[W126 Coupe] Seat help, semi-Emergency!

[Shayegan, Richard]

Here is some of it if you're curious by the way (many of the parts made their way into my basement, and some things like the rear door panels and that trim in front of the headliner that runs across the car and the dome light plugs into are up for sale since they don't fit my car - stuff came out of a 1987 420SEL).
http://www.davidson.smugmug.com/gallery/2558450
 
Step 1 mostly done (just a few pieces of wood trim to refinish is all that's left and get my rear deck redyed...oh and an arm rest cover is on the way to me). Step 2 is next, though I fear about timeframe with that one.
Richard

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com on behalf of Eddie
Sent: Tue 3/6/2007 1:51 PM
To: 'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Seat help, semi-Emergency!



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
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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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