How to install 4th gen ram seats in a 3rd gen

[@yaeljimenez4051]

my left ear is loving this!!!

[@samswildgarage8805]

haha why? is my audio that bad?

[@yaeljimenez4051]

@@samswildgarage8805 when I wear headphones all the audio is on the left side otherwise it’s fine

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@yaeljimenez4051 i cant figure out how to get it on both sides

[@noahmcnulty7690]

Duplicate the audio track onto the R side in Adobe Pr, sounds like it's only importing to the left for some reason...

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@noahmcnulty7690 I use lightworks

[@FremontIII]

So happy I found this, I got a 4th gen drivers side seat that I'm putting in my 06 Megacab. I'm glad this shows the wiring for it which is what I was struggling with. Good work

[@samswildgarage8805]

did you watch my heat wiring video as well also im going to make a video showing how to ad seat heaters to seats

[@FremontIII]

@@samswildgarage8805 I haven't watched it yet but its book marked. My issue right now is that I'm installing just a driver seat, and keeping the 06 center console which has brackets that are in the way. Do you have any suggestions for that issue, if you can picture what I'm trying to say?

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@FremontIII are you keeping the 06 passenger seat?

[@FremontIII]

@@samswildgarage8805 I am not replacing the passenger seat, just the drivers side

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@FremontIII ok so half the jump seat should remain mounted to the passenger seat and for the jump seat to mount to the driver seat you will need to order two brackets from dodge the part numbers are in the description of this video

[@AdrianGtz]

Nice! I have a 2002, will be doing a 5th gen bumper conversion, 08 fenders/headlights swap this weekend! Found a complete dash from a 4th gen for 280 bucks that I might also buy this weekend if it’s still available, and after seeing seeing your video now I want to do the seats! Lol

[@stinkyfartjuice]

I’d love to see some videos of that man

[@bdjm8595]

Great vid, I need new seats in my 3rd gen and this looks like a great option, thanks!!!!

[@samswildgarage8805]

no problem. still working on a fourth gen steering wheel swap

[@DREPR0787]

@@samswildgarage8805Hello sir! Loved the video! What year truck and model you get those seats from??

[@nascarjeffgordan24]

So with these brackets your able to use the 3rd gen jumper seat with the 4th gen drivers and pass seat ?

[@samswildgarage8805]

not sure i put a 4th gen in

[@thefknjay9156]

Awesome vids man! Doing the same exact things to my 07 ram please continue!!!

[@samswildgarage8805]

thanks man. is there any job that you would like a tutorial on?

[@colbysands2188]

Ima save this video cause this is helpful and ima use this video to guide me with help on wiring cause I have a hard time at times with wiring

[@samswildgarage8805]

i have a wiring video as well

[@MosaicArtizt]

Just came across your channel. Looking forward to watching all the videos. I just got an 04 Dodge Laramie that I want to upgrade. Have you done any engine and/or transmission upgrades?

[@samswildgarage8805]

I’m going to be doing a cam and lifters And also injectors And a turbo But money is the issue

[@danielbennett4328]

how did you mount the seatbelts from the B pillar?Cuz they are attacted to the OEM seat. But the new seats don't

[@samswildgarage8805]

Swapped the third Gen buckle onto the fourth Gen seat

[@donmaccord9569]

I have a 09 3500 Laramie megacab. Where do I find the info to hook up the heat on the 4th gen seats.

[@samswildgarage8805]

on my channel! its the picture of a yellow plug

[@Ethan_LeBlanc]

Can I put 2020’s in my 2004?

[@samswildgarage8805]

probably! but i would have to see the wiring to tell you for sure

[@marcosdegodoy9678]

is that an over and under on your shifter??

[@samswildgarage8805]

Engine brake

[@seansmile]

Now would I be able to do this with my truck since I have manual seats from factory ? The

[@samswildgarage8805]

yes you can mount the seats but you will need to do more wiring post a picture of the plug under the drivers seat so i can try and help you

[@ericreno4501]

My 03 Hemi with manual seats still had the plug just as my 03 2500 does so you shouldn’t have to do much

[@seansmile]

@@ericreno4501 hmmm

[@vincentbonczyk7108]

@@ericreno4501 same here, my 03 2500 SLTcame with manual seats, but had the power seats plug. I put '15 power seats in it, wiring was no problem and the seats pretty much bolt in.

[@DarkNightFlcn]

Love the video! How much did these seats run you for?

[@samswildgarage8805]

1500$

[@DarkNightFlcn]

@@samswildgarage8805 appreciate the response 👍🏼

[@nps8796]

where did you tether the end of the 3rd gen shoulder belt that was originally bolted to outside of the seat?

[@samswildgarage8805]

the same place as on the old seat

[@nps8796]

@sam's wild garage I'm doing an 08 I believe I have different seats than you originally

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@nps8796 how many points do the seatbelts mount on your third gen seats?

