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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 01:01 PM
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I have a 2000 vert I’m trying to install sport seats in the car came



with cheap crappy aftermarket seats I have since bought two seats they didn’t have any tracks with them. I got the tracks and they came with all the power and modules in the picture what has me stumped is how the electrical connections are made and also where the black hoses hook up. These are the connections I have protruding out of my floor. I know I am missing the seat controls yet the seats didn’t have those either. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Hoses are for the air pump for the bladders. Can’t really tell what else is going on.
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Not sure what's going on there. My 2001 full power, lumbar sport seats only have one connector coming out of the carpet. I'm guessing the blue connector is aftermarket, maybe heater wiring? What "crappy" aftermarket seats were in there? Good luck, looks like you've got a lot of work to do

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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 05:17 PM
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Not sure what's going on there. My 2001 full power, lumbar sport seats only have one connector coming out of the carpet. I'm guessing the blue connector is aftermarket, maybe heater wiring? What "crappy" aftermarket seats were in there? Good luck, looks like you've got a lot of work to do
wrong. I have two connectors stock. One for seats another for telescopic and memory. Don’t just make things up here.

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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 05:30 PM
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So because you have two, I'm "wrong" for only having one? Cool.

Where do you believe I made something up? I guessed the second might have been for aftermarket heater wiring and clearly said it was a guess.

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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 05:40 PM
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So because you have two, I'm "wrong" for only having one? Cool.

Where do you believe I made something up? I guessed the second might have been for aftermarket heater wiring and clearly said it was a guess.

it’s definitely a guess. Both connectors are stock. Nothing aftermarket.

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Cool, thanks for clarifying that my guess was a guess
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Cool, thanks for clarifying that my guess was a guess
No worries. I’m here to help you and others that just post things that they think are correct without any justification.
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 05:52 PM
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Lol who hurt you?
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 06:03 PM
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Your one connector hurt me. Ouch!
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 06:37 PM
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Yes I have telescopic so what am I missing to make it work?
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Did you buy a seat that has memory?
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 07:13 PM
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I don’t think it is



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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 08:02 PM
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can I chime in also
Cars thart do not have the telescope and memory have a control module that is different than a car with memory.
It looks like the seat frame in the second pic came from a car with memory. the harness with two pigtails came from a car with memory
there is a harness that has a white plug on it that plugs into the seat module and goes to the switch assembly the lumbar also will plug into that harness
it should also have a blue connector and a black that plugs into the floor
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 08:05 PM
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Did you buy a seat that has memory?
He bought seats with no tracks then bought the track you see in the picture
now he needs to assemble it all
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So I need the controls for the seat and lumbar and it will connect the two together.
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Old Jan 11, 2020 | 10:36 PM
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Yes you need the trim piece and the switch. The switch has 1 6 way switch for the seat and 3 for the lumbar all in 1 piece
look up vett nuts on this site. he will probably have what you need
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If the seats you bought has lumbar in it you should have hoses coming out of the back. the lumbar bag is mounted in the back of the seat
the seat module is held in place by the wires on the seat bottom
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From what I seen in your pictures, the drivers seat track is from a 97 that did not have the telescopic column. It will work but the column wont move in/out.
It does have an older style lumbar/bladder pump assembly. The picture of the seat bottom you posted has a lumbar/bladder pump and valves. The assembly on the seat track has different connectors than the seat you have.

I do have sport seat switches available they are $90 each plus shipping. Same one is used for the driver and passenger seats. I currently do not have the correct wiring harness for the configuration in your car.

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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 08:07 AM
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So the hoses coming off the black box run up thru seat to. The bladder so I need to take the seats apart and attach the hoses to the bladder both seats have the pumps.
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