Got my car back this morning after having them new wheel studs fitted

 

Problem is for some reason the electric drivers seat will not move back. It moves forwards OK though

 

Which means i now have it in a rather uncomfortable position to drive it :sad:

 

Is there anyway to manually move it back, or some liekely cause of the problem thats easy to fix?

 

dicky

Well you're gonna have to have a look at the switch under the cover as the motor is obviously working.

 

Sure a man of your means will sort this but for the time being touch 12v directly onto it and I am sure it'll move back :cool3:.

Switch/contact cleaner should sort it, i had a similar issue with my leccy passenger seat, wouldnt go back, but after a few squirts and working the switch its fine now.

The switch is the problem for sure, to get out the problem for now unplug the seat power plug and use a couple of jumper cables from the plug back to the seat but reverse the polarity that way forward becomes backwards, once the seat is all the way back plug the connector in correctly and now you can inch the seat forward to the correct position.

 

 

Jeff TT

Cheers guys

 

Jeff you fixed it by your magic touch or something! Maybe your reputation scared it into submission

 

I'd taken the cover off the switches and noted there are at least five wires going to the switch. I'd also managed to drive the seat even further forwards while messing so this was just going from bad to worse. :sweatdrop:

 

I then came in to pick up my test meter and noted Jeffs Post

 

Found the power connector to the motor under the switch by touch alone and managed to unplug it.

 

Problem was it's like gynacology through a letterbox. Couldn't even get the plug far enough out from under the seat to figure how to switch the wires - there are three by the way, is that like forwards drive, backwards drive, and ground?

 

Anyway not getting enough cable to work with I plugged it back in and the seat still would not move back so I went back to the wiring on the switch, having first banged my head on the steering whicle whilst trying to get back out of the footwell

 

Then decided to look which coloured wires go to the motor as a starting point, gave the connector under the seat a waggle to release it and suddenly the seat started to move back. It now moves both way fine :yes:

 

cheers

dicky

Cheers guys

 

Jeff you fixed it by your magic touch or something! Maybe your reputation scared it into submission.............

 

It now moves both way fine :yes:

 

cheers

dicky

 

 

Ahhh.. the Zedworld magic touch......

 

 

Jeff

Ahhh.. the Zedworld magic touch......

 

 

Jeff

 

C'mon Rich it's blatantly obvious Jeff just copied what I put but was long winded about it, what does he know :whistling:.