Volvo 850 Made from 1993 to 1997, this Volvo line was available in both a wagon and a sedan, both with were graced with several trim levels.

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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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Hi there, I found a good deal on powered leather seats for my 850, currently I have the manual seats, is there any problem installing powered seats? can i simply plug them in or will I need extra wiring?
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 08:03 AM
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There is wiring you will have to do if the powered seat harness is there. If the powered seat harness is not there since you have manual seats, you probably won't be able to because the memory part of the seat is wired into a computer/diagnostics system. I tried different harnesses to make a power S70 seat work in my passenger manual seat and I could not get it to work.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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The Volvo's were wired for every option at the factory, so you should have harnesses.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 12:13 PM
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My manual passenger seat did not have have the harness there for the powered seat option, so they're not all prewired. Luckily, I was able to cut out the plug from my wagon which had power seats, but even using the plug and a constant 12V power/ground, I was still unable to run the power seat.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:37 PM
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gilber33, did the '94 have an option of a powered passenger seat?
 
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by vjaneczko
gilber33, did the '94 have an option of a powered passenger seat?
Yes, my wagon that I had for parts had both powered driver and passenger seats.
 
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