Looking to replace my stock seats from a 2007 2-door Jeep JK Wrangler X

Lt. JK Wrangler

Lt. JK Wrangler

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My 2007 has over 240,000 miles on her and the driver's seat is not as comfortable as it used to be. I am not impressed with Corbeau, or any other company (for me!) except for PRP. The problem with PRP is cost per unit. After the cost of custom seats, including heating, and lumbar, I am looking at over $1500.00. I would love to just get a set of lightly USED leather seats from a newer truck. Not a JK, or other Jeep. Obviously I will need to utilize my current seat runners, but is it possible to just switch runners onto a different type of vehicle's seats? If the "new to me" seats have poser adjustments and heat, can they be properly wired to work in my jeep? Thanks to everyone or anyone who can give me some advise.
 
Unfortunately it's not as simple as swapping one sear rail / frame to the other seat. Not even close.

The other issue as you know is going to be electronics. It's not just the heated seat elements, it's also the airbag and seatbelt sensors that are in seats. Without your JK seats, the computer is going to be looking for the airbags and seat belt sensors. When it doesn't find them, it's going to give you a dashboard full of Christmas tree lights.

Another thing is going to be size. The most comfortable seats I've ever sat in are the ones in a Dodge Challenger. Heated, vented, and tons of support (lumbar too!). Of course I don't know if they'd fit in a Jeep from a dimension stand point, but I would have to think that since it's a Mopar vehicle, there would be some similarities.

You may be able to disable the airbag sensors and seat belt sensors, though I'm not sure how it's done. Either way, you're in for a big project, that's for sure.

You could try and adapt a seat to the JK frames, but that is going to involve welding and fabrication most certainly.

I don't know how the seats are in the earlier JKs, but in the 2012+ models, I find the seats to be very comfortable.
 
you can easily add foam and batting to the stock seat and recover/reupholster it. I got simulated leather covers from Iggee which worked great. you could also take the seat to a local auto upholstery shop and have them rebuild and recover it for less than buying a whole new seat. or you could go the junkyard route to get the seat and put an aftermarket cover on it. here is a pic of my seats after putting the Iggees on.
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Oh yeah, IGGEE makes some damn fine seat covers. I had them on my TJ and was blown away by how well they fit. You'd never even know they are seat covers.
 
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