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Title: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: fudy on 11 February 2011, 15:07:48
just got hold of a new interior but its manual seats and I've got the electric memory type, it possible to still swap them over?
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: erubus on 11 February 2011, 17:26:35
I can't see why not, unless your's have airbags, then your airbag system would be disabled. It would be possible to recover your electric ones with the new ones, but it's difficult to do neatly
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: fudy on 11 February 2011, 21:55:00
ive picked them up and there there not totally manual  there's a motor and one adjuster on the side(looks like up/down) and air bags, supposed to have come from a 51 plate cd! one of the tracks is slightly bent at the end but should be ok!
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: Andy B on 11 February 2011, 21:58:50
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just got hold of a new interior but its manual seats and I've got the electric memory type, it possible to still swap them over?

Why would you want to down grade the spec of your seats? :-? Having had Elite mormory seats I'd not want to go backwards.  ;)
If it's for the leather, I'd be tempted to remove the covers & refit them to the all electric memory seats ..... depends on your spannering skills I suppose.
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: fudy on 11 February 2011, 22:06:23
they were only £40 in the end and its to cheap to pass! thought i might be able to just swap the bases so i only loose the tilt adjustment!? but i don't mind loosing the extra electrics and swapping them though if the wiring's not to complicated? cos its only me driving the car so it's very rarely adjusted
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: Andy B on 11 February 2011, 22:09:41
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they were only £40 in the end and its to cheap to pass! thought i might be able to just swap the bases so i only loose the tilt adjustment!? i don't mind loosing the extra electrics and swapping them though if the wiring's not to complicated? cos its only me driving the car so it very rarely adjusted

It's up to you, it's your car.  ;)
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: fudy on 11 February 2011, 22:12:57
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It's up to you, it's your car.  ;)

true enough ;) just don't think i will miss them that often!
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: fudy on 11 February 2011, 22:18:09
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I'd be tempted to remove the covers & refit them to the all electric memory seats ..... depends on your spannering skills I suppose.

i would give it a go but it sounds like a big job! there's got to be stitching as well as spannering?
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: Andy B on 11 February 2011, 22:20:28
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I'd be tempted to remove the covers & refit them to the all electric memory seats ..... depends on your spannering skills I suppose.

i would give it a go but it sounds like a big job! there's got to be stitching as well as spannering?

I've only removed enough of the base cover to get access to the heater element. No sewing/stitching was involved! Honest!  ;D  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: fudy on 11 February 2011, 22:29:32
just had a search http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1192830810
i dont like the sound of "22 wire rings" and "On a 1 - 10 scale of easy to infuriating, this is a 7 (putting them back on will be 11 :'("  :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: swaping electric memory seats for manual
Post by: TheBoy on 12 February 2011, 11:21:09
Whats wrong with cloth? Leather is nothing but a PITA (literally).  I'll never understand it.