Hi. Just wondering what I need to add heated front seats to my MY08 D3 XS. It already has manual leather seats I am hoping the heated pads are already there and I have aquired an updated hvac with the heatedseat witches in it. Cheers
Last edited by Garym2000 on 11th Feb 2013 10:09 am. Edited 2 times in total
Or what do I need to look for to see of the pads are there ? Does the updated HVAC with the heatedseat buttons need enabled with a faultmate do you know ?
Or what do I need to look for to see of the pads are there ? Does the updated HVAC with the heatedseat buttons need enabled with a faultmate do you know ?
Yes it will need enabling with some sort of tool, but you can easily check to see if the wiring is in under the seat if the heat pads are fitted just look in the seat connector and see how many wires/connectors are in the big socket.
...look in the seat connector and see how many wires/connectors are in the big socket...
How many should there be, if heating is already fitted?____
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10th Feb 2013 11:15 am
parrafin23
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Here is what you are looking for regarding heatedseat wiring, if you have heated tho..
The black cable that goes up the hole.. contains 4 wires if im not mistaken, and a connector futher in the picture, not visible in this pic.
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OK thanks. I'll go and take a look. Sods law says I don't have it...____
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Right. Are you saying that the two pins where the Multimeter is connected are the feed to the seat pads? And, if you use a battery charger you can feed those pins with 12V and the pads heat up?
What else is needed? I'll need a replacement HVAC panel with the seat heater buttons on. What else? Is there any new wiring needed behind the dash?
And someone (Geoff.) with a Faultmate.____
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Well, I think that's what he said but I don't know. One for next weekend I think.____
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10th Feb 2013 7:51 pm
hids4u
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I retrofitted them to my car which was a hse
It didn't have much in the way of wiring and the pads were not there for sure. I would be surprised if yours were.
The wires from the footwell to the seat multiplug were the only wires in place. The wires from footwell to the back of the HVAC controller were not there.
Another forum member kindly sent me some drawings of where the cables were in the footwell and my mechanic managed to make up the missing loom
If you buy the heated matts they have the oem connector that go into the terminal under each seat.
The CCF didn't need to be changed to get them working. As soon as I fitted the new HVAC controller the high and low power indicators lit up.
I probably have the photos somewhere if you need them
How did you install them? Do the seat covers need to come off?____
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10th Feb 2013 8:20 pm
ckra1000
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@hids4u
Ian, your photos would be a big help of you can find them.
I'm looking to do this upgrade when I get SeatSurgeons to fit new leather covers. I'll ask them to put the heating pads in when they are putting on the new covers.Chris
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