installed heated seats Options

[azian_advanced]

nothing too special... i just installed some seat heater elements today. i bought the kit off ebay for $75. took a little while to disasseble the seats to put the heat pads in.. but the install was very easy otherwise. the wire harness comes complete and all that's needed is to wire the + wire to your Accessory wire, and the - wire to the ground.
although it takes a few minutes to heat up, and it only activates when there's pressure being applied on the bottom pad (ie. with your bum)... but it has two settings for low heat (green light) and high heat (red light).
and it's pretty kewl as the button fits perfectly where the jdm rear foglight switch normally goes.. just had to drill a hole right through it

so, now i won't have to sit on a frozen leather chair this winter...
but sadly.. my passengers will.










UPDATE:
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I would not suggest having the wires come out of here, like i did in this pic:

since you're restricted in how far you can slide your seat back. i didn't think i'd have to slide back all the way so i just left them the way they were. then one day, i slid the seat back and i ran over the connectors.. so i relocated the wires to come out from under the carpet and out from below the chair...

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Mar 31, 2007 - 8:48 AM

[snapshotgt]

...it only activates when there's pressure being applied on the bottom pad (ie. with your bum)... but it has two settings for low heat (green light) and high heat (red light).

2 questions:

1.) Does it really only heat up when pressure is being applied
2.) Are the LEDs too bright, and thus an eye sore when on?

Thanks-

[azian_advanced]

2 questions:

1.) Does it really only heat up when pressure is being applied
2.) Are the LEDs too bright, and thus an eye sore when on?

Thanks-

1. Yes. I had warmed up the car with the heated seat switch set to ''on" for about 7 mins, and when i sat inside, it was still cool. then after about 5-10 mins of driving and sitting on it, only then it started to get warm.

2. they are bright when driving at night, but it isn't a problem in the daytime. and the light doesn't glare at you like how one would flash an LED at your face. the green light isn't as bad as the red one though. but if the switch is really causing a problem, you can always switch it with a different one. just find a rocker switch which has 3 rear pins (two '+' for hi and low, one '-' for ground) then just solder it on.

as a side note: even with an average of about -20 degrees celsius here (-4 degrees F), i almost never use the higher blower settings for the heater, the seat heater does soo much already in regards to keeping warm.