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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 09:36 AM
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Hi, my grandparents just picked my '90 XJ that has power seats. The driver's side doesn't work. Are replacements still made or am I going to have to look through junk yards? TIA
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Is there power to the switch? I thought you were studying some electrical stuff.
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 11:15 AM
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Not quite yet. The semester doesn't start until august and the class doesn't start until halfway through that. And I haven't seen it yet. I just want to be prepared.
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 11:57 AM
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Not quite yet. The semester doesn't start until august and the class doesn't start until halfway through that. And I haven't seen it yet. I just want to be prepared.
Use this in the meantime and to prepare, and to fix the seat.:


http://learn.adafruit.com/multimeters/
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Old Jul 4, 2013 | 12:25 PM
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Thanks. I didn't mess around when I bought my meter. It even has a rechargeable battery with 100hrs of power. That rhymes lol...

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Originally Posted by austinjoe13
Thanks. I didn't mess around when I bought my meter. It even has a rechargeable battery with 100hrs of power. That rhymes lol...

Attachment 201066

Well, read up on how to test DC voltage and get after that seat!!
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Alright Coach!
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Originally Posted by austinjoe13
Alright Coach!
You can do it. I'm confident.
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Old Jul 6, 2013 | 03:38 PM
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Well, I got it today. The seat's already rewired false alarm!
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Originally Posted by austinjoe13
Well, I got it today. The seat's already rewired false alarm!
So it works?
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Originally Posted by cruiser54

So it works?
Yeah, idk what the deal was. I do need to pull the recliner handle off of my 89 when I get home though

Upon further inspection, this is what the exposed wire I saw ran to.

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