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Question posted by jmontgomery1 on May 11th, 2012

Wiring Drivers Seat

I purchaced a set of catera seats for my street rod and i can make the passenger seat work ok for what i want. I don;t need the memory stuff or the door interlock. just basic forward/back, and up/down, tilt Forward/ Back. What wires do I use to do that?? any help appreciated thanks Jim Montgomery

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Answer #1: Posted by infoedound on August 21st, 2012 4:46 PM
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Hello  I don't know if You still need help but I found this and it helped: The passenger seat is a conventional power seat with conventional relays and wiring. Wire up +12V and a ground and you're good to go. But the driver's seat uses solid-state relays and is connected to the car's main computer. As a result, many people believe that the seat won't work unless it's installed in a Catera and hooked up to the car's main computer. They are wrong. All you lose by not being connected to the Catera's main computer is the three memorized positions that the main computer can store. Still, many people could not get the seats to work. The secret is all in the wiring, but the solution is hidden in the Troubleshooting section of the Cadillac service manual. First, there are three +12V connections: two thicker wires and a thin wire. The thicker red ones (#1 & #3 in the service manual) are connected to an always-powered source. The thinner red one (#4) is connected to an accessory-powered source. The brown wires (#2 and #5) are the grounds. The data control wire is #6 and is not used. The secret wire is #7, a thin grey wire. In the Catera, this is connected to the door switch that controls the courtesy lights. When this wire is not grounded (when the door is open), the seats will not move. I just grounded it permanently; it seems the GM engineers did not want you to move the seat with the doors open. It's also important to wire #4 to a circuit that is hot only when the engine is running or it will drain the battery. That's all there is to it. There are only two drawbacks to these seats. First, the Catera was four-door car, so these seats will not fold forward. If you used them in a two-door car, you won't have access to the rear seats. Second, they are wide, so without some modification to the seat cushion and re-covering, they are not useable in most 30's-vintage cars. But if they fit (or can be made to fit), you will have some sweet, comfortable Recaro 6-way power seats for your ride.

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Owner's Manual - Page 10

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Owner's Manual - Page 13

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Owner's Manual - Page 14

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Owner's Manual - Page 17

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Owner's Manual - Page 18

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Owner's Manual - Page 41

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Owner's Manual - Page 49

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Owner's Manual - Page 59

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Owner's Manual - Page 66

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Owner's Manual - Page 72

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Owner's Manual - Page 87

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Owner's Manual - Page 98

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Owner's Manual - Page 108

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Owner's Manual - Page 120

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Owner's Manual - Page 144

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Owner's Manual - Page 146

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Owner's Manual - Page 277

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Owner's Manual - Page 278

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Owner's Manual - Page 302

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