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Can I Replace Manual Seats With Power Seats?

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Also, check under the seat to see that the wires to the receptacle and off to the seat belt are intact.

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My 2002 996.2 C2 Cabriolet has OEM seats with manual front-rear and height adjustments, power recline. I have the opportunity to buy full power seats. Can I swap these plug-n-play? Or do the full power seats need different wiring connectors?

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Yes sir. I did this a short time ago. It's not quite plug-n-play. If there is a memory module on the drivers side seat, you will need to make some jumpers within that module to make it work. Also, check under the seat to see that the wires to the receptacle and off to the seat belt are intact. Mine were not. Here is the thread that helped me through the wiring additions. https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...ioned-car.html One thing I did not expect is that the lowest seat height is not the same. Its a couple inches higher. Good luck!

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