From: John Eifert [JohnEifert@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 4:14 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: '91 Electric Seats in an '84

> An interior shop is getting ready to put a set of
> 91 seats in my 84...any suggetions on the hook up
> reagarding mechanicals or electricals ?
> 

It's very easy.  You don't need no stinking interior shop to do it.  This
is a detailed (probably too detailed) description of how I did it:

Tools/materials:  Wire cutter, wire insulation stripper/crimping tool,
flat head screwdriver, spool of black/red electrical cord, electrical
tape, soldering iron and two meduim male spade connectors,.

Procedure:  Pop the back off the seat side plug with a screwdriver.  Use a
soldering iron to remove the plug connector pins from the wires.  Take
about a foot and a half of electrical red/black cord.  Split the two ends
between the positive and negative wires about 1".  Strip the insulation
about 1/4 to 1/2" on the four wire ends of the cord.  Bundle all the red
(+) wires from the plug together and solder them to one end of the red (+)
wire of the cord you prepared.  Do the same with the brown (-) wires from
the plug to the same end of the black (-) wire of the prepared cord.  Use
electrical tape to insulate the soldered connections well.  Then use more
electrical tape to wrap the two together for strength if cord is pulled on
when seat moves back and forth.  Take two medium spade connectors.  Crimp
them onto the Red and Black wires so that they are in a "T" in relation to
each other if you were looking square at the end.  I belive the (+) is the
top of the "T" and the (-) is the body of the "T". You can double check by
looking at the color of the wires leading to the plug in the car.  Then
you plug the electricals together and bolt the seats in with the allen
head bolts and rectangular bar nuts (only way I can describe them) that
preveiously held your 84 seats in.  Piece O' cake.  Much more comfortable
and adjustable than the early style seats.

Regards,
JE
928Sx5



-----Original Message-----
From: John Eifert [mailto:JohnEifert@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 12:31 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: what seats will fit?


In the late 70's Porsche went to a standard foot print for the seats in
all Porche models.  I believe it is any Porsche made after 77 you can swap
seats between.  The only difference is that you will find different
electrical connectors on some model seats, so you will have to do a bit or
wiring work to have all the electrical work.  That is my experience.

JE
928Sx5
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