v8hotrodboy · Sep 15, 2013

Well Ive been putting it off since the spring so seeing as the weather is on the turn I finaly did the heated seats yesterday. Id already fixed the drivers one a couple of years ago so I know its a pain of a job. This time I made it even harder by swapping the seat bases over at the same time (looks much better).The thing I found though was if you are just fixing the heated element where it breaks in the middle part of the seat base you should also check the connections on the thermostate as even though the drives one still worked the terminals were very corroded, the passanger one was broken off completly and had burnt throught the foam. Ive fitted 45 degree thermostates this time and its makes a world of difference. Took me about 5 hours but thats a complete strip of both seats and fit new thermostates. Worth it though, parts were only a couple of quid.

Monkeymut · Sep 15, 2013

I need to do mine and not really looking forward to it as everyone who has done them says they're a pain in the ****

Do the new stats make the seats heat up quicker as well as hotter?

Is ebay the place to get the stats from?

dogsbody · Sep 15, 2013

Monkeymut said:
I need to do mine and not really looking forward to it as everyone who has done them says they're a pain in the ****

Do the new stats make the seats heat up quicker as well as hotter?

Is ebay the place to get the stats from?

It's not a difficult job if you remove the seat from the car and put it on a work bench, cut the metal hog rings rather than trying to unthread them and then, when rebuilding, replace them with cable ties fitted loosely until you've got them all in then tighten them. I did both my seats in under three hours.

v8hotrodboy · Sep 15, 2013

Yeah got new thermostats from eBay. Came from Hong Kong. And yes I used cable ties their much easier than the hog rings. Not sure if they heat up quicker but they stay hotter longer when turned off as they get much hotter when on. You can definitely feel the difference.

stevef1964 · Sep 16, 2013

Got a link to the thermostats you bought?

v8hotrodboy · Sep 16, 2013

stevef1964 said:
Got a link to the thermostats you bought?

Can't copy link on my phone but Google this. 250v 10A ksd302 45°c NC. Just checked and I got them off amazon.

myfirstl322 · Sep 17, 2013

v8hotrodboy said:
Yeah got new thermostats from eBay. Came from Hong Kong. And yes I used cable ties their much easier than the Hog Rings. Not sure if they heat up quicker but they stay hotter longer when turned off as they get much hotter when on. You can definitely feel the difference.

Once seen a prog about pork scratchings being made, only 3 stages as far as i remember,,,

1. Deep fry (mmmmm)
2. Season
3. Remove Nipples

Don't recall them mentioning Hog Rings, but it may have been Pre-watershed...

wammers · Sep 17, 2013

Standard 25C or 77F is set for a reason. It has to do with comfort AND maybe more importantly NOT degrading the seat materials. 45C or 113F is just too hot for comfort unless you are intent on growing piles the size of grapefruits. Will also quickly degrade seat cushions and leather. Not to mention the heating elements themselves.

stevef1964 · Sep 17, 2013

Wammers,

I cant see any below 45C. You know of anywhere that does the 25C ones, or lower than 45 C?

wammers · Sep 17, 2013

stevef1964 said:
Wammers,

I cant see any below 45C. You know of anywhere that does the 25C ones, or lower than 45 C?

Just keep the ones you have fitted to the seats.

Datatek · Sep 17, 2013

wammers said:
Standard 25C or 77F is set for a reason. It has to do with comfort AND maybe more importantly NOT degrading the seat materials. 45C or 113F is just too hot for comfort unless you are intent on growing piles the size of grapefruits. Will also quickly degrade seat cushions and leather. Not to mention the heating elements themselves.

:mooning::hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi Personally I detest heated seats, I always disconnect them if they are working.

Thor1950 · Sep 17, 2013

Datatek said:
:mooning::hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi Personally I detest heated seats, I always disconnect them if the are working.

So you are a cold hard arse then

Datatek · Sep 17, 2013

Thor1950 said:
So you are a cold hard arse then

Gas central heating at my age

TCubed · Sep 17, 2013

Datatek said:
:mooning::hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi Personally I detest heated seats, I always disconnect them if the are working.

You could just not turn them on

Datatek · Sep 17, 2013

TCubed said:
You could just not turn them on

On my Volvo they were automatic.

TCubed · Sep 17, 2013

Datatek said:
On my Volvo they were automatic.

Oh dear.. who thinks that's a good idea *sigh*
Did they come on whenever you turned the heating on then?

Datatek · Sep 17, 2013

TCubed said:
Oh dear.. who thinks that's a good idea *sigh*
Did they come on whenever you turned the heating on then?

Temperature dependant I think, not sure as as soon as I got it I disconnected them.

TCubed · Sep 17, 2013

Datatek said:
Temperature dependant I think, not sure as as soon as I got it I disconnected them.

Bet that would be fun if the temp sensor every failed

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