Wednesday, October 9, 2013

How to Wire a Power Seat in a 2000 Infiniti I30

The Infiniti I30 was Nissans first serious entry into the luxury-car market. Hoping to emulate Toyotas success with the Lexus brand, Nissan up-contented their basic cars into luxury offerings. The I30 was essentially a re-badged Nissan Maxima with an upgraded interior and a more supple ride. Power seats were standard and allowed driver and passenger to change the position of their seats with the press of a button. However the motors in these seats can burn out and a replacement seats need to be wired into place.

Instructions

    1

    Drive the Infiniti I30 somewhere flat and with ample room to the drivers side. Car seats are bulkier than they look and having the flat ground helps keep the seat from sliding around on the rails. Put the Infiniti into "Park" and pull the emergency brake up before turning the car off. Pull the hood latch and go around to the front of the car. Open the trunk hood up and disconnect the black wire from the car battery.

    2

    Turn the power button to off on the underside of the power seat. Push the seat forward and unbolt the two rear retaining bolts on each rail. Move the seat to the rear and unbolt each bolt on the front of the rails. Pull them up and off, but not out of the car. Disconnect the power wire from the bottom of the seat, then take the seat out. Pull the runner assembly off the rails and disconnect the power wire from the gear box.

    3

    Pull the carpet flap off the bottom of the power seat and disconnect the wiring harness from each motor. Pull the carpet flap off of the new power seat and plug the wiring harness into the bottom of the seat. Slide the carpet flap back over so that only the single power port is left out at the rear.

    4

    Slide the runners at the bottom of the seat onto the rails. Bolt in the retaining bolts at the rear and then at the front of the seat. Plug the power cord coming from the floor into the port coming from the wiring harness. Reconnect the black wire to the car battery, shut the hood and turn the car back on. Test the Infinitis power seat by moving it forward, back, and angle it forward and to the rear.


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