,

Brent

 

[SitKneelBend]

I realize I'm in the wrong Forum; but I'm not getting responses in 5th Gen Forums. I have a 2022 Big Horn with Level 1 Equipment Group. I'm doing a larger swap with heated/venter seats. But, I'm struggling with what I thought would be the easiest part; the power passenger seat. The Red 2.0 wire is present in Cavity 25 (Fused B+) of the yellow seat connector, and CB3 is present in the Interior Fuse Box--but there's no power on the Red wire. Does the truck need to be flashed for Power Passenger to turn the circuit on? I thought Fused B+ would be always hot.
Thanks,

Brent

I believe the yellow connector is typically for the seat airbag and not for power seats. You will likely need to run a new wire.