finally fitted my 172 seats in thr DCi - hints and guide for others

[Nash]

I have finally fitted the 172 seats that i bought earlier this week.

as you know DCi seats have side airbags built in and 172 seats dont.

I looked on here for the guide to fitting the resistor to keep the air bag light off and it has worked a treat.

I got a 3.3 Ohm resistor from Maplins (15p each) stuck it in the corrosponding pin holes, turned the ignition on and Hey presto, no air bag light!

the only bit i didnt take into account was having to strip down the seat belt buckle to fit the sensor for the dash light, easy to do.

the only bit that didnt work and i had to bodge was a square sensor underneath the gas cyliner for the pre tensioner - on the DCi seat is was pop rivited on, i had to break it off and fit it to the 172 seat using a zip tie, i have no idea what it was for, also it was only on the driver side.

I read on here people had fitted the resistors and the air bag light was still on, i think this was because they may have turned the igniton on half way through, or done it with the ignition on (i.e. listening to the radio while fitting the seats) - i fitted all mine and then turned the ignition on and it worked fine.

 

[DrR]

172 seats do have side air bags??

 

[Beef-Mc]

Think he must mean cup seats.

 

[Nash]

really? hmm, well the seats i got were out of a 172 (2004) and they havent got airbags in them

 

[Nash]

Think he must mean cup seats.

cup, yes sorry, got confused.

they are definately cup

 

[Nash]

these are the seats i bought http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110264323003 seller says they are 172 cup seats

 

[Beef-Mc]

Quite a good price for them as well.

 

[Nash]

Quite a good price for them as well.

thats what i thought too - he had them at £100 buy it now or best offer, i sent an offer of £70 and he accepted, much to my surprise.

mind you, i had to drive 95 miles to pick them up!

 

[micp]

link to post where you found instuctions?
I searched and couldn't see anything
Gonna pop to maplin now, how easy is this to do?
Is it just a case of plug in and off they go?

 

[cat171]

Fair do's on changing the seats, but the cup ones look awful. I much prefer the suede & leather you get on a normal 172/182.

 

[andrebailliesearle]

They were mine lol i gone against the trend and fitted 172 leather/alacantara seats in the cup

 

[Nash]

They were mine lol i gone against the trend and fitted 172 leather/alacantara seats in the cup

LOL alright mate, they went in a treat! cant fault the seats at all, a much better improvement on my DCi tatty and worn ones.

 

[Nash]

link to post where you found instuctions?
I searched and couldn't see anything
Gonna pop to maplin now, how easy is this to do?
Is it just a case of plug in and off they go?

the only thing u need to know in regards to swapping the seats is where to put the resistor.

On the driver seat, underneath, there is a Black plug and a grey plug.....the resistor goes in the black plug in the pins on the Orange and Brown wire (they are next to each other), put the resistor in then tape it down to stop it falling out.

On the Passenger side u'll find the same Black plug but this time the resistor goes in the Beige and Brown pins (again, they're next to each other)

During the whole process, dont turn the ignition on, only when u've finished must you turn the ignition on.

the Resistor(s) i got were 3.3 Ohms from Maplin (15p each)

if you get stuck, drop us a message.

 

[andrebailliesearle]

Also got a 172 ph1 door cards front and back with the alacantara inserts for sale (on ebay) and pipercross induction kit

 

[Poopensharten]

Fair do's on changing the seats, but the cup ones look awful. I much prefer the suede & leather you get on a normal 172/182.

Agreed.

I would have thought being the, dare i say benchmark 172 they would have put some sort of recaro/reno sport emblum'd seat in it...

 

[micp]

link to post where you found instuctions?
I searched and couldn't see anything
Gonna pop to maplin now, how easy is this to do?
Is it just a case of plug in and off they go?

the only thing u need to know in regards to swapping the seats is where to put the resistor.

On the driver seat, underneath, there is a Black plug and a grey plug.....the resistor goes in the black plug in the pins on the Orange and Brown wire (they are next to each other), put the resistor in then tape it down to stop it falling out.

On the Passenger side u'll find the same Black plug but this time the resistor goes in the Beige and Brown pins (again, they're next to each other)

During the whole process, dont turn the ignition on, only when u've finished must you turn the ignition on.

the Resistor(s) i got were 3.3 Ohms from Maplin (15p each)

if you get stuck, drop us a message.

Cheers
I popped up to Maplins after I'd read your first post earlier and posted.
Sadly they were closed, I'll go monday instead.

 

[edde]

Airbags and pretensioners notes/FAQ/how to remove airbags
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=109205