Replacing seats
 

So I was walking around the junkyard the other day and I found a 97 Jimmy with pristine leather seats. I have an 02 Blazer, and I figure that the Jimmy seats probably won't fit exactly into the Blazer (because of the year difference), but how difficult will it be to mod the Jimmy seats to fit? Thanks in advance.

-Matt

They should be basically the same thing. They're both second gens. You should be able to take yours out and put those in there no problem

Yup! Should be a direct fit!

Thanks guys. Now for the second question: My current seats are manual adjust but the leather seats are power adjust, should I attempt to wire them in or just bolt them in where I want them? The seat motor seems to be self contained, so I figure I just need to hook some power into it by tapping into the fuse box. What do you think?

interesting thought....do you know what kind of harness goes to or from the seat? if it appears to only be power, you could probably just tap into the fuse box like you said...

If your skilled enough at wiring or can afford to pay someone who is then I would say go for it if not I would say just leave it.

Not exactly sure on the harness, but I think it's worth a shot. I've been searching around both on and off the forum for the seat wiring schematics without any luck. Looks like I'm just going to have to blaze a new trail in seat wiring :icon_shrug:

i've tried to get leather seats out of a 98 olds bravada to fit in my 96 blazer and they didn't fit.

Hmm, why exactly. Different mounting points?

I just did this today to my 98 jimmy 4dr, The seats are from my 97 bravada. The front 2 bolts line up no problem So does the outer rear bolts, The inner rear seat bolts dont line up but 3 of 4 bolts hold the seats just fine. For power just tap into fuse #20 and run a ground to the seat bolt. Make sure you cut the seat plugs out of the donor vehicle so you can run the wires, And plug in your seats nice and simple.

Your seats didn't fit because the 98 rear inner bolt bracket is to long so it hits of the stud sticking out of the floor, Causing the seat to sit crooked. In my case the bracket is 2 short so the seats still fit with no mods. Just check 2 see where the bolt hits, And drill a new hole for it.

Thanks LowLife. It's good to hear from someone who's been down this path before. Thinking of picking them up and putting them in on Tuesday, so I'll let everyone know how it goes.

No problem, One thing i left out is the 98+ seats have the other half of the seat belt attached to the side of the seat, Just switch them to your new seats before you put them in. Or you gotta take them back out to do it....Like me lol

Finished (but not exactly according to plan):

So I pulled the seats out of the 97 Jimmy on Tuesday (while it was snowing), got them home, and that's where the problems started. The tracks did not match up with my 02 Blazer bolts, so after a bit of head scratching, I decided the only route to go was to mod my existing seat tracks to fit the Jimmy seats. The existing tracks on my Blazer were actually bolted to the frame of the seat, so I had to completely dismantle the cover and every conceivable bolt to get to them. 4 hours, a whole bunch of grinding and drilling later, I was able to install the passenger seat.

Today I tackled the drivers seat, which I decided to skip the whole rewiring of the seating system (in order to both return the seat motors and for frustration/laziness). I was in luck because the seat actually came with a manual adjustment for the top portion of the seat, and since I used my existing track, I was able to install the manual adjustment for the lower half. Also, I was fortunate the the electric adjustments were on the plastic side cover of the seat, which I was able to replace and keep the entire system looking OEM.

My last problem came via the lower seat belt connector. LowLife, I know you warned me, but the Jimmy seat belt connector was bolted into the frame by a different set of holes (which do not exist on my Blazer). Also, the seat belt connector on my Blazer attached to the frame of the seat, which would not be an option for my new seat install. I decided to attach the seat belt connector to the bolt which holds the seat down closest to the center of the car. While it's not perfect, I figure it's the safest (if not safer) alternative. The connector sits a little low on the seat, but that's what I sacrifice for a little piece of mind and safety.

In closing, the entire process was difficult yet rewarding. I really enjoy troubleshooting problems I run into, I think it makes the entire job more enjoyable at the end. Also, I couldn't be happier with the look and feel of the seats, and I'll post some pics soon.

-Matt

It's good when people post their solutions, lots of threads with "I'm doing this, installing such and such day" and then it ends there... well? did you finish! lol.

Good job, I'm on the prowl for some Grand-am/prix seats for my Blazer now... or something different, they're both FUBAR so I might as well upgrade.

Do the Grand Am seats fit Oktain? Cuz I had a GA before this and loved those seats!

Holy %$@*, I thought that my 1998 and your 02 would of had the same 2 15mm fronts and 1 rear bolt, Then a t50 inner rear"close to the c/console". Im sorry for telling you it was easy.

I'm going to swap out seat tracks... then it'll fit lmao. I gotta call the pick'n'pulls around here to see if they have grand am/prix seats... I was going to go Cavalier, but now that I think about it, I was never that fond of the ones in my 03... I'd get a sore back on long trips.

It's all good. Even if you told me it was going to be difficult, I would have done it anyways. I really liked the seats and they were going in if they wanted to or not.:)