[@nps8796]

@sam's wild garage just one bolt on the outside of the seat, basically where the hinge mechanism is. it's under a plastic cover

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@nps8796 and the new seat doesn't have that same bolt?

[@BigBadJones]

Sweet.. I subscribed. I have an 03 ram project

[@Sumdumbwelder]

I know I’m alittle late but what did you do about the 3 cup holder and 4x4 shifter did you leave it

[@samswildgarage8805]

yes i have a Manuel

[@franciscorojas274]

Do you know if cab size makes any difference with how the seat interchange. I have a 2004 single cab but found a donor 2013 crew cab?

[@samswildgarage8805]

i dont know but i would think the front seats would be the same

[@santanikx9]

Im planning of swaping 4th gen steering wheel on my 3rd gen. I Know it fits but i need to find how to wire the cruise ?! I Know it can work a Guy did it on reddit but seems to be a ghost now no explaination of how he did it !

[@samswildgarage8805]

ya i'll make a video how to do it in January i'm a little short on cash right now to buy the wheel

[@santanikx9]

@@samswildgarage8805 i actually ended up doing it last weekend, and it works ! everything works theres some modfication to be done with conectors and wiring for the cruise and airbag to work. if you have some future questions hit me up. My truck is a 2003 3500 5.9 cummins, and i already had the 04+ steering wheel swapped in so it should be the same

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@santanikx9 mint thanks man!

[@vincentlamoureux8446]

Do you have a part number for the brackets used to mount the jump seat/center console?

[@samswildgarage8805]

should be in the video description

[@jdcontracting1805]

Hey bud, would your wiring harness make the cool work as well as the heat? I have 2017 ram leather seats. I do not have heat on my 2003 2500, but I can get wiring for 3rd gen with heat out of wrecking yard

[@samswildgarage8805]

unfortunately no! you will need to wire in auxiliary switches for the coolers you can tie into the seat movement power, to run the coolers as it's a big enough fuse

[@jdcontracting1805]

Thanks for getting back to me. I can handle the cool wiring. Do you think there is a better/easier way to wire heat since I only had a power drivers seat in my 2003. In other words no heat, no passenger power??? I have already spliced in to drivers factory power, & ran a jumper to passenger under carpet, & have all basic power functions working. Also think I can get cool working off my jumper & splice in. Any way I can get my heat working without having to gut another 2002-2005 heated seat wiring harness? Then do what you did?or is that The only way to get factory heat working? Also which harnesses do I need off a 2002-2005? Do I have to go all the way back to the one behind the dash. My truck does have a fuse for heated seats. Zero factory wires on passenger side

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@jdcontracting1805 so your truck had no heated seats before?

[@jdcontracting1805]

@@samswildgarage8805 That is correct. I ndo have the 2003 factory heat switches from another gas Dodge I had years ago. Hoping to use the factory switches and somehow wire them direct to seats. My 2003 2500 truck did not come with heated seats or the switches. So the truck does not have the wiring in dash to plug heated seat switches in. Just curious if there is a way I can get the pigtails for the dahs switches, & wire directly to my 2017 Laramie seats for heat.

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@jdcontracting1805 the problem is that everything is over complicated i tried to do that originally and use the factory switches to run the newer seat driver, but it just caused the switches to flash an error code the switches have many signals going to and from basically the only thing i used from the new seats was the heat elements and temp sensor i only left the seat module on for the movement and just tied in power to run factory switches you would need all the wiring and the seat controller from a 2003-2004 ram that had heated seats

[@jebm95]

What if you have a business council on your 3rd gen?

[@samswildgarage8805]

I want the middle seat I have kids And friends to haul around

[@darrenlee6747]

Can you use the 3rd gen jump seat with the 4th gen front seats?

[@samswildgarage8805]

you can as long as you have the fourth gen brackets

[@TigerRagFishingTeam]

Curious what year your truck is?

[@samswildgarage8805]

2004

[@TigerRagFishingTeam]

Appreciate the reply. Mine is a 2004 3500. Made the mistake of buying a 1500 interior from a 5th Gen. That won't bolt up without a lot of fabrication. Decided to sell it. Putting it out there so others don't make that same mistake.

[@arestorfisker]

Hi, great helpfull video, i have frontseats from a 2017 i`m gona put in my 2004. to keep my 04 jumpseat the brakets you listed is what i need to order? or are they for a 4th gen jumpseat? Thanks!

[@samswildgarage8805]

they are for the 4th gen! but you can probably drill holes in them for the third gen jump seat

[@arestorfisker]

@@samswildgarage8805 oh.. hope i can use them, have ordered them.

[@arestorfisker]

the 05AA and the 06AA mounts to the passenger seat, but 07AA and 08AA i dont know where to mount? no place for them on the driver seat! maybe they are for the 4th gen console??

