Hey There,

So I've bit off a bit more than i can chew. i swapped out my 2006 Dodge hard af base model 40/20/40 buckets with useless console, to my 2002 comfier 40/20/40 electric buckets and console. Got them in found out the seatbelts didn't jive so i had to replace the seatbelts with the 02 belts which now the abs connection spliced in and that doesn't work lol. Not my real concern i've got black tap for the dash light.

What I am now attempting to do is get the drivers electric seat to power up and move. Dodge has found an absolute cluster f of ways to tye in everything into these seats and i'm not interested in changing out the instrument cluster, buying 10 different wiring harnesses just so i have to tare down the entire truck just to get these seats to move back 2 inches so i can be comfortable.

Is there a way to connect these seats to power some how? So that i get full function of the seat controls up down forward back and maybe even some lumbar? It was my grandfathers truck (who passed) and my grandmother didn't want a truck with power windows because it was too complicated for her to put the key in and push a button. i'm sure he'd be so happy that I'm putting in the effort to do at least this! ...as for power windows, locks and mirrors ...I really don't think the dodge gods gave a simple man a chance to tackle that one

Thanks for all the help, looking forward to what this tread comes up with.

Grandpa's Truck specs:
2006 Dodge Ram 1500 base model
5.7L Hemi engine 130,000 klm
4x4 electronic
No power mirrors, windows, locks, seats, no window defrost but it does have cruise and air conditioning!

My truck with a blown motor: (using everything i can to put into grandpa's truck)
2002 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport
5.9L Magnum engine (blown) 170,000 klm
4x4 on the floor
Electric everyting!

 

I will post pictures of both the 2006 truck wiring harness and the 2002 seat harness in the AM. They are completely different.

 

You just need one power wire to run to under the drivers seat. It will already have a hole in the carpet to pass through the seat belt sensor wire.

From the battery, pass the wire through the firewall. There should be an existing grommet if you look up under the drivers side foot well that you can sneak a wire through, pull off the kick panel, and run it under the carpet, terminating it through the existing hole in used by the seatbelt sensor wire.

As for ground -- Just pick a bolt on the seat somewhere and use the chassis.

 

Thanks i'll try that and get back to you!

 

My 02, 1500 Sport has a 4.7, 391 limited slip, factory 20’s and a massive 39mm anti roll bar.
I haven’t seen a 5.9 in a 02

 

apparently it was a custom factory order. I thought it was a 4.7 as well until i ordered exhaust manifolds and had to reorder 5.9 manifolds instead lol

 

Why not just change the seats and leave your bases where they are ?
It's only 4 bolts to separate the seat from the base
That way you don't have to screw around with re-engineering the bases , and all that electrical

 

the bases don’t match up to the seats. Two front bolts line up but you run out of base by 6” for the rear bolts