Thom
Veteran Member
Last weekend I installed a set of power seats from an '03 GLX in my '03 TDI, as per the great writeup in this thread. I didn't bother with connecting the reverse sense wire, nor the mirror wires, only the power, ground and CAN-Bus connections. The seats work perfectly and I was able to program the memory positions to work with different keyfobs.
Last night, I happened to press one of the memory buttons that I hadn't programmed, so it still contained the memory settings from the donor vehicle. As the seat was moving to its predetermined position, I heard another noise, looked out the window, and saw the mirrors moving to a new position. According to the info in this thread, as well as several others, the mirrors need to be replaced in order to use the memory feature. Based on my observation, this may not be the case.
I am currently not able to "memorize" any mirror positions other than those stored already in the control module, but that seems reasonable as none of the mirror wires are connected to the control module. Based on my mirrors' ability to move to the memorized setting in the control module, it would seem that the mirror wiring needs to be in place in order for the control module to "memorize" the position, but CAN-Bus is the only connection required to move the mirrors to the predetermined position.
I know several members have installed the power folding mirrors, but I'm wondering if anybody has had any luck wtih memory seats and stock mirrors?
Last night, I happened to press one of the memory buttons that I hadn't programmed, so it still contained the memory settings from the donor vehicle. As the seat was moving to its predetermined position, I heard another noise, looked out the window, and saw the mirrors moving to a new position. According to the info in this thread, as well as several others, the mirrors need to be replaced in order to use the memory feature. Based on my observation, this may not be the case.
I am currently not able to "memorize" any mirror positions other than those stored already in the control module, but that seems reasonable as none of the mirror wires are connected to the control module. Based on my mirrors' ability to move to the memorized setting in the control module, it would seem that the mirror wiring needs to be in place in order for the control module to "memorize" the position, but CAN-Bus is the only connection required to move the mirrors to the predetermined position.
I know several members have installed the power folding mirrors, but I'm wondering if anybody has had any luck wtih memory seats and stock mirrors?