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Old 08-28-2012, 11:31 AM
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So I am getting a pair of bronco seats and the drivers seat is electric, I swap my bench out for these seats and was wondering what's the best way to go about wiring it in, any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated thanks !
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I wired mine to the starter solenoid with a mega fuse in between each seat.
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I wired mine to the fuse panel with an Add A circuit, then I just grounded it to the seat itself when you bolt it to the floor.
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Could you technically wire it to any power that comes on when the ignition is on and just throw a fuse in between ?
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Yeah just wire it up real good otherwise that other thing will go out with it.
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The reason I suggested an Add A circuit is so that I didn't have to cut and splice my original wiring, I hate doing that. The add circuit just plugs directly into your fuse panel and you add a second fuse to it for you're new accessory and you have a wire to hook it up.

Either that or run a wire to the stud on the fuse panel under the hood and use them without the key being on.
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I'm just not very familiar with wiring ! I wanna do it right and not screw anything up. I have a basic idea of what to do
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I was thinking get like a little amp box and wire it through that, think that's a good idea ? And what size fuse would you recommend ?
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I was thinking get like a little amp box and wire it through that, think that's a good idea ? And what size fuse would you recommend ?
Thats really over complicating things lol. I just stuck a 10 amp fuse to be safe, I didn't test the draw. There is nothing complicated to wiring, you have a connector with two prongs. Solid black is ground, just attach that wire directly to the bolt where you bolted the seat down. Anything metal on the truck is ground (negative). Then the black and white wire goes to any power source available, where you want is the question.

The add circuit just gives you 1 wire that you can run down behind the left trim and have it hidden away. Attach that wire and Voila! You now have power seats.
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Originally Posted by sylver91

Thats really over complicating things lol. I just stuck a 10 amp fuse to be safe, I didn't test the draw. There is nothing complicated to wiring, you have a connector with two prongs. Solid black is ground, just attach that wire directly to the bolt where you bolted the seat down. Anything metal on the truck is ground (negative). Then the black and white wire goes to any power source available, where you want is the question.

The add circuit just gives you 1 wire that you can run down behind the left trim and have it hidden away. Attach that wire and Voila! You now have power seats.
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