just cut the wires? "one says yes the other says no"

[bellyboy]

83 300sd

well i found a new drivers seat. realized it had heat- took it anyway.

the indy says cut them and splice them because the adapters dont match up. his mechanic says it wont work. the heated seat does have extra wires- i assume for the heat

all's i want is for it to recline and move back and forth

will splicing work?

[300SD81]

Don't cut the wires, if its like almost every other connector in these cars, you can pop the connector open and rearrange the wires or put a different connector on..

[bellyboy]

the one from the new seat has 10/11 prongs...the car has about 6/7...which ones to leave out

...hmm

[E320wagon'94]

Are there any carryovers in wire color between the 2 plugs? Just a thought, IDK much about the power seats.
-Zach

[bellyboy]

i need to look to see if the colored wires are similar

[Phil]

What year and model is the donor seat from?

[JimFreeh]

Another nit wrt to the early W126 chassis.

The 1985 cars also came with a power headrest, earlier ones were manual.
Might explain some of the additional wires.

Jim