I'm changing the power cloth seats in a 1997 ford explorer xlt to Leather Power Seats from a 1999 Ford Explorer XLT but the wiring harness is different what do I do?
There are several options. It all depends on how bad you want the leather seats. You could disassemble the seats and transfer the upholstery from one seat to the other, or you could transfer the motor mechanisms from one seat to the other. The leather seats are most likely equipped with seat heater elements...there is no way you are going to get them to work without redesigning half of the vehicle, so you can either leave the heating elements out when you transfer the upholstery or just leave their respective connectors disconnected.
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I picked up a power seat from a 99 xlt (cloth, no heater), and replaced my manual seats in the 97 Explorer Sport. The motors (bottom only) tested fine before installation. I ran a 12guage wire, with an inline 25 amp fuse, under the seat, and through a wiring duct next to the door, to pos term on battery. The ground is to the seat mounting bolt on floor of vehicle. I used the same harness from donor vehicle. Works fine while driving..but the fuse blows while vehicle not in use. Nothing else on this circuit..and no issues while using seats or while driving..Has blown a 25 amp, and a 30amp. (i did say no heater..so not sure what else might be pulling a load!)
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