Hi gang -- 2020 V60 owner here. In need of your help. I have spent the last few days reading about the concerns with retrofitting and throwing error codes on this forum.
I have the amber/tan interior seats but without the thigh extension. I found a donor vehicle with the exact same seats (non-Napa, non-ventilated or massage) with the lumbar support and thigh extension.
When I went to swap my seats with the shop, they took my old seats and gave me the new ones. Other than initially some error codes from the battery being unplugged and replugged, there was never any issues. Seats were plug and play, and I have been thoroughly enjoying them since installation.
I have taken the car for its warranty services, and the shop has said that they are unable to software update the vehicle because the current seat modules are not fitting with what is supposed to be associated with the VIN of the car. I was given an estimate to replace my current modules with the ones "for the car" (31419928) in addition to TRM remove, IMS remove, PSMR and PSMD reloads. $3000 total in costs -- and my concern being that my thigh extension chairs may not function with this module they intend to install.
EDIT: I checked the car, and the module part number for my two new seat modules is in fact 31652046.
I have a few questions:
1) Can I unplug the battery, replace my current modules with a pair of 31419928s that I can get from eBay, connect, and have it work? Or will this module for sure not work with the chairs, or perhaps even throw error codes with the chairs?
2) As a consequence, do I have to switch my seats back to the originals with the original modules in order to software update my car?
3) Could I get a pair of the 31419928s and plug them in, take them for a software update, update it, then switch it back?
I'm coming from VAG retrofitting where seat swaps were never an issue. Had I realized that I would brick my car from software updates I would have never proceeded with the retrofit. Feeling like a dunce. Of course, my worry is that if there are ever more complicated software concerns for the car, they won't be able to address them so long as I have this newer module installed.
I have the amber/tan interior seats but without the thigh extension. I found a donor vehicle with the exact same seats (non-Napa, non-ventilated or massage) with the lumbar support and thigh extension.
When I went to swap my seats with the shop, they took my old seats and gave me the new ones. Other than initially some error codes from the battery being unplugged and replugged, there was never any issues. Seats were plug and play, and I have been thoroughly enjoying them since installation.
I have taken the car for its warranty services, and the shop has said that they are unable to software update the vehicle because the current seat modules are not fitting with what is supposed to be associated with the VIN of the car. I was given an estimate to replace my current modules with the ones "for the car" (31419928) in addition to TRM remove, IMS remove, PSMR and PSMD reloads. $3000 total in costs -- and my concern being that my thigh extension chairs may not function with this module they intend to install.
EDIT: I checked the car, and the module part number for my two new seat modules is in fact 31652046.
I have a few questions:
1) Can I unplug the battery, replace my current modules with a pair of 31419928s that I can get from eBay, connect, and have it work? Or will this module for sure not work with the chairs, or perhaps even throw error codes with the chairs?
2) As a consequence, do I have to switch my seats back to the originals with the original modules in order to software update my car?
3) Could I get a pair of the 31419928s and plug them in, take them for a software update, update it, then switch it back?
I'm coming from VAG retrofitting where seat swaps were never an issue. Had I realized that I would brick my car from software updates I would have never proceeded with the retrofit. Feeling like a dunce. Of course, my worry is that if there are ever more complicated software concerns for the car, they won't be able to address them so long as I have this newer module installed.