Hi all

Newbie here so go easy, I'd just like to fly this kite in the hope of some worthwhile advice shaking out from all you Skoda sages on here.

Long story short..am on the cusp of purchasing a MK3 19 Plate Ambition for use as a taxi...and am looking to upgrade the upholstered mechanical lever/bracket seat (heated, so there's hope mind) to any leather version, purely for wear and tear and hygiene management purposes.

From the limited scope of my knowledge I appear have 3 options....

1. Aftermarket full-leather upgrade (too expensive) or the leatherette cover equivalent (would most likely suffice in the short term but not ideal.)

2. Retrofit the older lever and bracket mechanism to the sub-frame of the new powered seat (involving significant mechanical modification I'd imagine and an equivalent declaration therefore not ideal for insurance purposes).

3. Cut and splice into the car wiring circuit using part of the loom with socket etc. scavenged from the donor breaker car so the power connectors match up etc. and I get the full range of seat capabilities.

Of these three options I'm hoping the third might be the best one...but in truth all I want is to be able to move the new powered seats backwards and forwards so it's compliant for taxi purposes.

Could any auto-electric sage on here or looking in tell me whether it's 12V or 5V power that is likely to be on the loom circuit feeding the seats?

And if I didn't fancy said cut and splice into the car circuitry...could the seats be operated with the scavenged loom connected to say a small 12V battery sitting discreetly under the seat and operating in a simple two strand positive/negative setup?

Many thanks in advance to anyone taking the time to read this post and reply.

Best

Jonny

Oh and my bad chaps..might I add all this is based on the assumption that the rails on a MKIII are standard gauge/width...and the seats from Ambition/Style etc. likewise.