Installing a driver's seat

[kilbourne25]

Hi folks,

Here's the question...would it be possible to install a driver's seat from a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta (built 2006, model year 2007) into a 2007 Jetta (built 2007, model year 200. It's an Australian Jetta. As far as I can tell the seats are the same, except the 2006 seat has a manual lumbar adjustment, and the 2007 seat has electronic lumbar adjustment.

Would the airbags still work, or would the car give off an error reading?

Here's the reason, I have a lower back injury, and for some reason unknown to me, I am perfectly comfortable in a 2006 seat with the manual lumbar. I once drove over 2,500kms in a week in it and felt perfectly comfortable, and I used that car for a few years.

Due to a number of circumstances I have just bought a 2007 Jetta (2.0T, petrol) and the slight difference in seat design is giving me back pain and sciatica. I can get a 2006 seat from a supplier, so would there be any hassle for me to install it?

Cheers!

[h100vw]

Hi folks,

Here's the question...would it be possible to install a driver's seat from a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta (built 2006, model year 2007) into a 2007 Jetta (built 2007, model year 200. It's an Australian Jetta. As far as I can tell the seats are the same, except the 2006 seat has a manual lumbar adjustment, and the 2007 seat has electronic lumbar adjustment.

Would the airbags still work, or would the car give off an error reading?

Here's the reason, I have a lower back injury, and for some reason unknown to me, I am perfectly comfortable in a 2006 seat with the manual lumbar. I once drove over 2,500kms in a week in it and felt perfectly comfortable, and I used that car for a few years.

Due to a number of circumstances I have just bought a 2007 Jetta (2.0T, petrol) and the slight difference in seat design is giving me back pain and sciatica. I can get a 2006 seat from a supplier, so would there be any hassle for me to install it?

Cheers!

SHouldnt be a big deal. Disconnect the battery or be prepared to deal with the fault codes from the airbag controller.

[kilbourne25]

If it gives fault codes wouldn't that mean the airbags wouldn't deploy in an accident?

[asa572]

as I found out last week there are 2 different types of airbag plugs.
you will need to check if they are the same.
my manual seats have a dull yellow plug and the seats I was trying to fit have a bright yellow plug.
And they will not plug into each other.

[kilbourne25]

Thanks asa572. Any chance you have a photo of the old plug? What did you decide to do with the seat in the end?

[asa572]

the plug on the right (dull yellow) is the airbag plug (seat side)from a 2006 jetta with manual lumbar adjustment.
the plug on the left (bright yellow) is the airbag plug (body side) from a 2008 golf with electric lumbar support.
I have some GTI Pirelli seats that I want to fit and I don't want to cut the original seat airbag wires so I'm going to make a patch harness with both the plugs pictured.

[kilbourne25]

Thanks mate! That's terrific. I've sent you a PM.