Power driver seat plug?

TORINO1973

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2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
5.3L
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
130,000 MILES

Hello,
I am putting a power driver seat from a 2003 Silverado into my 2006 that has manual seats with a rectangular plug with close to 20 pins in it (I'll have to go actually count if needed). It has a large orange battery wire, a ground, black/white, and I think green/white (all other pins are empty). The power seat has a square plug with only Power, ground, and seatbelt wires. My current seat has a seat position sensor. Both trucks have airbags (Mine and donor). Can I make this work without causing Airbag issues?
Thanks,
Fred Conklin

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KEN L

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Nope, the seat must have the seat sensor or the airbag light will be one and it will disable the system. Please go over this guide to see what I am talking about:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/what-an-airbag-light-means

Let us know if you need anything else.

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Thursday, April 25th, 2024 AT 10:38 AM

TORINO1973

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Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated!

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Friday, April 26th, 2024 AT 8:56 AM

TORINO1973

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One more question please: Can I move the position sensor to the other seat? I realize there will be some fabrication required.

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Friday, April 26th, 2024 AT 8:59 AM

KEN L

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I believe so, yo will need to take the seats apart to install the sensor/wiring etc, here is the wiring diagrams for the system and how to take the seat apart. Check out the images (below). Let us know if you need anything else.

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