[W126 Coupe] Seat help, semi-Emergency!

[Eddie]

If you don't mind my asking how much was the seats?

 

Thanks,

 

Edward

 

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of Shayegan, Richard
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 7:28 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Seat help, semi-Emergency!

 

Well, it doesn't work like that here it seems. I should note that they are
both the "old" style seat...so you'd think this would be easy. But there are
motors within the seat (wiring that goes up into the seat) that are hard
wired into the grip that's part of the frame. I'm just going to have the
swap the wiring I think, but it'd be nice if I weren't doing this blind.
Starting this around 9 this morning (had to pick it up, make two trips, what
a day), still working on the damn thing, then I'll wake up around 5 am
tomorrow and get on it again). I just would really appreciate some info from
someone who's done the whole thing before.

 

I know this much, this is the last thing I ever buy from Potomac German
Auto. A straight swap into any 1981-early 1987 W126 my ass.

Richard

 

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of richard jaffe
Sent: Mon 3/5/2007 10:01 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Seat help, semi-Emergency!

Richard,

 

I did the same thing on my 85 Euro SEC. I kept the original frame with all
the motors and bolted it up to a newer seat out of a 90 SEC. My mechanic
buddy helped with the wiring as I'm no electrician.  

 

Rich Jaffe

85 500 SEC Euro 259K

83 300 SD  192K

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Shayegan, Richard <mailto:rishayegan at davidson.edu>  

To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com 

Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 7:30 PM

Subject: [W126 Coupe] Seat help, semi-Emergency!

 

Ok, so I was going to swap the tired old seats in my 1985 380SE with the
ones out of an early 1987 420SEL. They seemed similar, the place said they
could swap...and they can...except for all of the wiring. The old and new
driver's side both have memory, yet none of the wiring matches. The new
passenger side has memory and the old one doesn't.
 
Two question: 1 - which would be easier, swapping all the wiring/motors or
taking the leather/pads/springs from one and putting it onto the other? 2 -
How do I go about doing whichever is easier? I need this to be done, at
least the driver's side, by early Wednesday morning.

Thanks,
Richard
 
 
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