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However the receptacles that will be used, won't have the micro switch/contacts in them that the OE receptacles are fitted with.
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Use seat belt receptacles off ebay and was planning
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I bought 2 used seat belt receptacles off eBay and was planning on just stuffing them latched under my seats.
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However the receptacles that will be used, won't have the micro switch/contacts in them that the OE receptacles are fitted with.
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Hi all, I'm currently fitting a pair of Sparco seats to my 996.
I'd like the seat belt and the buckle receptacle to be "inside" the seat, not "over" it, but I'm not prepared to pay the required Porsche "tax" to purchase two of the longer 997 GT2 buckle receptacles.
I've spoken to a reputable seat belt manufacturer who will make me a pair of extended receptacles with either wire or seat belt webbing "stalks", either of which will be easier to thread through the harness holes in the seats (and yes, I accept I may/will need to two hands to fasten the belt buckle in to its receptacle if I go with the seat belt webbing version).
However the receptacles that will be used, won't have the micro switch/contacts in them that the OE receptacles are fitted with.
Can I just buy a cheap second hand seat belt receptacle off the Bay of E for the 2 pin multiplug connector and its wiring and then bridge/loop the two wires to fool the car into thinking the seat belt is plugged into its receptacle (effectively all the time) ?
Thanks in advance.
I measured the resistance across the pins with the lock engaged and got 104 ohms.
Confirmed on the wiring diagram. These go to the airbag control units. The drivers side has 4 pins with 2 being closed contact that goes to the light on the cluster.
I would suggest leaving the ones you have secured underneath the seats plugged in with the locks engaged. This way you insure things work properly. Or buy the correct ones.
Scratch everything I said as I see you are in the UK and that is the drivers seat belt lock.
Yes it's a closed contact. I would put wire taps on wires B5 and B6 coming off the connector under the seat with a jumper between.
I bought 2 used seat belt receptacles off eBay and was planning on just stuffing them latched under my seats.
Instead I removed the connector and soldered a resister across and heat shrinked to cause the computer to think the belt was latched.
~300ohm unlatched, ~100ohm latched
I haven't yet purchased racing seats, but I now I don't have a seatbelt warning when I drive down the street from my mailbox to my house unbelted.
Thanks for all your input guys, it's much appreciated.
The RHD UK cars only have two pins in the small square connector under the seat, so it appears the buckle receptacle contains literally nothing more than a switch (and looking into it, you can see the two spring loaded contacts that inserting the metallic buckle into completes the circuit) so as I'd hoped, it should just be a case of installing a loop across the wiring to/from the receptacle to fool the dash light.
It's interesting that UK cars have a much simpler seat belt warning system.....
That along with no SAI and only 1 cam sensor for 996.1 cars and much looser emission requirements is some of the reason US cars were more expensive when new...
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