1956 Power Seats

I am swapping out my manual front seat in my 1956 wagon for a 6-way power seat. Looking at the shop manual, it looks like the power feed was an un-fused wire from the fuse box. Is this how they were wired? Did they have an in-line fuse?

Thanks for any comments.

Steve

I would put in a fuse regardless if the original was direct wired.

55's had a seat relay. Not sure if 56 is the same.

Well, there is one 12 or 14 ga red wire coming off the seat harness. When I hook it to to 12 volts and ground the frame, the switch operates all of the positions properly. There are several relays in the operating mechanism. I just wanted to know how the main power feed got to the seat harness and where it originated. I would like to duplicate the circuit if possible.

55's had a seat relay. Not sure if 56 is the same.

and a circuit breaker.

Both the service manual and body manual show a harness assembly for the power windows and seat, but there are no details. You can hook it up directly to 12v+, but it really should be switched by the ignition, in which case you will need a relay like this (but not at this price ) http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-GM-PONTIAC-OLDS-BUICK-CHEVY-54-55-56-57-59-60-61-DELCO-RELAY-WINDOW-AC-/271159108399?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f2257a32f&vxp=mtr

and at least a 40 amp circuit breaker. Both are located behind the drivers side kick panel.

Willie

cheaper: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/290545873277?lpid=82&chn=ps

Thanks for the comments and input. It is starting to make sense to me now. In my last post I said there were relays but I meant solenoids in the seat mechanism.