power seat upgrade?

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glitch1985

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Recently bought a 02 v6 and the only thing I don't like is the lack of power seats. Found a place to buy brand new seats with the seat tracks and everything. I was just wondering if it would be easy to just hook them up or if I would need alot of new wiring to get the power seat running. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Crai-zy horse

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It would take alot of wiring and work and the like. Same goes for power locks/windows/mirrors. Too difficult to bother with.

 

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Well that kinda put a damper on things. Any other opinions? would be paying ~250 with shipping for brand new seats. (mine were stained when I bought the car)

 

Crai-zy horse

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Check with local junkyards, see if you can't swipe some seats from a junked 'stang for real cheap.

 

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I really don't see how much harder it would be to put in power seats. All the seat will need is a power source to power the seats. Granted, you are putting in power seats from the same exact year mustang.

I can see how putting in power locks and windows would be a pain since you would need the motor, actuators, etc.

 

Crai-zy horse

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Iunno, you could be right, it could be easy. I haven't really looked into it. I fear dealing with wires. Anything much beyond hooking up speakers or changing a switch would be too much for me... not that I wouldn't try to do it myself anyway...

 

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Well in regards to it being the same year, the seats are from a 03 a I have a 02. Would it make too much of a differnce?

 

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glitch1985 said:

Well in regards to it being the same year, the seats are from a 03 a I have a 02. Would it make too much of a differnce?

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I wouldn't think so, go for it! Just know that you are gonna lose any space under the seat you might be using. But otherwise, power it away!

 

98CobraClone

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Your car may already be equipped with the wiring. I bought some leather cobra seats from a car show and they bolted in and hooked up no problem

 

Labora

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All most year seats require is a power + ground. Which is pretty easy to do some model years are even "Max wired" and already have the connections waiting to go.

<-- Actually ditching the power seats soon to get rid of the extra weight that and they break often.