I noticed when I was detailing the interior of my pathy that there is a brown cable not plugged into the passenger seat. I couldn't find its mate, so i dont know if that is normal, or if I should look around more..
My little sister was telling me that she had the seat warmer on and couldn't feel the seat getting warm.. maybe thats what the cable does??
What does the brown wire under the seat do?
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
There should be three wiring harnesses under the passenger seat; the three harnesses are for the heated seat, the power seat and the side airbag. Unfortunately none of those harnesses implement a brown wire. None of them should have any brown at all. Can you describe the wire more? Is it just a singular wire with no other wires twisted with it? Was it not in a sleeve/heatshrink under the seat? Was it under the carpet? Was it laying on the carpet? Does it have a connector on the end? Can you take a picture of the wire in its original location?
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Pwnin O'Brien)
Im sorry I sated my OP incorrectly.. Its not a brown wire.. Its a brown colored connector that is unplugged.
Ill take a picture in 20min or so, when I get out of the shower
Ill take a picture in 20min or so, when I get out of the shower
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Pwnin O'Brien)
Ok so I went down to the garage and snapped a pic for you guys.. if you can see the brown connector comes from the floor, but doesn't plug into anything, and is just sitting there..
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
What colors are the wires that go to that harness?
There shouldn't be any brown harnesses anywhere near the passenger seat, so I am perplexed.
There shouldn't be any brown harnesses anywhere near the passenger seat, so I am perplexed.
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Pwnin O'Brien)
Wire colors are:Yellow/Blue Blue/GreenYellowRed BlackPwnin O’Brien wrote:What colors are the wires that go to that harness?
There shouldn't be any brown harnesses anywhere near the passenger seat, so I am perplexed.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (WINNIPEGS_MOST_WANTED)
I can honestly say that I am stumped. Using the FSM wiring harness schematic, there shouldn't be any brown wiring harnesses that have five wires anywhere on the passenger side of the vehicle.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Pwnin O'Brien)
Ya its weird.. and I ran my hand under there to try and find another harness to plug it into, but no luck! I know the car had an aftermarket Hands Free system in it, so now im wondering if thats where the put the speaker.. BUT the handsfree unit wiring to the speaker wasn't at all like this.. This looks like a power source, because with a voltage meter I measured over 22v going to it!
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
That's not possible, there's no way you measured over 14V at one wire. The red wire in that harness should measure a constant 12-14V and the black will read nothing (ground). The other wires I'm not sure of. I'm just unsure of where this wire is coming from. Can you lift the carpet up a bit and see what general direction the wires are coming from (the passenger door, the back of the vehicle, the front of the vehicle, the center console)?Freyspath wrote:Ya its weird.. and I ran my hand under there to try and find another harness to plug it into, but no luck! I know the car had an aftermarket Hands Free system in it, so now im wondering if thats where the put the speaker.. BUT the handsfree unit wiring to the speaker wasn't at all like this.. This looks like a power source, because with a voltage meter I measured over 22v going to it!
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
I think I have the same wire/plug. Im guessing its for the seat heaters. I know on my Audi, the car was pre-wired for a bunch of things and if you didnt get that option, it wasnt plugged in. Which makes sense because they probably install the same wiring for all cars, instead of specific wiring for specific options. They buy the wiring in huge quantities so a few extra plugs isnt going to cost any difference.
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (BoostTed)
Ted you drove/dive an Audi?? what series & chassis? I drove a b6 A4 before I got this car.BoostTed wrote:I think I have the same wire/plug. Im guessing its for the seat heaters. I know on my Audi, the car was pre-wired for a bunch of things and if you didnt get that option, it wasnt plugged in. Which makes sense because they probably install the same wiring for all cars, instead of specific wiring for specific options. They buy the wiring in huge quantities so a few extra plugs isnt going to cost any difference.
Like I said in my OP, my sister was riding shot gun and she said she couldn't feel the seat being heated when her switch was on. I felt mine get quite toasty so when I saw that brown wire just unplugged I figured that must have been for the seat heater.. I dont know of any Aftermarket installers that would run there wiring through the carpets to the bottoms of the seats.. usually they do a quick nip/tuck job on the consoles.
