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Installed seat heaters this weekend
Based on a request from Mrs. wawazat??, I intsalled seat heaters in our '95 L this weekend. I'll draw up an installation How-To for the locker, but reviews thus far have been positive
Bought the Rostra kits from Summit Racing for $98 per seat (two elements per kit, Hi and Low setting). Removed the seats and the covers, intsalled the elements and buttoned them back up, ran wires, and bolted it back together. Amazing how what took me a portion of two days can be summed up in one sentence Todd
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what? you're saying it gets cold in Michigan this time of year?
-Bill
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hmmm... Sounds nice. Can you hook up the seat heaters to your car alarm remote so that you can turn on the heaters before you get to the car? :-))
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I would think they could be wired to allow them to turn on with the car remote (2nd channel). I'm not that strong on wiring and used my fathers guidance via telephone when wiring them in (I know its a simple job, but I hate screwing things up on a Sunday night!) Todd
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Nice Job Todd, Mrs. Wawasat must be happy now so as your SVX looking forward to see the How-To-Docs for your Mod..
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Sounds like an awesome mod...
Do you have the part numbrs for this project?
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I interested in going this route as well, +1 for your how-to!
I'm really interested in the "Luxury" line from Check Corp. http://www.checkcorp.com/seat_heater/products.asp I've got remote start, so I'd much rather a momentary type switch so I don't have to wire up a relay or anything to have the seats activated by the remote start. Plus, I like the idea of a micro-controller for consistant heat, dual temp settings, and auto-turnoff. Now if I could only find a place online that sells 'em! On the other hand, that Summit kit is really affordable, and the west-coast Summit warehouse is local to me... hrmm... how about a review of the heaters' performance?
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I've had a lot of vehicles with heated seats (European, Japanese and US) and these are BY FAR the hottest which is one of the reasons I chose them. My wife (love you dear, really!) has a comfortable temperature range of +/- 2 degrees. Anything I can do to keep her BTU level topped up during the winter only makes my life better
I'll work on the write-up this weekend and post it when done. Great mod for those of us in cold climates. Todd
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I've learned to live with manual seat heaters
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Heated seats make a huge difference on a long trip for soothing the back. I love the ones in the XT. It would be nice to add them to the svx
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Heated seats? You guys drive your SVX's in the winter??? Kidding guys
Sounds like a nice idea. Always wondered why a car with heated mirrors would not come with heated seats. Oh well. |
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