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Seat swap and the seatbelt warning light

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YOUR RESEARCHSeat swap and the seatbelt warning light

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They need to be swapped over.

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Use 997 receptacle

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I used the 997 receptacle.

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Use 996 one so some electrical work needs

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I have also swapped out my 996 for 997 seats, it's more then just the seat belt harness, the wiring harness plug needs to use the 996 one so some electrical work needs to be done, I took it to a Porsche Indy who did the whole job for £90 last year.

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Use 996 seat belt buckle fitting

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Just done a seat swap on mine and, as said above, simply use the 996 seat belt buckle fitting.

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Use seat belt receptacles

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Did you use the seat belt receptacles from the 996 seats?

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They need to be swapped over.

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Use 996 one so some electrical work needs

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I have also swapped out my 996 for 997 seats, it's more then just the seat belt harness, the wiring harness plug needs to use the 996 one so some electrical work needs to be done, I took it to a Porsche Indy who did the whole job for £90 last year.

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Use 996 seat belt buckle fitting

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Just done a seat swap on mine and, as said above, simply use the 996 seat belt buckle fitting.

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Use 997 receptacle

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I used the 997 receptacle.

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Use seat belt receptacles

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Did you use the seat belt receptacles from the 996 seats?

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Took the comfort seats out of my 996 today and put my 997 buckets in. The only common electrics I can see is the seatbelt warning light for the drivers seat (there doesn't seem to be wiring for the passenger seat correct?) So I jumped the 2 wires from the car harness into the 997 seat but still ended up with the seatbelt light. Have I missed something?

POST 2Original post

I had to swap the seat belt clip from the old drivers seat, the passenger side doesn't have a connection.

POST 3Original post

Did you use the seat belt receptacles from the 996 seats? They need to be swapped over.

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I used the 997 receptacle. I assumed it was just an open circuit that went to ground when the seat belt went in. Is the implication that the 997 clip doesn't generate a ground when the 996 seatbelt is inserted? Be a couple weeks now before I can do more digging.

POST 5Original post

I just jointed the 2 wires under the seat together rather wire them into the seat to save swopping the seat clip over as the 997 seat clip works differently to the 996 one

POST 6Original post

Just done a seat swap on mine and, as said above, simply use the 996 seat belt buckle fitting. I managed to pick up a good secondhand one on eBay (Part No. 99680318307) for £30. Phil

POST 7Original post

I have also swapped out my 996 for 997 seats, it's more then just the seat belt harness, the wiring harness plug needs to use the 996 one so some electrical work needs to be done, I took it to a Porsche Indy who did the whole job for £90 last year.

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