** on a side note.. my audi didn't have seat heaters, since I didnt have the winter package.. I had the sport package so the wiring was, like you said, already present.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
The plug for the factory seat heater for the passenger seat is white and has three wires (SKY BLUE, ORANGE/BLACK, BLACK).
The plug for the factory seat heater for the driver seat is gray and has three wires (PURPLE, BROWN/WHITE, BLACK).
That harness looks factory but I've combed through the entire Pathfinder wiring schematic and it's not there. I can't imagine that someone would put in aftermarket seat heaters in a car that came equipped with them from the factory.
The plug for the factory seat heater for the driver seat is gray and has three wires (PURPLE, BROWN/WHITE, BLACK).
That harness looks factory but I've combed through the entire Pathfinder wiring schematic and it's not there. I can't imagine that someone would put in aftermarket seat heaters in a car that came equipped with them from the factory.
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
I had a B5 A4 1.8T, car gave me hell but i kind of miss it. I see you are in Redondo as well. Im on Camino Real right next to teh Wilderness Park and Jewish Temple.
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Ted you drove/dive an Audi?? what series & chassis? I drove a b6 A4 before I got this car.
Like I said in my OP, my sister was riding shot gun and she said she couldn't feel the seat being heated when her switch was on. I felt mine get quite toasty so when I saw that brown wire just unplugged I figured that must have been for the seat heater.. I dont know of any Aftermarket installers that would run there wiring through the carpets to the bottoms of the seats.. usually they do a quick nip/tuck job on the consoles.
** on a side note.. my audi didn't have seat heaters, since I didnt have the winter package.. I had the sport package so the wiring was, like you said, already present.
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (BoostTed)
Yeah I miss my Audi too.. Luckly my parents bought it off of me, so I get to drive here and there. My problem was it was too much of a shopqueen and always had something getting fixed on it.
I actually dont live in R.beach, my folks live in PV, off PVdr.N, but people never know where that is, so I just use a place (redondo beach) where more ppl are bound to know. Im only here for like 2-3days of the week, otherwise im in Burbank going to school.
This was my old baby:
I actually dont live in R.beach, my folks live in PV, off PVdr.N, but people never know where that is, so I just use a place (redondo beach) where more ppl are bound to know. Im only here for like 2-3days of the week, otherwise im in Burbank going to school.
This was my old baby:
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
Ohh man I never noticed you guys were in Redondo. I go out to Vet's park to dive! And I also charter boats out to PV! BTW I think Vet's has got to be the dirtiest beach in the world. We've found all sorts of trash underwater including a beach cruiser.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
What camera did you shoot these with? The quality of the 2nd pic is pretty sic.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Empty V)
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Im walking distance from there.Empty V wrote:Ohh man I never noticed you guys were in Redondo. I go out to Vet's park to dive! And I also charter boats out to PV! BTW I think Vet's has got to be the dirtiest beach in the world. We've found all sorts of trash underwater including a beach cruiser.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
Quit following me dude! haha I'm in burbank to for work.Freyspath wrote:Yeah I miss my Audi too.. Luckly my parents bought it off of me, so I get to drive here and there. My problem was it was too much of a shopqueen and always had something getting fixed on it.
I actually dont live in R.beach, my folks live in PV, off PVdr.N, but people never know where that is, so I just use a place (redondo beach) where more ppl are bound to know. Im only here for like 2-3days of the week, otherwise im in Burbank going to school.
Every time I take a look at old pics, it makes me want to pick one up again.
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (BoostTed)
Do I hear a group meet sometime in redondo beach one of these weekends???
Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
For sure!Freyspath wrote:Do I hear a group meet sometime in redondo beach one of these weekends???
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Re: What does the brown wire under the seat do? (Freyspath)
I'd be game too! Lars lives near Anaheim, he should roll out too.Freyspath wrote:Do I hear a group meet sometime in redondo beach one of these weekends???
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