Electric seat wiring problem - Page 2

grossebaby · 28th February 2010, 17:35

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Originally Posted by Devilish

There seems to be no hard and fast rule, it is down to optional extras. If there is no heated seat switches, then I doubt very much if there will be any wiring to the seat plug. Below is a section from the above seat pic, on it I have labeled the heated seat elements wiring, if your seat has these wires, your seats have heater elements, and you just need to wire them up. if not bad luck.

Just had the time this weekend to look under the seats, the heater elements are in and my car appears to be wired for the switches in the dash too so it is time to find some switches and a new trim panel.

shadwell62012 · 30th May 2011, 19:58

Hi
Have read the current info with regards to fitting electric seats in pace of manual. I to thought this was a clever thing to do. I have a 2000 1.8 classic SE, the seats i bought have the front motor as in the pictures but no visible 2nd motor, I presumed it to be in the seat back. Can anyone advise if connecting the wires is the same as this article, ie a switched live feed & earth?, not bothered about the heated seats. Also where the feed should be taken from.

Devilish · 31st May 2011, 19:53

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Originally Posted by shadwell62012

Hi
Have read the current info with regards to fitting electric seats in pace of manual. I to thought this was a clever thing to do. I have a 2000 1.8 classic SE, the seats i bought have the front motor as in the pictures but no visible 2nd motor, I presumed it to be in the seat back. Can anyone advise if connecting the wires is the same as this article, ie a switched live feed & earth?, not bothered about the heated seats. Also where the feed should be taken from.

If it is just the motors you can power them from the cigar lighter if you have nothing or have no intention of having anything else tapped into it, such as torch, satnav, phones, extra aux sockets etc, or multi adapters in the main socket to charge DVD players and game consoles at the same time.

Otherwise you can take the power from the supply rail of the aux or ignition curcuit in the fusebox under the dash. Make sure you have an inline fuse if you are not using a piggyback. The supply goes direct to the seat alongside a suitable earth to the thick black on the seat. The 3 thick orange/brown with tracers are 12v demand for the elements, relay if fitted & motors. Connect nothing to the thick yellow wire with no tracer, this is the switched earth from the heated seat switch. If the drivers seat is a memory seat, you will have to power the seat BCU also. for retro wiring you can use the same single power supply for everything on the seat. It is best to get the seat plugs with enough loom to reach the centre console by the handbrake

Devilish · 31st May 2011, 20:00

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Originally Posted by grossebaby

Just had the time this weekend to look under the seats, the heater elements are in and my car appears to be wired for the switches in the dash too so it is time to find some switches and a new trim panel.

I was pleased as punch when I found them in my tourer, my heated seat switch plugs were tucked down by the gearshaft wrapped in adhesive foam.

eurorover · 31st May 2011, 22:05

I fitted eletric heated memory leather setats for rover66 last month and got them to work as per OE ones following RAVE with no probs. The car was a MK1 so different fusebox to MK2.
I also found that one of the wires on the manual was locted in the wrong plug after buzing out the fuses.

30th May 2011, 19:58	#12
shadwell62012 Newbie Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kirkby in Ashfield Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Manual Seats to Electric Hi Have read the current info with regards to fitting electric seats in pace of manual. I to thought this was a clever thing to do. I have a 2000 1.8 classic SE, the seats i bought have the front motor as in the pictures but no visible 2nd motor, I presumed it to be in the seat back. Can anyone advise if connecting the wires is the same as this article, ie a switched live feed & earth?, not bothered about the heated seats. Also where the feed should be taken from.

31st May 2011, 22:05	#15
eurorover Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	I fitted eletric heated memory leather setats for rover66 last month and got them to work as per OE ones following RAVE with no probs. The car was a MK1 so different fusebox to MK2. I also found that one of the wires on the manual was locted in the wrong plug after buzing out the fuses.