leather off the seats?

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I have a situation where the electrical system under the seat fried and I can't remove the seat because you have to move the seat to get it out....but it's fried. I called the dealer and he said he would look into removing the leather to get to the motors below as if it could be done while the seat was in the car. I have looked into and I am on the edge of trying it. It does look easy, I just don't know if it can be done while the seat is in the car.