With Baited Breath I await my 4200 Spyder

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Zep said:
If you tap (thump) the motor it might come back to life long enough to move forward. Others have had success putting 12v directly into the connector.

There are a few pointers if you go for “seat motor” in the search section.
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Hi Thought I would update the seat problem.
First of all my car is a 2003 4200 right hand drive spyder(Drivers seat) So This may not work in other models.

This for the back and forward movement on the front seat

Looking under the seat on the left is the motor (about half way back) with a white tube coming out of the front and going into the right hand side rail.

In this white tube is actually a flexable drive shaft, the motor turns the shaft and in turn drives the cogs in the side rail that moves the seat.

(So what we are trying to do is use a drill instead of the cars motor to drive the seat, as in my case the motor was burnt out you could smell it)

The motor is held on with 2 T20 torx Screws you will need a long handled driver to get to them Right hand screw is easy to get too. Left one is at an angle but you can bend the motor/bracket to get to it.

The power cable is attached to the motor and I switched off the battery and just cut it as I could not get to the connector (can be sorted once the seat is out)

I just pulled the white tube/drive shaft out of the motor and attached my drill to the end so that the drill turns the shaft and in turn moves the seat!!!

Make sure the shaft is fully in the white tube (Apart from the bit in the drill) if it is pulled out too much it wont engage with the side rail cog
 
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