Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 22 May 2016, 20:02   #1
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Horley
Make: Yamaha 3.1 STI
Length: 3m +
Engine: 9.8 Tohatsu 2 stroke
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 307
Swap manual seats for electric

I think I may have just made an expensive mistake, I purchased some leather seats for my Mitsubishi Outlander mk 2 which has manual seat adjustment, now the replacements have just turned up and they are electric, is it possible to fit them in?.
I'm not much of a mechanic I'm afraid so any help will be appreciated
__________________
Mickhitchuk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 May 2016, 20:08   #2
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Isle of Wight mostly
Make: Regal
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercruiser
MMSI: 235911246
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 188
Swap manual seats for electric

On ours only the driver side is electric, so you you may only have half the problem you thought! Often the wiring is in place
__________________
solent spence is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 22 May 2016, 21:35   #3
Member
 
Country: UK - Scotland
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 4
You can always fit them.. I have retrofit audi s3 8l electric seats in an ibiza cupra 2005...just talk to an electrician


Sent from my i using Tapatalk
__________________
bigjohn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23 May 2016, 06:47   #4
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Horley
Make: Yamaha 3.1 STI
Length: 3m +
Engine: 9.8 Tohatsu 2 stroke
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 307
Just fitted passenger seat, as mentioned this is manual so no problem, but no wire for heated seat, driver seat has seat belt alarm and air bag wires only, so I'll see how much to get it wired up or just change the seat to the manual runners
Thanks for helping
__________________
Mickhitchuk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29 March 2022, 15:17   #5
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Join Date: Mar 2022
Posts: 1
Sorry to follow this up after so long - did you ever get this sorted and if so, how? I'm in the same boat, no pun intended.

Bought what was meant to be a leather manual set from breakers but they sent electric heated and when I queried insisted it was simply plug and play - since been told otherwise but too late to return.

Swapping onto the manual runner didn't look too easy, was it or did you find a way to install the electric?

Also, one of my concerns is the airbags going pop - did you need to disconnect battery before fitting?

Any help gratefully received.
__________________
gnalist is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 18:07.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.