pullejo

OK.

So on impulse...I bought an E55 seat off of ebay with the intent of turning it into an office chair. The seat arrived...fantastic condition...but of course, it's adjusted to a position that isn't necessarily ideal for set use.

Anyone have any idea if there's a way to manually crank it back? I haven't dug into it yet (its in my garage and it's like ...well...freezing here in Atlanta) so I thought I would ask on here first if anyone has ever had to manually adjust one.

I've searched on here and didn't come up with anything.

I'm thinking I'm going to end up having to run power to it.

W211 BEAST

I'd attach a small battery to it so I could take advantage of the pulse/lumbar support at all times and be able to adjust the seat whenever I want. IMO it's a shame to not take advantage of the seat's abilities. But that's just me.

pullejo

Ahhh...but the pulse/lumbar features require the air pump for the bladders... This stand alone seat doesn't have it.

As a stand alone seat - it's better than any office chair I've had - it's just cranked forward a little too much right now.

Another problem I've discovered - even if I do just get power to it...seat control panel is on the door...DOH!!!!!

cke1

Wiring schematics would make it really simple. Therefore without them, I'd install it in the car, make the adjustments, then take it back out. It may seem time consuming but in actuality saves the hassle of figuring out the control wiring and external power source, which in itself may be even more time consuming. I say a half hour to an hour tops.

pullejo

CKE1....had just decided that was the approach I was going to take...

:-)

W211 BEAST

Attach the seat controls to the side of the seat. And if you have a battery you can use the heated/cooled seats (if it has it)

pullejo

That would be great!

Have an extra set of seat controls?

W211 BEAST

Why are you making everything so damn difficult?!?!?!?!?! Lol. I'm sure you can find them somewhere complete with all the wiring

pullejo

He he...Danny...you are soooooooooo right.

This was actually the one "easy project" I had going on over the holidays so I really wanted to do as little as possible (seat delivered in proper position, bolt on existing chair piston and base...). If I listed all the other crap that is going on in the house this month and next (closets getting re-done, master bath getting re-done...and you guys all know that even though I'm paying for it - when it comes to clothes and the excess there...we never win) you probably forgive me.

But now I'm rethinking it too. For less than the price of a Herman Miller I could actually do this right. :-)

abhatti55

Post a pic of the finished product.