geearturi

Hi, and thank you in advance for any help.
Long story short, my brother has a 2002 Pontiac Firebird 5.7L V8 WS-6 Ram Air. He needs the driver side power seat switch. No one seems to have it, even online. It's like if it doesn't exist. All i get is the one for the Camaro which is completely different. The Camaro switch is like a rectangular box with 3 switches in line. The one in the center is kinda like a joystick and the 2 in each side are like old power window switches. Anyway, that is NOT the one i need. The one i need actually are 3 separate switches. If you look the driver seat from the out side the first switch from left to right is horizontal and then there is a space and then the other 2 switches which are vertical. I need the first one. That's the one that makes the seat move closer or away from the steering wheel.
I'm posting some photos. I'm not sure if i'm doing it right, though. The photo of the switch next to it's box is the wrong one for my brothers car. Anyway, i will really appreciate if someone let me know where to find this switch. My brother is kinda short and the seat is all the way to the back and it won't move. He can't drive it like that. If anybody needs more information please let me know, Thank you!

Nathan C

You can try Classic Industries, Hawks Third Gen, and Ecklers Firebird.

geearturi

Thank you, i checked them out but they keep showing the wrong one! This is so frustrating
Thank you, though!

CydeFX

I don't know if we've traded messages before, but I do have the whole unit you need, but without the gray button cap (with the white arrows). Feel free to message me if you're still looking.

yotaman96

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Anyone find a place selling these? I'm having the same issue.

michaelhawk

I think I have an extra, PM me if your still looking for one, and I'll search for it this weekend.

yotaman96

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I purchased a used one on eBay. Thanks for the offer though.

30thanniv

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How do you know its the switch is bad and not the motor?

yotaman96

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It works in every direction except down.

Z4Ccoupe

yotaman96, I have the same problem, exactly. Checked with a friendly GM parts guy and he couldn't come up with the correct part #. Did anyone find a source for this?

S. Hall

Having same issue, but the part number I have for my Power Sweat Switch is PA66-M40. Hope this helps the next person.

bammax

The switch can be taken apart and cleaned. It's a bit fiddly but it's not actually difficult to do.

cbrenthus

Here is the link that I used to clean my switch over the weekend: http://www.oneilengineering.mysite.com/photo5_3.html

I got the link from this thread here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/pontiac-f...at-switch.html

You'll need a stardriver T10 to remove the switch,and a T9 to take the switch apart. Then you have to pry some tabs and stuff apart to get the switch completely apart, but it will happen. Just take your time as you don't want to crack the housing, though I cracked mine a little and its still OK. Have a good work surface as the 6 contacts can fall out and get lost. I also was not able to remove the forward/backward switch, so I had to put the contacts in from behind and hold them in place, when I had my wife put the white board back in. This will make sense once you have everything opened up. I also cleaned everything with very fine grit sandpaper, as well as electrical cleaner. Got it back together and everything works now!

Now, a bit on troubleshooting and how I knew it was the switch: My seat wouldn't go forward, nor would the front go down. However, when I hit the button back or up, I could hear the motor click so I knew it was just all the way up and back but couldn't go the other way. I did a lot of testing with a meter to check all the connections, but I can save you some time. The way the system works is that it sends 12V to the motor to go one way, then reverses the polarity to send it the other way. Therefore, all you have to do is pull the wire off the motor, and check voltage while you hit the switch. The interesting thing is that on the 2 functions that didn't work, I had voltage, just not enough. So, with the connector pull off the front/back motor I had 13V when I hit back, but only 10-11V when I hit forward. This was how I knew it was the switch and not the connectors.

Please note that you might have to remove the seat to access everything - I did because I wasn't sure exactly what was wrong and wanted more room to work. Also, since my rear up/down worked both ways, I was able to plug that connector into the other 2 motors and verify that they both worked, thus further verifying that it was indeed the switch that was bad.

joesurfer

I get a smog pump using that part number.

joesurfer

So if anybody has one of these I need it too! No can find online.

James Martin

Hawks performance should have one

joesurfer

Thanks, I looked and no go. I may have to try a salvage yard as it seems that this part is not readily available anywhere. I didn't think it was such a rare part but apparently this type of switch is.

cbrenthus

The camaro switch is readily available, but different. You could try getting one and retrofitting it in, maybe even get a camaro plastic side panel as well. You might lose or have to relocate the lumbar and side buttons though.

joesurfer

Yeah I checked the Camaro one and its not really adaptable. I just had my entire interior redone (new customized leather seating and carpet) so trying to keep it all looking right!

bammax

Just open up your switch and clean the contacts. It's not a difficult job. Just don't lose any of the little pieces when you pull it apart.