[jkwan]

Okay, so FYI for all those that want to bypass their switches. After taking the switch apart I figured out all the connections and I thought I'd share.

red = 12v
brown = ground

black wire & grey wire = recline
black/purple wire & black/green wire = tilt

So to jump just connect the red and brown wires to the pairs above, reverse for the other direction. Wires that terminate with alligator little clips would work great for this. I assume that other switches will have different color coded wires, but the red which is the outer most one and the brown in the center should remain constant. The pair of wires are on opposite sides of the switch. Hope this info helps someone.