non electric seat to electric seat

[Jedimastermat]

Hi All
I'm changing my non electric cloth trim to an electric leather seat. Ive just done the passenger side. Mechanically its all in and done I believe.

What has to happen computer wise to tell the car its now got electric seats in it? is that an easy task? I'm on a steep learning curve here so words of one syllable will have maximum effect.

cheers
Mat

[shamirj]

not sure about the computer but you also need a different centre console to allow for the switches for the elec seat to be housed in the side of the console. Or did you just cut a hole out for the switches. ;)

[Tombie]

Vehicle BCU needs to be told theres Electric seats...

If you need any advice, PM me, I've done this before :)

[Jedimastermat]

not sure about the computer but you also need a different centre console to allow for the switches for the elec seat to be housed in the side of the console. Or did you just cut a hole out for the switches. ;)

Thanks should have said, I have a new old centre console and the seat controllers. I just want to see if one works before i pull the console out. Seems i need to play with BCU also.
thanks for advice

[Jedimastermat]

Vehicle BCU needs to be told theres Electric seats...

If you need any advice, PM me, I've done this before :)

PM sent...thanks for assistance

[Jedimastermat]

should have put in pictures so here they are

new workshop
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/534.jpg

Console

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/535.jpg

and again

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/536.jpg

and one more

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/537.jpg

and this is the passenger side done with a nice new leather seat for SWMBO

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/08/538.jpg

now to get it to work, pull out centre console and then my side

cheers
Mat




http://www.aulro.com/afvb/%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.aulro.com/app/data/500/medium/new_workshop.jpg%22%20/%3E

[Tombie]

Wow! Like a carbon copy of my installation I did last year ;)

[Roverlord off road spares]

Wow! Like a carbon copy of my installation I did last year ;)
hi Tombie, did you find the manual seats provided more rear ward travel than the Electrics? My 6'6'' still growing son has his knees against the glove box lid with fully backed electric seats
regards, Mario

[Tombie]

hi Tombie, did you find the manual seats provided more rear ward travel than the Electrics? My 6'6'' still growing son has his knees against the glove box lid with fully backed electric seats
regards, Mario

Yes I did :( You can modify the rear "stop" on the rail to enable a bit of further rearward travel.

[schnitzel]

Here's how I fixed the manual seat travel problem - pretty simple...

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/125937-disco-2a-seat-travel-leg-room.html