06 gt premium seat

[scarlett98]

So i recently bought some black seats to put in my tan car. I purchased these seats from an 08 with power seats on both sides. my driver went in perfect but because i have a manual passanger seat can i swap the rails from the old seat to the power seat or make it somehow work? it bolts up the same obviously but the connectors are different.

 

[oldVOR]

Yes, you can swap the rail systems between the manual seat and the powered seat.
There are four nuts that bolt the seat to the rail system and it can all be moved over.
You'll have to release some of the plastic push-pins that hold the wiring in place to make the swap easier.

As an alternative, you could also run a power source from the bussed electrical center to the seat to power the electric motors and lumbar.

PM me if you have any questions or run into any problems.

 

[scarlett98]

I see the bolts for the lower part all I saw was rivets? Am I looking at the wrong portion?

 

[themoose06]

I see the bolts for the lower part all I saw was rivets? Am I looking at the wrong portion?

I recently wired power seats to a base stang. Its really easy man, first time doing it took me 50 minutes. I think oldVOR helped me out with some input, theres a lot of different ways to wire it, only costs 15-20 to setup the wiring. I made a DIY tech guide on it.

Also, if you swapped racks, wouldn't you no longer be able to adjust lumbar? That would be a braking point for me, it makes the seats 10x better for longer trips.

 

[oldVOR]

I see the bolts for the lower part all I saw was rivets? Am I looking at the wrong portion?

Look higher into the bottom of the seat and you'll see where it bolts to the sliding seat base assembly. I'll snap a photo or two and post tomorrow afternoon.

 

[scarlett98]

Look higher into the bottom of the seat and you'll see where it bolts to the sliding seat base assembly. I'll snap a photo or two and post tomorrow afternoon.

Ok that would be great

 

[scarlett98]

I recently wired power seats to a base stang. Its really easy man, first time doing it took me 50 minutes. I think oldVOR helped me out with some input, theres a lot of different ways to wire it, only costs 15-20 to setup the wiring. I made a DIY tech guide on it.

Also, if you swapped racks, wouldn't you no longer be able to adjust lumbar? That would be a braking point for me, it makes the seats 10x better for longer trips.

I dont think theres a write up for 05-06 just 07-09

 

[themoose06]

I dont think theres a write up for 05-06 just 07-09

I literally made the writeup based on an 06? I imagine not much would change, you have the base connection and then you run power and ground. You splice two wires, thats it. Its really easy and i'm a "I can change the batteries in a remote" experience electrician.

 

[scarlett98]

I literally made the writeup based on an 06? I imagine not much would change, you have the base connection and then you run power and ground. You splice two wires, thats it. Its really easy and i'm a "I can change the batteries in a remote" experience electrician.

Can you link me

 

[themoose06]

Man its the second post down in "DIY Tech Guides"

 

[oldVOR]

scarlett98,

Looking from the bottom of the seat, you'll see what looks like four large rivets with one being located at roughly each corner as shown in this photo:



These are actually studs that are pressed (riveted) into the seat slider assembly.

On the seat side of each of those studs, you'll find a nut as shown in this photo:



Removing these fours nuts will allow the seat to separate from the seat slider assembly. The rear two nuts are a little harder to get to than the front two nuts.

While you can go this route, I'd recommend wiring both seats for full functionality. It's rather simple to accomplish. Come off the BEC with a 30 amp fuse for each seat and run a hot and ground for the seat power. You can intercept the seat wiring or find a junk yard with the correct harness and go that route.

Let us know if you need any further help/assistance/guidance.

 

[themoose06]

oldVOR, do you need to run power ans ground to passenger even though manual? Is that why my passenger airbag lights on?

Also if you swapped racks, is there anyway to keep the lumbar adjustment? Or make custom switches? I hate sitting so much higher up and know these motors will die out


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[oldVOR]

The OP said he had a right side electric seat. If he swaps out the seat slider, the seat will sit down at the manual height. I don't think the right side power seats had lumbar or it's not shown in the wiring diagrams I have access to.

As far as your air bag light, what year seats did you install?
Did you swap your original seat OCS module to the new seat?

