Well, a few people know about this and I have an acquaintance that has been AWESOME in the background with helping me sort some of the issues out. I have to say, I would not have been able to do it without the images of the wiring that he put up!
We have some bugs to sort out (some reversed controls and the headrests are still dead) but otherwise I have functioning seats in my truck!
On the to-do list is figuring out how to install a small 12v air compressor to have on demand air for the bladders in the seats. I was able to MacGyver my shop compressor and supply low psi air for the seats to fill the lumbar, thigh and side bolsters a bit but once I air down, they're emptied and I need to rig them up again.
As for the ventilation, I bought some bigger PC case fans and will rig them into the seat backs and install a switch on the same panel as the air manifold controls but that can wait until summer.
Here is a bad pic of the best mod I've made to Gwen.
Edit - I referenced someone pretty helpful in my post and I thought I'd send him some forum karma. Check out his build thread and cheer him on! I know what colours he's going with on the repaint and fresh interior and I think it's going to be drop dead gorgeous.
Some of his mods are truly ambitious (glass sunroof!? Are you listening MB?) and some are for the sake of a change like the S600 gas pedal. Truly solid work throughout.
We have some bugs to sort out (some reversed controls and the headrests are still dead) but otherwise I have functioning seats in my truck!
On the to-do list is figuring out how to install a small 12v air compressor to have on demand air for the bladders in the seats. I was able to MacGyver my shop compressor and supply low psi air for the seats to fill the lumbar, thigh and side bolsters a bit but once I air down, they're emptied and I need to rig them up again.
As for the ventilation, I bought some bigger PC case fans and will rig them into the seat backs and install a switch on the same panel as the air manifold controls but that can wait until summer.
Here is a bad pic of the best mod I've made to Gwen.
Edit - I referenced someone pretty helpful in my post and I thought I'd send him some forum karma. Check out his build thread and cheer him on! I know what colours he's going with on the repaint and fresh interior and I think it's going to be drop dead gorgeous.
Some of his mods are truly ambitious (glass sunroof!? Are you listening MB?) and some are for the sake of a change like the S600 gas pedal. Truly solid work throughout.