Adding Cooled Seats to NON-premium models

Rico's4G · 2025-08-16T19:05:32+00:00

One of the few mistakes some new owners do make, is not kmwoing how to differentiate a 3rd Gen OEM steps from that of a 4th Gen. There isn't much of a difference but the little difference there is, makes the 3rd Gen steps not compatible with a 4th Gen Tacoma. For 3rd Gen steps, the rail mounts horizontally to the ground. The steps for 24+ are angled to the rocker panel and the steps are mounted to the bottom rail with plastic side covers. Shared a photo of both the 3rd Gen side steps and that of a 4th Gen so owners can be able to spot and tell the difference. 3rd Gen 4th Gen

Mike_The_Squid

New member

Jul 23, 2025

Hey all, new here, new to Tacoma. I just got a 2024 TRD OR three weeks ago. Had to take it back to the dealership for tint that I swindled into the deal (or they swindled me, not sure). They gave me a rental and it had cooled seats...

So. Most things on the premium, I wasnt too mad about not having. However, the cooled seats, now that i've experienced them in the heat of summer, I want them. Do we know if anyone has, or if it's possible, to swap cooled seats into a non-cooled seats truck? I know I would need the buttons for the center dash piece, but is all of the wiring there already? could be as simple as plug and play?

Thanks,
Mike

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