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Yamazaki
09-18-2010, 02:11 AM
I need a power and ground to tap into from the driver's seat area. Where can I tap into that always has power to it (doesn't have a button that turns on/off power)? And can you show me a picture? Thanks!
Yamazaki
09-18-2010, 08:11 AM
Okay, I'll explain the situation. I'm trying to install some RSK seats into a BG Brighton. The seats are power adjustable, but there's no existing wiring in the Brighton to fabricate a connection to. There are only two wires for the adjusting module: power and ground. I tried to use gator clamps to tap into the seatbelt sensor, but there are two wires and a ground and it doesn't seem to work with either wire. So I'm wondering where I can run the wires for the adjusting module to so it works.

I found a simple power/ground set of wires alongside the shifter, but when I tapped into them the seats would only work as long as I was pressing the brake and the car was in park. I don't want to do something like that though. I want it to be able to work normally.
Huffer
09-18-2010, 08:59 AM
cigarette lighter.

The ground can just be mounted to the car chassis...?
Grafton
09-18-2010, 09:57 AM
cigarette lighter.

The ground can just be mounted to the car chassis...?

+ 1

plus some of thw wires you listed are sensors, no where near enough amprage to safely run power seats and over time could causr serious electrical gremlens to appear
Yamazaki
09-18-2010, 10:22 AM
Cool, I'll try it out. Thanks guys!
jey
09-19-2010, 05:46 PM
Keep in mind that even the cigarette lighter will not provide you power unless the key is in the on position. If you need power without the key at on you might want to run something straight from the battery (with an inline fuse of course)
decke48
09-19-2010, 08:20 PM
power seats need to be run of a circuit breaker and not fuses, for the reason if you ever reach the point of most adjustment and keep running the motor, fuses will blow, a circuit breaker with pop and when it cools down it close the circuit again.
so you need to run a 20amp circuit breaker to a relay, and get the signal from a wire with power with key on. and if you want it on with power off just skip the relay