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06 Ram seat removal and install.

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600.00 for dealer parts only to replace the worn fabric and foam on my drivers seat, I have started to look for a used drivers seat in med slat grey, or the whole 40 20 40 front seat in anothier color, My existing seats are non power and I have the wiring ,( or presume I do) but no fuses in the box where it says power seats.

Would be able to plug and play if I found power seats?
 
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In case you are interested I have the OE rear slate gray 60/40 4-piece covers I am not using. They were removed and replaced with leather when the truck was new. PM me if you are interested.

 
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^^^ Are those khaki? Slate grey is darker
 
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They are premium slate gray. May be the lighting.
 
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All I need is the drivers, lower fabric cover, as my truck is a reg cab, I just have the basic med slat gry but no biggie, if this works, I will PM you, thiers quite a distance betwean us.
 
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131.00 bucks shipped to my door in US funds, found bottom seat cover at moparonline parts.com, the bottom foam can be had on ebay for arround a 100.00 bucks, vers 600.00 cdn at varsity chrysler in calgary for just the parts!!!!

I also think that the 06 ram 2500 seats to 2010 are the same, where as the 1500 Rams from 2009 don't use identical seats.

My concern when I do this repair my self is how preven the foam from falling apart, is thier anything I can put on the metal frame, like duct tape, dbbl sided tape, ect to lesson the wear down of the foam?
 
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There's a DIY on the seat fix if you search. Basically just take a small hammer and round the sharp edges to stop the tearing of the foam. It shows how to repair the old foam but replacing its much faster.
 
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Hi... Take all the measurements of the seat remove the old seat and replace a new one. Otherwise do minor repairs to the old seat.
 
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131.00 bucks shipped to my door in US funds, found bottom seat cover at moparonline parts.com
I actually need a driver's side seat bottom cover in premium slate gray due to a few cuts in mine but can't seem to find one. Is that what you found on MoparOnlineParts.com? You wouldn't be able to sent me a link to it would you? That would be epic. $131 is a great price. The dealer quoted me like $250 or so for just that one piece.
 

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I had a guy quote me $300 a seat just to take the leather off, replace foam, rework the metal a bit to prevent future wear, and put the old leather back on. This was a small company upholstery (1 or 2 guys, small shop). Says its lots of labor. Foam should be easy and cheap to get from just about anywhere. Stop by any Upholstery place or even a cushion factory and get the foam you need. You might have to cut to fit, but should be cheap.

It can't be that tough a job, even with my power heated seats? Dodge is out to lunch at that price.
 

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