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First, I have to say I should have researched this better myself.
That said - I have a 2010 R/T I bought in May because if I'd ordered/bought what I REALLY wanted, I'd have spent double or more than the $21K I paid for this car. I was shocked a week later to find out that the drivers seat back had NO way of folding forward. One thing that I REALLY loved about the new cars was the suede leather seats. So, when a set of skins from a 2014 came up for sale, I snatched them up instantly for $900. After getting them, I realized that the later cars DO have a forward tilting drivers seat and also that the lever behind the seatback on the 2010 passenger seat is different from the "pull forward" release on the later seats - guess what, $400 for a set of 2014 seats. I go to install the seat skins and find out that the foam base is different between standard and leather seats - another $290. Oh yeah, the seat back foam is also different - another $300. At least the back seat was a pretty simple swap and the skins fit fine with the regular padding.
The seat tracks DID interchange to the new seats, but that's about all that will. Even the head rests use larger tubes that are spread further apart than the early ones. Pretty much NOTHING interchanges. The GREAT thing is the elimination of those stupid hogs rings! What a joy to work with the snap-in plastic rail setup.
That said, I have to say that the leather seats with the new foam are WAY better than the stock cloth 2010 seats. They are also about 2" higher so I won't feel like I'm trying to be a lowrider in the car anymore. $1900 and a few days later I've learned a lot.
That said - I have a 2010 R/T I bought in May because if I'd ordered/bought what I REALLY wanted, I'd have spent double or more than the $21K I paid for this car. I was shocked a week later to find out that the drivers seat back had NO way of folding forward. One thing that I REALLY loved about the new cars was the suede leather seats. So, when a set of skins from a 2014 came up for sale, I snatched them up instantly for $900. After getting them, I realized that the later cars DO have a forward tilting drivers seat and also that the lever behind the seatback on the 2010 passenger seat is different from the "pull forward" release on the later seats - guess what, $400 for a set of 2014 seats. I go to install the seat skins and find out that the foam base is different between standard and leather seats - another $290. Oh yeah, the seat back foam is also different - another $300. At least the back seat was a pretty simple swap and the skins fit fine with the regular padding.
The seat tracks DID interchange to the new seats, but that's about all that will. Even the head rests use larger tubes that are spread further apart than the early ones. Pretty much NOTHING interchanges. The GREAT thing is the elimination of those stupid hogs rings! What a joy to work with the snap-in plastic rail setup.
That said, I have to say that the leather seats with the new foam are WAY better than the stock cloth 2010 seats. They are also about 2" higher so I won't feel like I'm trying to be a lowrider in the car anymore. $1900 and a few days later I've learned a lot.