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Thread: How to remove front seat ???

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    Default How to remove front seat ???

    Anybody know how to remove front driver seat.

    There is no power to the switches?? I have found links on how to, but my dilemma is that I cannot move the seat forward or backwards.

    I think the problem is relay module and not the switches??

    Help!!

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    Default Gotta move the seat forward

    try to jump power to the seat from under the rear seat to get access to the two bolts at the rear of the seat rail.
    Last edited by Blitzkrieg Bob; 11-14-2006 at 08:27 PM.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Bob
    try to jump power to the seat from under the rear seat to get access to the two bolts at the rear of the seat rail.
    That sounds great....can you give me more detail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Bob
    try to jump power to the seat from under the rear seat to get access to the two bolts at the rear of the seat rail.
    Do you mean..... from the rear seat where the battery is located??

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    Default under the rear seat

    has the power control for the seats etc.

    You'll need a wiring diagram, or there are afew guys here that know this stuff by heart and may start to post.


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    Just pull out the drive cable from the motor. Put a long screwdriver in that motor socket and turn it manually so that the seat moves forward till the 2 screws are visible which you want to reach to release the seat.

    http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/seat4.jpg

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    Default yup, opposite

    the battery you'll see some electrical relays and moduals, check the fuses etc.

    It may be that simple.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shogun
    Just pull out the drive cable from the motor. Put a long screwdriver in that motor socket and turn it manually so that the seat moves forward till the 2 screws are visible which you want to reach to release the seat.

    http://www.nmia.com/~dgnrg/seat4.jpg
    thanks.... the seat is in lowest position cannot get hand in?

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    Tucked under the leading edge of the seat cushion are two (potentially more, depending on how the car is optioned) harness connectors supplying power to two motors. The white harness connector goes to the motor that manipulates seat back recline, the other (may also be white, it's not clear in my mind at the moment, think it's black, though) is height for the back half of the cushion. Get a 12v battery on it to easily raise the back of the seat. While you're at it, put power on the motor living halfway between the front and rear of the seat base to move the assembly forward/backward. If these operations work, it doesn't make much sense to remove the seat, because the problem is 95% likely to not be in the seat itself. It is unlikely but not impossible that these two motors won't work, in which case remove the cables and use a power drill to move the seat, side by side.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lowell
    Tucked under the leading edge of the seat cushion are two (potentially more, depending on how the car is optioned) harness connectors supplying power to two motors. The white harness connector goes to the motor that manipulates seat back recline, the other (may also be white, it's not clear in my mind at the moment, think it's black, though) is height for the back half of the cushion. Get a 12v battery on it to easily raise the back of the seat. While you're at it, put power on the motor living halfway between the front and rear of the seat base to move the assembly forward/backward. If these operations work, it doesn't make much sense to remove the seat, because the problem is 95% likely to not be in the seat itself. It is unlikely but not impossible that these two motors won't work, in which case remove the cables and use a power drill to move the seat, side by side.
    Very good guys .....pleasently suprised by everyones quick response.
    thank you very much. I will give it a try.

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