# 2005 Chevrolet Express 2500 - Seat swap?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [February 2, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713 "2021-02-02T22:36:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Santoinserra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Santoinserra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Santoinserra)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713/1 "2021-02-02T22:36:43Z")

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Can I swap the passenger seat with my drivers seat in a 2005 Chevy express van?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713/2 "2021-02-02T22:44:34Z")

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I would say just find a drivers seat through a salvage yard locator service. Of course you will get better replies if you say why you want to do this.

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713/3 "2021-02-03T20:43:59Z")

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Maybe you can

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713/4 "2021-02-03T21:55:54Z")

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I think this person asked this same seat exchange question a few months ago under another name and never said why they want to do this.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713/5 "2021-02-06T12:26:29Z")

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The seat tracks will undoubtedly match.  
The potential problem will result from the following issue:  
_Does this vehicle have side-impact air bags built into the outer edge of the seat?_

If the answer is “yes”, then in the event of a side impact, there will be no protection from that impact because the air bag will be on the “wrong” side of the seat.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-express-2500-seat-swap/174713/6 "2021-02-06T13:45:00Z")

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If you disassemble the seat, you can probably move the seat covers if that is your goal. In addition to the air bag issue, seat adjustment hardware is part of the seat too. Power seats have all adjustments on the side, and all seats have rake adjustments on the side. I think I’d go for new seat covers or surplus seats if upholstery replacement is your goal. You can replace the seat foam too.