I’m trying to find out if anyone has put front seats from a 2007-2009 into a 2013? These would be the heated ventilated seats from an Escalade. The biggest issue, obviously, is the airbags but I don’t see why the seat cushion can’t be cut to fit around them since the later seat cushion is, essentially. I looked at the main seat connector end views and the only major difference I’m seeing is the passenger seat has a “passenger seat position signal” that a 2008 doesn’t have. I have verified yet but I’m assuming it’s just a sensor on the seat rail like the driver side has to determine how far away the seat is from the airbag. Both of those issues should be easy to handle. The only potential issue I see is a communication issue with the memory seat module but being that these are Class 2, which is more archaic, I think that’ll be fine but figured I’d ask if anyone has done this before. The 2007-2009 seats use completely different seat blowers that actually heat and cool the air and doesn’t have heater elements so using the wiring and seat module from the 2013 seats isn’t an option.
Now for those that will ask, the reasoning: the 2010-2013/14 seats are very uncomfortable to me. The seat cushions are super squishy and very unsupportive. My tail bone was sore and my back hurts after a 6 hour drive, which doesn’t happen on the much firmer and more supportive cushions in my 2008. My seat track also has for forward/aft play in it if it isn’t all the way back so I can out that money toward two used seats and then swap over my new trim and covers. And, for the record, I have replaced the seat cushions in my 2013 with new OEM and I honestly think it made it feel worse.
Now for those that will ask, the reasoning: the 2010-2013/14 seats are very uncomfortable to me. The seat cushions are super squishy and very unsupportive. My tail bone was sore and my back hurts after a 6 hour drive, which doesn’t happen on the much firmer and more supportive cushions in my 2008. My seat track also has for forward/aft play in it if it isn’t all the way back so I can out that money toward two used seats and then swap over my new trim and covers. And, for the record, I have replaced the seat cushions in my 2013 with new OEM and I honestly think it made it feel worse.