Ford Super Duty Seat upgrade/swap/conversion (republish) 

My pleasure Scott. I'm glad you got it figured out.

My pleasure. Glad you found the airbag differently than I did. 😉👍 Thanks for watching, commenting, and supporting the channel.

Hey thanks for watching and commenting. I definitely learned from that mistake. Always double check wires and never assume. I posted hoping it would catch attention and people would know what to look for and to be aware that it can hurt you.

I hope you find the information useful. Thanks for commenting.

My pleasure!

My pleasure. Thank you for the kind words.

When I get to that, which is hopefully soon, I'll definitely make a video on it. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Whew! Glad nothing major happened. Good luck.

@@shooshinejonnie Thanks... Same to you.. Those airbags are dangerous as 'you know what' .... and costly. I paid $150 for this Mercedes seat.

Thanks for sharing the tip.

Thanks for watching. Yes, my hand is fine.

Ha 😄. I'm glad that it helped. The hand is perfectly healed. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@shooshinejonnie Hey man I ran into a problem and I was wondering if you can help me, the King Ranch seats I have are out of a 09, I have everything working but the recline, I have the same problem on both seats !

@@obsfordsandclassiccars8578 do you have the pinout for the 09 seats? Shoot me an email at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com.

I don't know about lifesaver but I'm glad it solved a problem for you. It was my pleasure and thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching.

I'm not sure on that part. You can leave it off and see what it does. The 2000 had no issues. If it does, you'll have to figure out how to wire to "close" the loop if you want it off. Or you could leave it so it buzzes.

Thank you John.

I haven't noticed any difference. The cutouts are in a stock carpet from a 2012.

My understanding is that there would need to be modifications made. How much I don't know. I do know that the cabs were redesigned and they will not be bolt-in like 2016 and previous.

Thanks for watching. 😁😆 I've found several ways to hook up the heat and cool but I haven't done it yet. Good luck on the seat swap. Anything can be done with patience and a "can do" attitude. Are you an Ameri"can" or Ameri"cant"? 🤘😁

@@shooshinejonnie I'm a canadi'cant' 🤣

@@liambassingthwaighte8636 ha ha😄

@@shooshinejonnie Great vid! i am currently doing the same swap. Can you please tell me what method/wiring you used to get the heat and cool functions working? I have a couple of double pole double throw relays to start. Thank you

@@fullthrottlez06 thanks for the kind words. I've never connected my heat and AC for my seats. It's still on the "to do" list for the future.

The 11-16 are super comfortable. Going from 2000 worn out, so crooked it made your back ache, was a huge difference.

Send me an email and I'll send you what I have. I have 2000-02 and 12-13 wiring diagrams. shooshinejonnie@gmail.com

Sure. Shoot me an email at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com and let me know what years you are looking for.

My pleasure Christal.

Yes. You can do both seats like this fortunately. The driver's side has multiple power and negative points. Read through the comments of this video and of the original video of the same name. You don't have to hack up the seat wiring. I am not an electrical guru so I just did what I knew was supposed to work. If you have any further questions you can ask here or shoot me an email at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com.

@@shooshinejonnie thank you sir for the video and reply.

@@austinb.2029 👍

Thanks Bob for the tip. I do know that you don't have to hack it up this way but it was the only way I knew at the time. Thanks for watching and commenting.

From my understanding F-150 will not bolt directly into a super duty. You will have to do some modifications. I believe there have been some that have moved the seats over to the seat bracket of a super duty or have modified the F-150 brackets.

@@shooshinejonnie Thank you 👍

Yes. So what you'll need to do, since I don't have the pin outs for an F-150, is find the electrical diagrams for a 2002 and 2003. You can get by with only the electrical diagrams for the 2003 since you can find the power and ground from your truck's harness with a multimeter. You'll need to know the power and ground of your seats so you can connect those two wires together. Or you can bypass everything that's there now and run new wires and put a new fuse block in as I did with my passenger seat. If you have any more questions you can reach out to me at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com.

I know it bolts in the same and you should be able to wire it up. I would recommend not doing my driver seat the way I did. Find the pinouts for the wiring harness and connect all the power and all the ground and you should be good to go. Unfortunately, I don't have the pinouts for either of the years that you have.

@@shooshinejonnie you are the best thanks for the help I will follow the steps recommended by you .best regards from Miami

The frame should be the same. Maybe I'm not quite understanding your question. The seats are almost identical and the wiring is almost identical.

Shoot me an email with the years that you are swapping. I have 00-02 and 12-13 if those help. shooshinejonnie@gmail.com

Thanks for watching and commenting. As far as F-150 swaps, I have no idea. You may be able to find a forum or Facebook group dealing with the F-150 and ask questions there.

I eventually found my diagrams on eBay. I bought the wiring diagram manual (usb) for both vehicles. I'm my case it was 2000 and 2012 Ford super duty. You could also check forums or Facebook for vehicle specific pages and info.

