Saab 9000 Seat fitting - Finished at last!

Post by **Cruz** » 22 Dec 2005, 18:05

syncroandy wrote:From my pages:

http://www.sthwark.demon.co.uk/syncro/s ... .html#Saab

Wiring the seats

The heating elements are thermostatically controlled by the special control units, using sensors fitted inside the seats. The controls units have four positions, off and three heat levels, and they have the following connections (from a message on a Saab Forum):

2: +12V from the fuse box - Yellow wire
6: Thermostat - Blue wire
7: Illumination - White/brown wire
9: Ground - Black wire
10: Heating element - White/yellow wire

The wiring coming from the seat is as follows:

Thermostat - Blue x2 (one to control switch , one to ground)
Heating element - Yellow x2 (one to control switch, one to ground)[/url]

cheers andy, I will be using your runner adjustment and bolting melthod for the drivers seat and may alter the swivel seat set-up as well.

When you moved and bolted the runners to the inside of the seats did you have to cut a peice off the seat slider release bar as well to compensate for the narrower width?

And where did you get the control units for the heated seats?

Post by **dajwid** » 08 Jan 2006, 18:11

The seats are in!! Thanks for the pictures they were a great help.

I was annoyed as when the seats arrived I discovered the pictures I had been sent by the seller were all of the pasenger seat, the drivers seat is really crap. I have arranged to get it recovered using leather from the back seats, I will also be using the material to cover the door panels.

Thanks again for your help.

Post by **Cruz** » 12 Jan 2006, 20:37

How did you put them in?

I've changed my design and did it synrcoandys way

Post by **dajwid** » 12 Jan 2006, 20:44

Did it your way, but my feet don't touch the floor

I may change things when the weather gets better.
Did you remove the old runners that are welded to the floor then just drill holes? How did you get them off, angle grinder?

Post by **Cruz** » 12 Jan 2006, 21:11

I did it syncroandy's way

I removed all the raising and lowering stuff from the drivers seat and rebolted the seat runners back on but on the inside of the seat to the correct spacing of the runners on the van and re-bent the seat slider adjustement leaver to fit the new seat runner spacing. Then bolted the seat to the old runners on the seat box. You need the old runners to bolt to so do not grind them off

I'll tell you what I'll take some pics tomorrow and show you exactly how I did it.

Post by **dajwid** » 13 Jan 2006, 06:12

fantastic, it would be a great help.

Post by **Cruz** » 13 Jan 2006, 16:39

Hope this helps

Saab 9000 seat fitting guide

Post by **Jolly Boy A** » 13 Jan 2006, 19:20

Great write up, Shaun. I'll be using it for reference when I finally get around to installing the Saab seats in my van.

Post by **dajwid** » 13 Jan 2006, 20:37

Fantastic article, great internet page. Thanks for all the help i hope to meet up with you when we move to UK soon, I owe you a pint (or two).

thanks again Dave

Post by **Cruz** » 13 Jan 2006, 20:42

No problem. Removing the drivers seat height adjusing mechanism make the seat a lot lower for shorter people

Post by **Cruz** » 19 Jan 2006, 21:49

Finally finished fitting the seats to the van today

Well chuffed

Link to fitting guide