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Changing Seats
« on: February 18, 2010, 10:01:12 am »
I've been thinking of changing my cloth seats for leather for a while now and finally seen a full set which I'm quite tempted to buy. Thing is the leathers are electric and the seats currently in mine are manual.

How much of a job would it be fit these?

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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 12:22:02 pm »
how much is electrical on them??

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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 12:43:15 pm »
That actual removal and re-fitting of the seats is very straightforward. If you use the search facility you should find a guide!  :happy2:


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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 03:12:45 pm »
As above i did it on my last two cars.Not a hard job & about an afternoons worth.
ED35. Standard factory condition.

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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 03:41:15 pm »
As above i did it on my last two cars.Not a hard job & about an afternoons worth.

an afternoon? its 4 bolts!  :signLOL: :grin:

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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2010, 04:53:37 pm »
Sorry I meant the eletric side of things. Is it an easy (possible) task to do or is it a huge wiring job?? 

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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 06:51:36 pm »
As above i did it on my last two cars.Not a hard job & about an afternoons worth.

an afternoon? its 4 bolts!  :signLOL: :grin:
...........front & rear seats ?.
ED35. Standard factory condition.

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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2010, 07:00:59 pm »
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Re: Changing Seats
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2010, 07:08:29 pm »
I am having a bit of difficulty with mine too, as I fitted ED30 seats into my GTI, The seats came from an 07, mine is an 05, and as such the adaptor for the airbags in the seats don't fit, I have thought about changing the adaptors myself from the old seats, but as the wires are different colours on the old seats to the new ones am a bit worried about doing it.
The changing of the seats itself is very simple, the rear ones seem more confusing to me than the fronts.