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Putting power seats in a 98GXE?

Old Mar 21, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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Putting power seats in a 98GXE?

I read thru some threads about getting power to your seats. Every thread I read, it seemed that every one had a plug to plug into at least on the driver side. Well my problem is that I do not have a plug for either side. I just have one tiny plug on the driver side. I was under the impression that all fourth gens came wired for power seats even if the option is not installed? For the guys that hooked up power to your power seats with no plug, how did you do it? Thanks for any help.
Old Mar 22, 2006 | 06:06 AM
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a little help here?
Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:47 AM
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I am doing this tonight. Does any one have any advice?
Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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I know if your car wasn't equipped you need the relay under the dash and the wiring from that. The little plug is for the seatbelt warning light.
Old Mar 23, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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Im pretty sure they come wired. You just need a fuse to power them.
Old Mar 23, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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my gxe came w/ a factory driver power seat. i wanted it that way. they come prewired 99% sure.
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Nope not all maximas as everyone assumes. What I did was pull up the carpet and found a some wires underneath. I tapped into the wiring. The white wire with red tracer is a constant power. I tapped the yellow wire from the seat harness to this and grounded it to the bolt that holds the seat. I'm still not surehow to do the heated seats. I just know the grey wires are high and low, but unsure of how to connect to a switch.
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Originally Posted by cardana24
I am doing this tonight. Does any one have any advice?
I'm getting ready to do the same. Let us know how it goes!
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by hollaatchaboi
Nope not all maximas as everyone assumes. What I did was pull up the carpet and found a some wires underneath. I tapped into the wiring. The white wire with red tracer is a constant power. I tapped the yellow wire from the seat harness to this and grounded it to the bolt that holds the seat. I'm still not surehow to do the heated seats. I just know the grey wires are high and low, but unsure of how to connect to a switch.
Thanks for the advice. I went ahead and did something diffrent last night before I read the forum. Since the carpet is all out of my car I just hooked them to the cig lighter. Hopefully this will work? Also on the seat, I am going to have to cut the plug off to make this work. Which wire is which on the seat? Which one is power and which one is ground?
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The thick yellow one is the power and the black is the ground. The grey wires are for the heated seats.
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Originally Posted by cardana24
Thanks for the advice. I went ahead and did something diffrent last night before I read the forum. Since the carpet is all out of my car I just hooked them to the cig lighter. Hopefully this will work? Also on the seat, I am going to have to cut the plug off to make this work. Which wire is which on the seat? Which one is power and which one is ground?
cig lighter is switched you won't be able to move the seat w/o the key on.
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Tim96I30t
cig lighter is switched you won't be able to move the seat w/o the key on.
I realize that. I really don't care since I don't plan on moving the seat a lot, I just want them to work if I need them to. I am going to go put in some work on it now.
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