Hi guys, I just bought a lr3, It has some issues, the driver seat does not move forward, does anybody knows that is there a way to move it manually? it is very uncomfortable because I'm a lot taller than the past owner.

thanks.

 

Here's electrical plans for seats (memory and basic). Check all fuses shown in drawings first. You could unplug seat slide motor and put 12 volts directly to it. Also, many types of vehicle seat motors use a flexible cable to couple motor to the widget it drives, this cable is like an old school speedometer cable. It can be removed, and one end chucked up in an electric variable speed drill, and the seat run to a more comfortable position and left there. If motor is actually bad, can get one new, fleabay, dismantler (they do the work and save you money), or go to a salvage yard and take out a seat for like $30 or less. But LR3s are not common in salvage yards because they are considered rebuildable wrecks.

 

thanks a lot, that was very helpful

 

no you can not move it manually, the motor is what holds it in place. Take it to the place you bought it from and complain and get it fixed for free.

 

I got fixed yesterday. Thanks a lot.

 

It sounds like good news, but what was the fix? As you did, we all like to know the problem was resolved, but it is even better if we know what the fix was. That way, others can be helped when they have a similar problem.

It may be of course that the problem fixed itself. Land Rovers do that at times you know, much to our collective annoyance. Then we wonder when the problem will reoccur. Again thanks for the update.

 

To tell you the truth I took it to a guy that installs sound and multimedia to check it. he charged only $25dlls, so i think it was cheap.

He mentioned that the problem was in the switch, since the only problem was in the backward direction. He took the driver seat away, check and repair the switch and that's all.

 

We appreciate that info - so the solution was just fooling around with the switch.

It seems too simple. I would have suggested something to do with connectors into the seat memory module or some complicated circuit tracing etc. If it had have been a Chev, yes, my first guess would have been the switch, but rarely is the solution on a 3 that simple. Thanks again for letting us know it did not take some kind of Area 51 solution.

That is the value of us hearing of the solution as well as the problem.