Ghetto powerfold seats~~

[Adieu]

Redneck engineered


Foldflat solution for SSV with junkyard donor power seats (reskinned in manual fold leather covers I scored for a pittance), missing half a harness & not sure if prewired underneath anyway


Just reverse polarity to raise. Clip while jumpstarter is set to off, turn on to actuate.

 

[Don Hall]

 

[Kyle Sookhansingh]

Hey, if it works; it works.

 

[TXFRDOwner]

Redneck engineered

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Foldflat solution for SSV with junkyard donor power seats (reskinned in manual fold leather covers I scored for a pittance), missing half a harness & not sure if prewired underneath anyway


Just reverse polarity to raise. Clip while jumpstarter is set to off, turn on to actuate.

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I see you have the fold/unfold switches... are you planning on adding the missing harness ?

Do you need the part number or a wiring diagram to make your own ?


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[jeff kushner]

I love ingenuity, no matter the flavor. Too many people today lack an imagination coupled with motivation& confidence.

You might want to gather that mess and install a single quick-connect plug but kudos for making it work!

FWIW: I actually looked into a custom seat install prior to buying my '17 and I learned that the plugs are in fact in place. That way, all get the same basic trunk harness and the elect seats are simply plugged in if specified for that truck.


Jeff

 

[Adieu]

I see you have the fold/unfold switches... are you planning on adding the missing harness ?

Do you need the part number or a wiring diagram to make your own ?


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I bought an interior with the seats plastics and harness way back when, but on closer investigation the harness was cut, I just got the half with the seatside connectors

Ended up installing with no fold and frankly no idea if I had anything to plug the other side into anyway... convinced myself I had no need for folding anyway, only got into it withy stint in a Navigator

Hmm i suppose I should see if I actually have anywhere to plug the full harness now, or run some wiring to make use of the rear charge port (probably with a hold-to-engage button or even plug-in-to-use to defeat the always-hot power supply to it)

Only really did this to see if the motors worked and the mechanisms weren't seized first before any further action

 

[Trainmaster]

I see you have the sub-woofer grille too. I added navigation and sub to mine that didn't have a harness.

Since the sub requires a rather large feed (12ga?) and the SSV and XLT doesn't have it, i ran one from a spare pin in the fuse box to the amp in the quarter panel. You can use that same feed for the seats.

 

[TXFRDOwner]

I bought an interior with the seats plastics and harness way back when, but on closer investigation the harness was cut, I just got the half with the seatside connectors

Ended up installing with no fold and frankly no idea if I had anything to plug the other side into anyway... convinced myself I had no need for folding anyway, only got into it withy stint in a Navigator

Hmm i suppose I should see if I actually have anywhere to plug the full harness now, or run some wiring to make use of the rear charge port (probably with a hold-to-engage button or even plug-in-to-use to defeat the always-hot power supply to it)

Only really did this to see if the motors worked and the mechanisms weren't seized first before any further action

cool, ... of course the cheapest route to get that harness (switches to seats) is a self-serve junkyard. Motorcraft pigtails aren't budget friendly.