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Old 12th February 2017, 02:50 PM
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Default Powering A8 front seats in house...

Hi all,

I have a front passenger seat from a D3 A8 in my office/games room as part of my racing simulator.

I would love to be able to wire it up so I can adjust the seat to a more comfortable position. I have a computer PSU that can provide upwards of 40A but wiring has never been my strong point and I'm a little stuck as to how to wire PSU to seat to provide the power I need.

Is anyone able to provide some guidance on how I can power my A8 D3 passenger seat?

Thanks

David
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Old 12th February 2017, 02:58 PM
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Are the seat control buttons on the side of the seat?
If so you just need a 12v dc live and neutral to power the seat
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Old 13th February 2017, 06:51 AM
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Be careful with the wires at that 12V, not sure if the D3 has airbags within the seat itself but connect the wrong wires and you could get a big surprise.
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