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@arestorfisker it's been a while I'll have to look up the breakdown again

[@domprovo7863]

Woah the hvac controls looked different. Please show us

[@samswildgarage8805]

i show how to do it in another video check out my channel

[@aa025131]

What about the seat belt connection, how did you do the harness?

[@samswildgarage8805]

I made a video how to do all the wiring It’s on my channel

[@RawTexasBullies]

Do you think it would work with a single cab

[@samswildgarage8805]

yes it will work with a regular cab

[@jimpence2087]

sweet !

[@smokinmetalcarfun2292]

new sub to help support the channel. Bro great video very informational I plan on doing everything that you did to your trucking interior on my new 02 ram 1500 new project for my channel I have going on praying back to life my 02 Dodge.

[@samswildgarage8805]

thanks man!

[@smokinmetalcarfun2292]

@@samswildgarage8805 no prob appreciate you sharing

[@adogdrian]

You ever install a heated steering wheel?

[@samswildgarage8805]

im working on it. I'll post a vid when i'm done

[@curt714]

Hey man I got a 2005 ram 2500 wanting to swap to 4th gen interior would I need to get interior from a 2500 or 1500 4th gen?

[@samswildgarage8805]

It doesn’t matter The only thing that makes a difference is the Center seat in the front

[@Hooligan1982]

How did you do the center jump seat

[@samswildgarage8805]

i have not mounted it yet because i didnt have money for the brackets but the part numbers are in the video description

[@Hooligan1982]

@@samswildgarage8805 awesome thank you

[@ty6896]

So you reused your 3rd gen center console, correct? How do the brackets mount? Does it move the console/jump seat position?

[@samswildgarage8805]

you need the brackets from the fourth gen console

[@MichaelLewis-dj2sl]

If you want to reuse your 3rd gen jump seat do you need a 4th gen jump seat bracket?

[@dcheynerl]

I have power seats in the drivers side but not the passenger side, can I just splice into the drivers side?

[@samswildgarage8805]

1. where your third gen seats power 2. what year is your truck 3. are the 4th gen seats both power?

[@dcheynerl]

2007.5 slt, only the drivers seat is power, passenger seat is manual. the new 2014 seats both have power adjustments and are heated

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@dcheynerl ya so you can take power from the drivers seat to power passenger seat. T into the big black wire and big pink wire and send it to the yellow plug on the passenger 4th gen seat

[@samswildgarage8805]

@@dcheynerl you are going to have to make up most of your wiring for the heated functions

[@nathanmendoza4]

Where did you find the seats? I’ve been looking but I’ve had no luck find these seats for my 3rd gen.

[@samswildgarage8805]

From an auto wrecker

[@DREPR0787]

@@samswildgarage8805What year and sub model are these seats from?! Love the vids man!

[@joshhawkins5696]

Thinking about doing the same. 4th gen more comfortable?

[@samswildgarage8805]

yes I love them

[@andresgaray5085]

Are the back seats off of a crew cab or extended cab?

[@samswildgarage8805]

Crew I wanted the back rests to be more sloped

[@andresgaray5085]

@@samswildgarage8805 thank you

[@demetrilee5246]

How much 4th gen parts fit on a 3rd gen? Like door panels bumpers grills?...if that's something you know, I have a 08

[@samswildgarage8805]

I’m not sure I only know the parts that I have installed so far but I also am going to mount a fourth Gen steering wheel on my truck

[@zackatron925]

@@samswildgarage8805 were you able to swap the steering wheel?

[@Mopargocar]

Did your truck have existing wiring for the P/side?

[@samswildgarage8805]

Can you elaborate?

[@Mopargocar]

@@samswildgarage8805 Last question(s), did you have to drill holes for the new jump seat brackets you ordered? Did you notice if the old jump seat would mount to the new brackets?

[@jackprick9797]

Good video. Was very helpful. How did the center jump seat install go?

[@samswildgarage8805]

Still have not done it Waiting for a good deal on one from a wrecker

[@jackprick9797]

@@samswildgarage8805 thanks again for your video. I installed Laramie leather seats. It makes the truck look 10 years younger. I installed them similar to you, with the lesser leg room and better seat back angle but I did it slightly different. Instead of cutting the front of the metal bracket, I installed a 1" spacer at each bolt. Worked out well. For the front, I am thinking of installing a 45l refrigerator / freezer from Iceco.

[@Suikakuji]

Now if you could just give me the wiring specs for heated/cooled seats.

[@samswildgarage8805]

I made another video showing that

[@justme-n-gracie]

that swap would be 5th gen into 4th gen

[@samswildgarage8805]

fourth gen to third gen

[@Breal1969]

uh uh uh uh uh uh uh so.... uh uh uh uh