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installing gt3 seat into 996C2 with power/memory seats

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hi all,

im midway through a seat swap putting a gt3 seat into my MY99 C2. i thought i was all good to go however now the seats unbolted and lifted up ive alot more wires than in any of the DIY write ups, i guess because i have power seats with memory (no heat or lumbar though)

theres a black plastic box at the front under the seat and directly attached to it with three power connectors going into it branching off from the same loom as the regular/main connector shown in all the DIYs (with the seatbelt plug) and then a bunch of wires out all going to the seat itself. i assume these feed to the motors and are probably for the memory however in light of the fact that im not 100% ive ground to a total halt.

can anyone advise if its safe to remove these connectors at the seat end and just tape them up under the seat? im not going to get a whole host of warning lights by doing so am i?

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ok, with the help or loren (thank you once more) i got the seat out and the GT3 one in and all is great.

the unit in the photos attached to the underside of the seat is indeed the brains for the memory option. if you have this and are swapping out for a GT3 seat just undo the two connectors feeding this. one is blue/white and removes by simply squeezing the securing clip, the other is white and requires a locking mechanism to be freed before it can come out. its black and across the middle of the connector. just lever it up with a screwdriver and once it is extended fully the connector will slide out easily. if it doesnt check you have the securing clip fully out.

the unit then comes out along with the seat itself.

proceed as per the DIY by separating the other common connector which includes the seatbelt recepticle wiring and remove the seat.

only the seat belt wiring needs fitted with the GT3 seat. the two other connectors can just be secured to the floor.

with the memory brain out, all memory functions will now cease to operate, this includes mirrors though mirror operation is unchanged.

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