The RCM under the dash is programmed to the OCS module under the seat at the factory. Sometimes, if you swap seats and don't move the OCS module, the RCM won't recognize the different OCS module and kick a code.

What did you change during the process of swapping passenger seats?

 

[themoose06]

Same year, 06 V6 premium seats. OCS? Not sure what that is. I just plugged it in. Maybe I'll see about unplugging and replugging it in.

As for swapping the racks, I meant with the drivers side. Say I swapped mine, How could I retain control over the lumbar? Would the seat raise and lower the same way the manual seat did? I'm tempted to swap them


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[oldVOR]

OCS = Occupancy Classification Sensor, the air bladder assembly between the seat springs and cushion. You can take it to the dealer and they will program the RCM (Restraint Control Module) to the OCS module for the correct zero reading. Have you had the air bag recall done? If not, work it into that process and the dealer might do it free of charge.

As far as the driver seat, you can swap from a power to manual seat slider assembly. However, you'll also need to install the manual seat controls in place of the electric controls by swapping the side panel cover. I haven't looked into this but, you can most likely retain the lumbar functionality by keeping power to the seat and opening the same hole for the lumbar switch in the manual side cover. The mounting points might be there on the manual side cover to support the lumbar switch. The same power feed for the electric motors also powers the lumbar. As far as height, you should be able to get the electric seat to sit at the same level as the manual seat. Doesn't your electric seat presently do this?

 

[themoose06]

Haven't done the recall yet, don't like not having my car in my posession and the dealers around here think the car needs to be there a full day! Rediculous as I've seen members swing by and stand there and have the process done in 15 minutes. If they did that programming for free i'd do it, but I wouldn't bother paying for it.

I'll have to look into the swap more. I'm replacing the bottom seat covers on my currently installed leather seats in a few days, when I pull the seats i'll be able to check into swapping more. Might make selling the cloth seats more difficult. Speaking of which, how much would you say a complete set of gray cloth seats in almost brand new condition would be worth?


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[oldVOR]

Values are hard to predict. Depends on what you and the buyer agree upon. I recently sold a set of premium tan leather '05 seats (electric driver & manual passenger) that had leather checking and minor age discoloration on both seats for $260. They weren't black, which meant less value for those in the market.

 

[themoose06]

If they had been dark grey or black cloth I would have kept them. Only got the leather because it was a better contrast and seemed nicer. Picked up the whole set of leather black seats for 300, but they were kinda rough. Both bottom seat covers were cracking and the leather was separating, on the rear seat the leather was separating in the corner, plus dog hair all over the backing. I cleaned them up pretty good though. Wish I had this stupid 60 day requirement met to post in the classifieds here. I bet theyd sell well here


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[oldVOR]

I'd recommend swapping the OCS gear from your original seats into the seats you're keeping. The RCM and OCS will match at that point. Anyone that buys your cloth seats will have to program their RCM to the OCS anyway.

You're three rivets, two plastic push pins and a couple hours away from the swap and you have both seats there to complete the swap. Don't drill out the two OCS module to bracket rivets, drill out the three OCS module bracket to seat frame rivets and move the entire assembly to the seat your keeping.

Be careful removing the two plastic green push pins on the OCS bladder and keep all the layers of the bladder together. Don't separate the hose from the bladder to the sensor, remove it all as one piece. Swap it all, reuse the green push pins and rivet the OCS module bracket into each seat and you're done. Plug it all in and after several cycles of the ignition and engine run time, the SRS will be satisfied and the warning light will go away.

OCS Module w/bracket - front side


OCS Module w/bracket - back side


OCS Bladder Sensor attached to OCS Module bracket under seat


OCS Bladder - top side


OCS Bladder - bottom side

 

[themoose06]

Okay Are the bolts pictured the ones i'd have to remove? I don't have anyway of installing new rivets, or really know how to remove the old. Not sure if its worth swapping them. Seems like a lotta work over an airbag light. Guess it depends if this guys gonna buy these seats or not. Guessing i'd have to cut a hole out for the lumbar switch?