electric seats install ? - Lateral-g Forums

jarhead · #1 12-25-2013, 07:48 AM

Would the install of electric seats in an older car (68 Torino ) require a relay, or just a fuse?

Seats have , forward/back, up/down, recline, and power head rests.

Near as I can tell (BMW forums) they would need a 30 amp fuse, 12 gauge wire.

I was going to install an ATO block near the current fuse block on the firewall, which is left of the clutch pedal.

Thanks, Joe

ATO image (similar)

RECOVERY ROOM · #2 12-25-2013, 08:34 PM

Fuse for sure, relay might not be a bad idea if the seats use a lot of juice to move

jarhead · #3 12-26-2013, 05:12 AM

Thank Tracy, I appreciate the quick response.
Joe

gordonr1973 · #4 12-30-2013, 10:14 PM

I put power seats in my truck off a wire that is powered when the iginition key is on (just to be a bit on the safe side).

If I put power seats in again in something, I would definitely run them off a relay like the other poster suggested just to be safer.

jarhead · #5 01-01-2014, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gordonr1973

I put power seats in my truck off a wire that is powered when the iginition key is on (just to be a bit on the safe side).

If I put power seats in again in something, I would definitely run them off a relay like the other poster suggested just to be safer.

Thanks,
yea the more I thought about having two 10 ga "continuous" hot wires underneath the carpet the less i like it. Relays have been purchased.

Joe