@@shooshinejonnie thanks

As far as I'm concerned it did, I don't see anything that seems off kilter or askew. 👀🔎📐 Did you use any of the under/center brackets or the front bracket? I did not use any of those. 🤷‍♂️

@@shooshinejonnie just the rear brackets next to the seats. I noticed the factory console when placed on the ground also leans towards the driver’s side. Maybe the factory trans tunnel on the 2000-2007 is unveven from the factory and the 2012-2016 is not

I have a 2000. Should be the same. 🤷‍♂️

Bebo from what I understand 1999 through 2016 all have the same bolt pattern. Because I used the console and the seats from 2012 everything went in like a glove. I believe if the consoles and the seats are not the same year you may run into some bolting together issues. Slight modifications and you should be good to go.

Okay, thanks. Just purchased some 2012 black leather seats. Thank you!

@@bebo653 cool. I'm not sure what the difference was between 2008 and 2012, but the difference between 2000 and 2012 was drastic.

Thanks again. Seats bolted right on without issues. Now the wiring part. Thanks for your guidance.

@@bebo653 fantastic! 👍 Glad that worked for you. Do you have the wiring diagrams for both sides? I have 2012 but not the 08. Shoot me an email at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com and I'll share what I have.

My 2012 bolted right into my 2000. I believe they bolt right in with no issues.

I think it's t55 plus. You can use a regular t55 but you need to keep pressure on it so it doesn't slip out and strips. I used a t55.

shooshinejonnie - Thank you sir! My set goes up to T50 so I knew it was bigger than that.

I have the 01 writing diagram and I have 12-13. Shoot me an email at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com and I'll get you what I have.

Sounds like you have a jewel. You can put anything in you want with enough time and money. I have seen OBS with complete super duty interior. It's definitely not bolt-in though.

@@shooshinejonnie hey young brother ,what interiors would u think would work best for me to look for in my case on my 1997 350? I had a brand new 19 RAM n I sold it as soon as I got my hands on this old girl , I waited soon to find this time capsule IN FANTASTIC CONDITION N ORGINAL SHINNY PAINT!🥳💞

@@vtwinpower1897 I'm not sure which way to send you on what to look for. I would guess they're all going to take quite a bit of modification. If you're just looking for seats I would start with F-150 or super duty seats. Find which ones the cheapest and grab a set and do some experimenting. Or maybe go to the junkyard and pick up a cheap set of busted up ones so that you can use the mounting brackets to figure out what you need. The f250s are just a little bit wider than the F-150 as far as seats go. I know there's some videos of other guys doing the super duty interiors into an OBS. I don't have any links.

I found mine in a Facebook group. You could check Craigslist via searchtempest.com or you could also check carparts.com. Check your local junkyards. Some get lucky and find them there.

Brad also just started a Facebook page "OEM Seats Stephenville" showing a handful of the seats he offers. He's constantly receiving and shipping seats weekly so he doesn't maintain an active website or much photos due to the volume he sells.

Yes it bolted right in. I only bolted it down in the back. I had the other two brackets for it but I had no way of making the holes and knowing where they go. Here's a link to the video on how it looks. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MNO8reR-qtA.html

I haven't seen anything about plug and play harnesses. There are so many variations. You can find the pinouts for both of those years. Unfortunately I have neither of those years. You can shoot me an email at shooshinejonnie@gmail.com if you have more questions.

shooshinejonnie thanks! If I find any I’ll link it back here. By the way mine is an 06 f150*

Yes they will. 99-16 are interchangeable without a lot of modifications other than wiring.

@@shooshinejonnie Thanks man!

@@jpdst29 my pleasure.

My original driver's seat was powered. If you do not have any power you could wire both seats like I did my passenger seat.

I don't believe it's a direct bolt in. They changed everything. I'm sure something could be fabricated to make it work.

Did you ever determine if the seats were compatible? I am trying to upgrade my 2009 F250 with a 15 F250 interior.

You could check under the flooring to see if you have power. If you don't you could do the driver's seat like I did my passenger seat and wire it up yourself.

☝️☝️ you are correct. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Absolutely. You can swap the seats but you would have to go with an 08-10 console. Those consoles don't go all the way to the dash.

@@shooshinejonnie yea i bought the set that has the center flip up to a seat or down to a consol. The 04 consol is back from the bottom of the seat about 5 " and the 11 come out flush with the bottom of the seat. I mesured but its nice to hear from someone who knows for sure.. thanks

@@n1uk214 as far as I know the center fold down seats are interchangeable so I'd be very surprised if it didn't work. You'll have to test it for yourself or you could check on the Facebook group "powerswap nation".

I guess ill be checking it monday evening. I appreciate the reply abyhow. Ill let you know one way or the other.

@@n1uk214 yes, please confirm.

I put them in and they do not bolt up

@@Nicaelmusicinc1 are you missing bolts? Or are the holes not lining up?

The don't line up at all the front brackets on the seat are 2 inches short from reaching the front

@@Nicaelmusicinc1 🤔 my understanding is 99-16 bolt right in. They are out of a super duty? And you're putting them into a super duty?

Just realized the dude sold me f150 seats -_-

Unbolt the bolts and disconnect the wires. Should be 4 bolts per seat. 🤷‍♂️

If there are then they are hidden under the carpet or plastic trim somewhere and I don't want to rip, break or tear anything trying to get to them.

Not knowing where they are

@@mlcollins7481 if you're still lucky enough to have your plugs they should be under those. Round plugs in the plastic trim probably about 1.5" in diameter. It's been so long that I don't remember. I don't even remember if I have the plugs on my newer seats.

This might shed some light on the subject. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zuds3aliRAw.html