C7 weak seat heating
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Heel & Toe
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C7 weak seat heating
i already wrote a post in the german vette forum and got feedback that it's not only my butt, but that the seat heating in the C7 is not only slow (takes ages to warm up) but also doesn't heat very much.
C6 was way better and I only know warmer/hotter seat heatings from other cars.
is anybody aware of a possibility to improve this? maybe of a way to have the seat hating recalibrated? remember in my Porsche 964 back then, I could recalibrate the seat heating myself.
Cheers,
Martin
C6 was way better and I only know warmer/hotter seat heatings from other cars.
is anybody aware of a possibility to improve this? maybe of a way to have the seat hating recalibrated? remember in my Porsche 964 back then, I could recalibrate the seat heating myself.
Cheers,
Martin
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From: Allen Tx
Common complaint - I understand its not necessarily a "luxury" car and is a sports car - but when my sons 8 year old honda civic seats work better I'm left thinking of all the "little" things that could have been improved. We are being conditioned to accept things as normal on these cars that no other manufacturer considers normal - from orange peel paint to your wheels click when you turn sharp is all "normal" - having said that - I wouldn't give her to none, quirks and all
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
i already wrote a post in the german vette forum and got feedback that it's not only my butt, but that the seat heating in the C7 is not only slow (takes ages to warm up) but also doesn't heat very much.
C6 was way better and I only know warmer/hotter seat heatings from other cars.
is anybody aware of a possibility to improve this? maybe of a way to have the seat hating recalibrated? remember in my Porsche 964 back then, I could recalibrate the seat heating myself.
Cheers,
Martin
C6 was way better and I only know warmer/hotter seat heatings from other cars.
is anybody aware of a possibility to improve this? maybe of a way to have the seat hating recalibrated? remember in my Porsche 964 back then, I could recalibrate the seat heating myself.
Cheers,
Martin
Heating Eliments in C7 Seat
Believe This Is The Cause of Slow Heating
Last edited by JerryU; Mar 16, 2017 at 01:48 PM.
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I've been wondering about this. I thought maybe I had defective heating elements because my C6's seats heated right up. I haven't tried this but I wonder if turning on the seat fans while the heater is on would blow warm air into the seats. Might be a moot point because by then the car is pretty well warmed up.
Drifting
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The heated seats kind of work but the cooling feature works really well. No more butt stuck to the vinyl seats like the throwback days. My advise, use more throttle and you'll forget all about the seats.
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My seats don't heat up much either.
Just once I'd like to hear Tadge Juechter own up and ADMIT they fact GM screwed something up:
Something like this: " We know the seat heaters in the C7 suck, we knew about it before the car was released in late 2013, we know about it now, and we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
Just once I'd like to hear Tadge Juechter own up and ADMIT they fact GM screwed something up:
Something like this: " We know the seat heaters in the C7 suck, we knew about it before the car was released in late 2013, we know about it now, and we're not going to do a damn thing about it."
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it was a cool day but inside the car was warm
turned the fans on and it felt like ice water was running through the seats
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
I've been wondering about this. I thought maybe I had defective heating elements because my C6's seats heated right up. I haven't tried this but I wonder if turning on the seat fans while the heater is on would blow warm air into the seats. Might be a moot point because by then the car is pretty well warmed up.
Oh well, knowing what causes the problem, which for me in SC is only a ~10 minute delay in heating, at least lets me think about how good they will feel in the summer!
Similar to my workaround for tire chatter, "K" turns. When taking the extra effort I think about that high "g" force obtained on my favorite low traffic, wide grass field on the left, 270 degree exit ramp -when it's warm!
After Tadge discussed why they used spats on the Z06/Grand Sport versus making wider front fenders also makes me think what I considered a cheap add-on now looking fine for my Grand Sport on order! Form follows function!
Last edited by JerryU; Mar 17, 2017 at 02:50 AM.
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From: Kentucky
I must have a sensitive tush heater seems fine. Not sure about cooling yet due to only having the Vette since Nov last year. The heated steering wheel on my Caddy was a nice surprise of how nice it is and could be OK to have on the Vette.
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From: Monterey CA
I agree the seat heater/coolers are on the weak side... not nearly as effective as in the Porsche I owned. Those seat heaters could fry a steak in 5 minutes! But the Vette's seat warmers are barely adequate for mild weather... the HVAC works great though!
Last edited by Tron1; Mar 16, 2017 at 11:22 PM.
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
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From: NE South Carolina
My C6 would heat your tail off but didn't have seat cooling.
