Heated seats
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Racer
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Christmas came early, and the husband did very well and bought me the heated seat kits for the driver and passenger... Now we can finally put the advice/tutorials in this thread to some use!! Hopefully before I go back to work on Monday! 
Thanks again everyone!
Thanks again everyone!
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Racer
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Ok, question for you guys who put the switches in the same location as the active handling/traction control button. Did you guys have to modify that piece any? I ask because it doesn't look like it has enough room depth wise for the switches that came with my kit. Just curious how you guys managed to fit your switches in that location.
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Ok, question for you guys who put the switches in the same location as the active handling/traction control button. Did you guys have to modify that piece any? I ask because it doesn't look like it has enough room depth wise for the switches that came with my kit. Just curious how you guys managed to fit your switches in that location.
Last edited by DeeGee; Dec 28, 2010 at 02:24 AM.
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Like DeeGee said, I trimmed the circuit board and the black plastic cover on the bottom as well. Hardest part of the whole job was staring at it for an hour or so trying to decide whether to actually cut it or not lol.
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With the rocker type of switch that comes with all of these kits, it's actually easier to feel the switch to see if it's on than to look at it.
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I agree the hardest part of the whole job was staring at it for an hour or so trying to decide whether to actually cut it or not. In the end, I elected to mount the switches in the ash tray lid. You can't see them if you flip the lid down so there is no change in the "look" of the interior.
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My husband and I both work at an electrical connector manufacturer where PC boards are also processed, and he was a tech in the processing area for about a year before he got into engineering... He should know what to cut and what not to, I hope! Thanks again everyone!
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Here's a picture that Forum member Barry posted a few years ago. It shows how he trimmed the panel.
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