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Seat Upgrade

Old Oct 30, 2024 | 10:20 AM
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I recently purchased a 2017 Savana with the 2.8L diesel. So far everything has been good, but my wife hates the seats. She wants something more comfortable, power, heated, and possibly cooled. Does anyone know where I could find a good seat upgrade? I see a pair of seats on ebay, but they are not heated. And I just looked, they sold. Can any other seats fit correctly? Such as from a Silverado? It currently has the power cloth seats.

She also wants to upgrade speakers. Are there other places to add speakers, or just upgrade the ones in the doors?
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Old Nov 2, 2024 | 12:58 PM
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I've been looking into this for a while. Been cruising the salvage yards measuring and looking at how they mount. I haven't seen anything that's a direct bolt in or close enough to drill a few holes.

The van seats are relatively narrow and close to the door. The tracks are closer together than most other seats. The seats mount flat on a platform while the truck seats mount to the uneven floor so the mounts are uneven.

The seats from the other trucks and SUVs are pretty different. It would take a fair amount of work to mount one. The truck seats are wider and may have to me moved in a bit which would not line them up with the wheel. Maybe okay for the passenger seat.

Obviously, any seat can be forced into any vehicle with enough modification.

I have an 05 Dodge minivan with heated leather seats and they look very similar in size and mounting style. Very comfortable too. They're the closest thing to the GM vans I've seen. I'm considering pulling them out of that van and putting them in my Express. Doesn't look like it would take much fab work to do it.

Your best bet may be looking for seats out of a conversion van if you want the heated and cooled options in a seat that will bolt right in. Maybe talk to some of the conversion shops and see what they offer.

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