Installing Seat Heaters
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Originally Posted by barrynk
I used slot 22. The black wires are for the seat heaters, the red wire is for the ValentineOne.
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Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
We do seat heaters differently in Florida.....
Here they are before installation:
No wiring required. Just plug and play.
Here they are before installation:
No wiring required. Just plug and play.
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Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
We do seat heaters differently in Florida.....
Here they are before installation:
And here's one installed on the driver's seat:
No wiring required. Just plug and play.
Here they are before installation:
And here's one installed on the driver's seat:
No wiring required. Just plug and play.
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Well they're in and working and I now plan a quick ride to check out how warm they are.
The kit from Sports Imports has every thing you need including a plug and play harness and inline fuses. Very easy to fit.
The install went quite smoothly. Ken's installation instructions were invaluable. I stripped out the insert to fit the back pad. I just loosened the bottom cover and slid the bottom pad into the slot. That saved some time over a full stripdown. There's some pretty fierce velcro on the inside of the sports seats. Took a bit of flak damage
The velcro sculpts the details on the seats. The heating pads stop it conencting so the seat cover lays a little flatter than originally. Not a big deal and it still looks fine. I hooked up the wiring to fuse #22 and tapped into the ground from my AVIC player.
Its cloudy and mid 50s in Vegas today so its ideal for a test drive.
Maybe I'll drop by Hooters and see if I can pick up the Florida style heaters
Thanks to Bill Curlee TOOGECKO and barrynk for the advice
The kit from Sports Imports has every thing you need including a plug and play harness and inline fuses. Very easy to fit.
The install went quite smoothly. Ken's installation instructions were invaluable. I stripped out the insert to fit the back pad. I just loosened the bottom cover and slid the bottom pad into the slot. That saved some time over a full stripdown. There's some pretty fierce velcro on the inside of the sports seats. Took a bit of flak damage
The velcro sculpts the details on the seats. The heating pads stop it conencting so the seat cover lays a little flatter than originally. Not a big deal and it still looks fine. I hooked up the wiring to fuse #22 and tapped into the ground from my AVIC player.Its cloudy and mid 50s in Vegas today so its ideal for a test drive.
Maybe I'll drop by Hooters and see if I can pick up the Florida style heaters
Thanks to Bill Curlee TOOGECKO and barrynk for the advice
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From: Maine
Originally Posted by CAJUNY2KC5
We do seat heaters differently in Florida.....
Here they are before installation:
And here's one installed on the driver's seat:
No wiring required. Just plug and play.
Here they are before installation:
And here's one installed on the driver's seat:
No wiring required. Just plug and play.
damn i'm in the wrong corner of the country
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From: GA
Originally Posted by DeeGee
The velcro sculpts the details on the seats. The heating pads stop it conencting so the seat cover lays a little flatter than originally. Not a big deal and it still looks fine.
Maybe I'll drop by Hooters and see if I can pick up the Florida style heaters
Thanks to Bill Curlee TOOGECKO and barrynk for the advice
Maybe I'll drop by Hooters and see if I can pick up the Florida style heaters
Thanks to Bill Curlee TOOGECKO and barrynk for the advice
I like the FLA heaters myself, but can't afford them as they usually come with a divorce
Looking at doing this aftermarket kit also, but with some type of racing seat...
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From: Raleigh NC
Originally Posted by TOOGECKO
Wonder if you could put some replacement velcro on the heating pads to help hold the original look of the seatskins?
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The test drive was awesome. DeeGee now has a toasty derriere
This is a great mod for anyone with a Vert who likes to drive topless in the cooler weather.
Officially checked and approved
This is a great mod for anyone with a Vert who likes to drive topless in the cooler weather.
Officially checked and approved
girl i dated had em in her bmw, i miss her (the car) lol
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I got my heated seats from
http://angermanagementracing.com/product_36.html
Website says they are the same heating elements from the C6 corvette. They fit perfectly and heat up really fast.
http://angermanagementracing.com/product_36.html
Website says they are the same heating elements from the C6 corvette. They fit perfectly and heat up really fast.
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Can anybody give me some feedback on the circuit board located under the traction control panel? Looked at previous post (gtoformula2) and e-mailed him but no response yet. My question is the effect of trimming the corner of this board to make room for seat switches. In the posted pics, it appears that some of the circuitry was also trimmed off. Is there any compromises in doing this (I have traction control with air bag indicator light only)...
