Retrofit Electric Leather Seats into a hatchback

First of all please disconnect your car battery!
Take photos for later on!
Remove your old interior starting with the front seats;
There are four bolts holding the each seat to the chassis and they are located by two bolts at the front within the seat rail and two at the back, one located within the seat rail and the other at the rear side of the centre console, these bolts are six mm hex screw bolts that are all the same width and length.

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Once these bolts are removed, tilt the seat up at the front and disconnect the three cables for the airbag etc this is the same for both of the seats.

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Then remove the seats.

mikefewkes · 09-02-2012

is the wiring there on all the stilo models?
thanks

Searchy · 12-02-2012

If you mean the wiring for the heated/electric seats then no, you need to get them from a donor car that has those seats, plues the rear fuse box.

Thanks

chrisboulton · 12-04-2012

iv got some seats out of a car that was breaking iv got all the seats and will be going back tomoz to get the door cards and loom for the seats

as my stilo dont have the rear fuse box i will be getting it and as much of the loom as poss

as for the plugs for the seats wen i cut then out from the scrap car were do thay then wire in to ?

and were do i get the power for the seats ?

chrisboulton · 24-04-2012

fitted all my seats in to my car now and are working spot on only thing i need to no is how to get the heated seats wired up i have got 2 wires left over coming from the rear fuse box

WIRE 1 (LIGHT BLUE/YELLOW)
WIRE 2 (BLACK /GREEN )

WERE DO THESE GO ?
CAN ANY ONE HELP ME OUT WITH THESE ?

Davren · 25-04-2012

Seat heater elements wire direct to the seat ECUs.

Black/Green wires are not shown on the electric seats wiring diagram.

The only Blue/Yellow wire on the diagram goes to the electric seat relay in the rear fuse box from relay T12 in the dashboard fuse box. It's the main power supply for the seats and seat heaters, so if your seats are working, you must already have that wire (or a substitute for it) connected.

Alipuntogirl · 07-11-2012

on the connector of the fuse box, which colour does the pink/white (from seat connector) connect to?

and1941 · 20-02-2013

Originally Posted by Searchy

If you mean the wiring for the heated/electric seats then no, you need to get them from a donor car that has those seats, plues the rear fuse box.

Thanks

Hello,
Just about to take on this project , i understand that the passengers side wiring attaches to the rear fuse box however where do i attatch the drivers side wiring to ? Do I attach it to the rear fuse box aswell ? or the front fuse box ?

Searchy · 20-02-2013

Hi and welcome to the FF! All heated/movement wires go to the rear fuse box, the only cables that need to attach to the front fuse box are as I stated the can bus pink/black thin wire this allows the seat to move.
Good Luck!

Searchy · 20-02-2013

Originally Posted by Alipuntogirl

on the connector of the fuse box, which colour does the pink/white (from seat connector) connect to?

If its a thin type looking speaker cable, then look in the front fuse box below the steering wheel and you'll see the same type of wire, splice it and join them up.

and1941 · 20-02-2013

Originally Posted by Searchy

Hi and welcome to the FF! All heated/movement wires go to the rear fuse box, the only cables that need to attach to the front fuse box are as I stated the can bus pink/black thin wire this allows the seat to move.
Good Luck!

Hello , Thankyou for the rapid reply , still a bit confused. how am i supposed to connect the drivers sides cables to the rear fuse box ?

Searchy · 20-02-2013

Well I fed the wires along the door sill with all the other spaghetti cables then branched off just at the boot area and duct tapped them to the bare metal under the boot carpet snd fed into the fuse box

I only did it like that as I cut my wires a little short when taking them from the donor car

you live and learn!

and1941 · 20-02-2013

Originally Posted by Searchy

Well I fed the wires along the door sill with all the other spaghetti cables then branched off just at the boot area and duct tapped them to the bare metal under the boot carpet snd fed into the fuse box

I only did it like that as I cut my wires a little short when taking them from the donor car

you live and learn!

sorry as you can tell im a novice when it comes to this, I understand that the passenger side wires lead strait to the rear fuse box; sharing the same coloured wires, however the drivers sides wires do not lead to the rear fuse box and the wire colours are different to those on the passenger side. therefore how do i connect the drivers side wires to the rear fuse box. do I splice all the cables running to the passenger side seat and extend them to the drivers side (so in effect they run in series?) or am i missing something

