Seats from 997 into 986

[bonniesdad]

Looking to install 997 Full Power seats into 2000 986. Have seen Pelican wiring guide. Cannot find info on bypassing drivers seat memory function. Any late info on this swap?

[1PorscheBoxster986]

You can try reading the instructions here to see if it will help you.

https://rennlist.com/forums/boxster-and-boxster-s-986-forum/915206-upgrading-two-way-power-seats.html#post12956868

[KevinH1990]

Here's a link to a more complex seat swap that I completed on my Mercedes C230. https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w203/716541-seat-swap-2009-c63.html

It may provide some strategies for adapting the 987/997 seats to a 986. I had to bypass the memory controls and disable the seat air bags.

I occasionally think about putting C63 AMG seats in my Boxster. They would be great for a track day. I'll need to take out my measuring tape and see if they would fit before I start.

[PaulE]

I saw a post on one of the Facebook Boxster groups, guy had the same issue. He bought a passenger seat bottom from a UK salvage yard to use for his driver seat bottom to address this same issue. A side bonus for him was that passenger seats typically have less wear than driver's seats. Seems like a lot of effort to solve the problem, but that is what he did.