Sounds like the car wasn't pre-wired for heated seats. If the heater harness isn't there, you'd need to source one. Wiring it would require a good deal of panel removal.
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This is what I'm looking at
Notice the yellow wire goes into the loom with no connector. The top end goes into the seat near the belt, just like the new seat. The bottom end disappears under the heating ducts and carpet. It splits, one side going to the tunnel, the other going out toward the door. I know there's a connector somewhere but I don't want to start tearing stuff apart and be going in the wrong direction.
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Notice the yellow wire goes into the loom with no connector. The top end goes into the seat near the belt, just like the new seat. The bottom end disappears under the heating ducts and carpet. It splits, one side going to the tunnel, the other going out toward the door. I know there's a connector somewhere but I don't want to start tearing stuff apart and be going in the wrong direction.
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This is what the new seat looks like. I expected there to be a plug in the middle of the loomed wire on the old seat that matched the yellow plug on the new seat. How do I get the old seat out of the car!?
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Perhaps someone removed the connector & spliced the wires together? 
You might carefully unwrap the black electrical tape above the yellow tape to see if there's a splice hidden there.
Bobby...
['07 FSXT MODding Journal] ['03 X MODding Journal]
You might carefully unwrap the black electrical tape above the yellow tape to see if there's a splice hidden there.
Bobby...
['07 FSXT MODding Journal] ['03 X MODding Journal]
Both seats appear to be wired this way but certainly is a possibility. As far as I know they are original Looks like its just two wires but it would probably be bad news to get them backwards. Hopefully if they are spliced the colors make sense
Looks like its just two wires but it would probably be bad news to get them backwards. Hopefully if they are spliced the colors make sense
The wire colors appear to be YG - yellow-green & YB - yellow-black.
If it was me, I go to a recycler or wrecking yard & source the airbag chassis plug with wires attached. Once you have that, you can splice the wires to the chassis wiring harness in your '04.
You might consider fixing both seats, as the odds are good you'll eventually need to pull the passenger seat out. :icon_eek:
Luckily, you can source the chassis connector from '03-'08 Forester, most likely other model years. :wink:
Bobby...
['07 FSXT MODding Journal] ['03 X MODding Journal]
If it was me, I go to a recycler or wrecking yard & source the airbag chassis plug with wires attached. Once you have that, you can splice the wires to the chassis wiring harness in your '04.
You might consider fixing both seats, as the odds are good you'll eventually need to pull the passenger seat out. :icon_eek:
Luckily, you can source the chassis connector from '03-'08 Forester, most likely other model years. :wink:
Bobby...
'03-'04
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['07 FSXT MODding Journal] ['03 X MODding Journal]
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