Member Since: 16 Nov 2007
Location: North
Posts: 179
Winter is coming now ... And I have no heated seats !
Hi,
This is Ced from France back to the Disco 3 after several other vehicules (BMW X3 SD, Avantime, Mercedes E500, ...).
This time, it is a V8 HSE SEVEN, second hand.
It is just perfect except it has no seated seats and no "pre-heating" system (Wesbaco?).
Do you know if one of those is easy to implement? I heard that the "pre-heating" system existed on some models and that one's just needed to activate it ? Is it true and is it also on V8 ?
Many thanks.
Ced.My fifth Disco ...
11th Nov 2008 7:19 pm
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2858
No pre-heater on the V8, could probably add an aftermarket one on though, take a look on the Webasto site
Seat heating elements can probably be retrofitted but again an aftermarket solution may be easier to implement, one of the seat retrimming companies can probably helpThe End
11th Nov 2008 7:24 pm
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
I don't have heated seats either and I believe the webasto heater is not neccessary in a V8. We burn enough fuel to heat our cars, it's the poor TDV6 people that don't put enough wood in the stoove to heat the cabin.
I was in Austria a few weeks ago aand it was just freezing, not really cold, but in about 1 1/2km the heater was gives some heat already.
So don't worry be happy that you drive a V8.Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
11th Nov 2008 7:28 pm
DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
Roel wrote:
We burn enough fuel to heat our cars, it's the poor TDV6 people that don't put enough wood in the stoove to heat the cabin.
Well, the TDV6 is so efficient it doesn't get hot enough in cold conditions. The V8 could power an entire solar system with it's efficiency So Webasto heater is only fitted to the diesel.Disco 5 HSE Lux
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11th Nov 2008 8:02 pm
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 3224
Only one proper way to warm your backside, more pants.
11th Nov 2008 11:49 pm
BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1360
No heated seats You don't know what you're missing The one's fitted in the D3 are better than the one's in my old Granada Scorpio as they don't make you feel like you've pee'd your pants 8)
12th Nov 2008 8:10 pm
busaboy74
Member Since: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 310
I have them in mine, front and back seats
12th Nov 2008 9:17 pm
cedwat
Member Since: 16 Nov 2007
Location: North
Posts: 179
I had them in my TDV6 HSE but had to take the "winter option" to get them together with heated windscreen. I had heated seats on the front and second row. Good option when you have leather seats, as they get really cold at winter time.
Okay, maybe the V8 is just enough, I'll see when it really gets cold.
I will get my D3 on Friday.
Thanks for your help anyway.My fifth Disco ...
12th Nov 2008 10:35 pm
simonsi
Member Since: 14 Oct 2007
Location: Auckland
Posts: 1264
Slimer wrote:
No pre-heater on the V8, could probably add an aftermarket one on though
Personally I would not want a petrol pre-heater, the opportunities to lose the car are too great... Cheers
Simon
12th Nov 2008 11:13 pm
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
Doesn't that happen with diesels too?Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
13th Nov 2008 7:51 pm
cedwat
Member Since: 16 Nov 2007
Location: North
Posts: 179
What do you mean "lose the car" ? Maybe is it a translation issue. Sorry.My fifth Disco ...
13th Nov 2008 10:07 pm
741hcr
Member Since: 12 Apr 2007
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Posts: 175
Alternatively you could get one of these to keep you warm
13th Nov 2008 10:20 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
Posts: 4030
Yeah
But which one I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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13th Nov 2008 10:58 pm
cedwat
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Well, the TDV6 is so efficient it doesn't get hot enough in cold conditions. The V8 could power an entire solar system with it's efficiency 
So Webasto heater is only fitted to the diesel.
You don't know what you're missing 
The one's fitted in the D3 are better than the one's in my old Granada Scorpio as they don't make you feel like you've pee'd your pants 8)