Searchy · 20-02-2013

Tbh I can not remember the colours but yes they are different, they have to be to help you connect the correct wires in the correct place. I found just looking at the original connector under the drivers seat in the donor car helped me locate the those colour wires that are bunched up in the passenger side door wiring loom and cut them from there (yes the drivers side electric wires go through the dashboard and flow along the passenger side door sill loom)

Hope that helps.

and1941 · 21-02-2013

Originally Posted by Searchy

Tbh I can not remember the colours but yes they are different, they have to be to help you connect the correct wires in the correct place. I found just looking at the original connector under the drivers seat in the donor car helped me locate the those colour wires that are bunched up in the passenger side door wiring loom and cut them from there (yes the drivers side electric wires go through the dashboard and flow along the passenger side door sill loom)

Hope that helps.

Okay thankyou, my fiat already has a rear fuse box however does not contain the wires needed for the electric seat. Is my best option removing the original fuse box and replacing it with the fuse boxe from the donar car ?

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Searchy Get Your Own Title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: W.London, Feltham Posts: 82 Thanks: 5 Trader Rating: 1	Re: Retrofit Electric Leather Seats into a hatchback If you mean the wiring for the heated/electric seats then no, you need to get them from a donor car that has those seats, plues the rear fuse box. Thanks __________________ 1.8 3dr Dynamic Azzurro Blue - 17" Claw's, Schu Bumper skirts and spoiler, Debadged Grill, CN+, Cruise Control, Full Leather Elec - Heated & Abarth Speedo - Sold! BMW 7 Series MSport Avius Blue
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Davren Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 8,344 Thanks: 990 Trader Rating: 1	Re: Retrofit Electric Leather Seats into a hatchback Seat heater elements wire direct to the seat ECUs. Black/Green wires are not shown on the electric seats wiring diagram. The only Blue/Yellow wire on the diagram goes to the electric seat relay in the rear fuse box from relay T12 in the dashboard fuse box. It's the main power supply for the seats and seat heaters, so if your seats are working, you must already have that wire (or a substitute for it) connected. __________________ Stilo Parts For Sale: Connect Nav+ Map Discs - Wiper Motor (NEW) + Croma Turbo i.e. Badges. For details, click here: http://www.fiatforum.com/classifieds...0&ppuser=48514
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Searchy Get Your Own Title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: W.London, Feltham Posts: 82 Thanks: 5 Trader Rating: 1	Re: Retrofit Electric Leather Seats into a hatchback Hi and welcome to the FF! All heated/movement wires go to the rear fuse box, the only cables that need to attach to the front fuse box are as I stated the can bus pink/black thin wire this allows the seat to move. Good Luck! __________________ 1.8 3dr Dynamic Azzurro Blue - 17" Claw's, Schu Bumper skirts and spoiler, Debadged Grill, CN+, Cruise Control, Full Leather Elec - Heated & Abarth Speedo - Sold! BMW 7 Series MSport Avius Blue
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20-02-2013	#9
Searchy Get Your Own Title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: W.London, Feltham Posts: 82 Thanks: 5 Trader Rating: 1	Re: Retrofit Electric Leather Seats into a hatchback Originally Posted by Alipuntogirl on the connector of the fuse box, which colour does the pink/white (from seat connector) connect to? If its a thin type looking speaker cable, then look in the front fuse box below the steering wheel and you'll see the same type of wire, splice it and join them up. __________________ 1.8 3dr Dynamic Azzurro Blue - 17" Claw's, Schu Bumper skirts and spoiler, Debadged Grill, CN+, Cruise Control, Full Leather Elec - Heated & Abarth Speedo - Sold! BMW 7 Series MSport Avius Blue
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20-02-2013	#11
Searchy Get Your Own Title Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: W.London, Feltham Posts: 82 Thanks: 5 Trader Rating: 1	Re: Retrofit Electric Leather Seats into a hatchback Well I fed the wires along the door sill with all the other spaghetti cables then branched off just at the boot area and duct tapped them to the bare metal under the boot carpet snd fed into the fuse box I only did it like that as I cut my wires a little short when taking them from the donor car you live and learn! __________________ 1.8 3dr Dynamic Azzurro Blue - 17" Claw's, Schu Bumper skirts and spoiler, Debadged Grill, CN+, Cruise Control, Full Leather Elec - Heated & Abarth Speedo - Sold! BMW 7 Series MSport Avius Blue
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