I have an '05 base roadster and I saw leather crossfire seats for sale on ebay. Does anyone know if the leather seats will be an easy replacement? Remember that base roadsters have manual seat adjustments and limited or SRT seats would be electric...that may be an issue. If anyone has done this before or would be able to enlighten me, please let me know.

Thanks,

Andy

 

I just finished making the swap on my '05 roadster. the wiring for the power adjuster is there you'll just have to pick up a power seat relay from the dealer...about $25 and plug it in behind the left side dash. i don't have the part number handy...if you do a search on power seats you should find the info.

Gary

 

Thanks Gary.

 

I am having the Katzin Leather shop do up my seats on Monday. I'll post some picks.

 

sounds good thanks.

 

Are you going with one color or two?

 

I will have a black leather on the outer portions of the seat & headrest. On the inner portion of the seats I will have a dark slate grey (I do not want to stick to the seat during the summer).

 

My seats are being done up at the shop right now as I type. I feel like an expectant dad waiting for the results! I need my car.

 

Do you have any info on the wiring, I bought the power seats, but the connectors on manual seats are different from the connectors on the power seats. I ordered the relay, you said it goes under the dash ? How did you wire up the seats ?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Do you have pictures to show? Are you pleased with Katskin?

 

Uhhh . . . You've posted on a thread that ended in 2007. It's not likely you'll get an answer to your question.

 

Gary,

I'm doing the same conversion now. The seats I purchased were from a wreck and the "pig tails" were cut but still attached to the seats. Any tips on the installation process? My priorites are the seat heater then the electric seat adjust. Scott

 

This is a ten year old thread basically but here are some answers. CLICK

 

180,

Are you saying no one has done a seat conversion in ten years?? Or is better to start a new thread?

 

if your cloth seats are in good shape I would be interested in them,, no my seats are not for sale or swap, i just would like to try the cloth seats for a year or so.

note: I would use my elect frames on both seats/ as i already swapped the driver's to the passenger side and pass. to the drivers side.,,,now the drivers seat is like a new seat. in Feb. of this year 2018,,jim

 

The driver's seat (cloth) is in pretty bad shape, thus the reason I'm installing leather seats I found online a few weeks back.

 

thanks jim

 

Jim, (amx1397),

How easy is it to swap out seats and frames? I'd like to get my new leather seats installed asap and may just swap frames. (electric to manual) When I have more time, I'll add the power and heat wiring and relay. scott

 

I swapped from left to right. removing the frame you need to pull and push to get to the bolts, then the wiring was on the wrong side so i just zip tied the wiring harness down,,where it was clipped to the seat bottom, it almost takes two people as you have to lift the frame hold it in the air ( maybe 1 inch high) while the other person removes and reinstall the bolts, to do my seats it took about 1 1/2 hour pm me your email asking for seat pic and i'll send you what i have too many to post. jim

 

Super easy to change complete seats

A little bit harder to change covers and foam, if required, but not to difficult

One person job and some time to do it

Have a drop sheet or chunk of carpet you can work on and not damage the covers. Toughest item is getting the plastic pin out in one piece

It’s a pin that holds the trim cover in place where the back joins the seat on the outside edge. If you’re going to this trouble, now is the time to inspect and/or swap out the seat heaters. Several options are available on EBay you have to cut to size but this too is pretty easy.

I’ve done both. If your handy this will be a no brainer. If your not I wouldn’t advise undertaking it If you take it on, take lots of pictures and only do one at a time so you can reference back on the original

Download the service manual. Lots of info in there