Managed to bag a bargain full Cupra leather interior off fleabay last night, and collecting Wednesday all being well. My question is, any tips on wiring the electric side of things?(adjustment and heating) I'm guessing the adjustment is just positive and negative, which is what I'm more worried about than the heating side for now, so at least I can get them in and adjusted, but any help gratefully received.

yes if you have the loom you can connect the pos and neg to adjust and use the elec function, earth under steering column, there are a couple of rings for earthing, and take a feed from the fuse box, you need to check which to use (can't remember), demonufo will be along am sure and will be able to tell you the best one, if not pm him. Airbags arent present in your vrs, or the sensors arent so you dont need to worry about wiring them in.

Right, under the column, you have the 75A switched, and the three 30A unswitched. As far as I could figure out with a clampmeter and a running car with everything on, the left hand of these three terminals SEEMED to have the lowest current draw. You should use 1 fuseholder PER SEAT, and will possibly need 15A on each fuse. I have managed to blow 10A fuses on mine using the recline motor.

Also, if wiring to these terminals, I wouldn't get in the habit of using the electrics on the seats with everything running. I've not blown anything yet, but I'm seriously considering moving mine, but again I'm terminally lazy, so maybe I won't.

Cheers guys, very helpful advice indeed. Am I right in thinking the memory function won`t work because it works off the Leon`s central convenience unit? I will post back how I went on.

Edited 29 October, 201213 yr by VeedubyaGTi

no probs!

pics tho when its done please!

not sure about the memory function, suppose it depends if the seat has a brain that stores the data, or whether it does go throught the convenience module.

Hmm, pass...

How many terminals do you have on the seat connectors?

Not sure on how many connectors, not got the seats yet! Got one fuse holder, getting another later, and more wire. Will post pics when done.

Heating is a little more difficult, but keep your eyes peeled for L&Ks or WRCs that are breaking. They have heated seats and therefore the relevant switch & circuits. Well worth doing. I miss my heated seats!

Heating is a little more difficult, but keep your eyes peeled for L&Ks or WRCs that are breaking. They have heated seats and therefore the relevant switch & circuits. Well worth doing. I miss my heated seats!

And your rubbish mpg, swapped it out for even worse mpg. Haha whats next cooled seats and 12mpg?

And your rubbish mpg, swapped it out for even worse mpg. Haha whats next cooled seats and 12mpg?

that will be an amg

Picked them up last night, strange though, as no memory buttons? Still electric movement though, so guessing they are either off an early Cupra, or lesser model, not worried as will probably not been able to wire up that feature anyway. Hoping they are heated, although looks like there is only 2 connectors underneath?

Rear seats in already, fronts will be a Saturday job...now, I need some more leather cleaner ;-)

And your rubbish mpg, swapped it out for even worse mpg. Haha whats next cooled seats and 12mpg?

Probably. I've been aiming for 15mpg but the bloody thing refuses to do less than 25, even ragging it like Shergar everywhere...

demonufo, they have 2 connectors underneath, so does this mean they have heating or not?

Yes I think so. I'll have a good look at mine in the morning and describe exactly what is where. But from memory I recall one two pin connector for the power movements/motors, and one two pin connector for heating. The control is all outboard, and again, will have quite a current draw I suspect.

Green for heating, yellow for airbags... I think...

Right, got all the power routed and working great, however the SEAT seats are bolts not nuts securing the front of the seats. Looks like I'll have to run out to get some, any ideas if they are M6 size?

Looks like these little beggars are M7 size, which appear to be damn near impossible to get Grrr. Went to Screwfix, Halfrauds etc, no dice. So, as a temporary measure got some M6 nuts and bolts to secure them for now. Heating not wired up yet but that aside, all working, looking, and smelling lush though! Pics to follow :-)

Edited 3 November, 201213 yr by VeedubyaGTi

m7 is a funny size, got to a good fastner shop, they should have them

Seem to have a slight seat movement on the drivers side up and down, not by much, just enough to annoy though. Doesn`t happen when seat is moved forward or back a bit, just where I need it - great, needs more investigation.

Lovely smell of leather that was missing before though, and they are sooo much more supportive. Not missing cleaning the white mesh one bit, although I do need something doing with the door cards to match, thinking of L&K black leather ones, although they seem so rare.

Carpet needs a black replacement too.

Used Mer leather cleaner/conditioner, and this is recommended, came up a treat, and a lot cheaper than AG stuff.

Some pics as promised.....

Edited 11 November, 201213 yr by VeedubyaGTi

could be the runner wheels, think you can buy new ones which wont be worn, demonufo did iirc or his s3s that he bought off me as one of the wheels was duff

I just ripped them off my vRS seats. Spline drives required though.

ah yes course! think you can def get them though, if not gbay!

Good tip that, going to have a look at the runner wheels on my old vrs seats to see if I can swap them over

they should fit no issue, as are designed to go in the same place:>

Don't bother with the L&K seats. No side support to speak of...