need help wiring heated seats...
#1
need help wiring heated seats...
i searched and found a few posts related to 3rd gen's but i was wondering what some of you 4th gen guys did with wiring...?
the situation:
i have a parts car in my possesion that i took the interior from, so the wiring, switches, etc are there. most of the panels in the engine bay are gone from an accident the car got in so i have no clue where the relays are. i was thinking about taking the wires and sumhow tapping them in, but then i realized i needed the fuses and ****. my trim level is gxe. the only wires i found underneath MY car's pass seat was the power seat hookup.
my questions....
1, is there possibly the heated seat hookup under the carpet buried?
2, what did those of you that added heated seats do to make them work using the factory switches??
thanks
the situation:
i have a parts car in my possesion that i took the interior from, so the wiring, switches, etc are there. most of the panels in the engine bay are gone from an accident the car got in so i have no clue where the relays are. i was thinking about taking the wires and sumhow tapping them in, but then i realized i needed the fuses and ****. my trim level is gxe. the only wires i found underneath MY car's pass seat was the power seat hookup.
my questions....
1, is there possibly the heated seat hookup under the carpet buried?
2, what did those of you that added heated seats do to make them work using the factory switches??
thanks
#2
1. NO
2. Bought the harness plug connectors (the ones that connect to the actual heated seat switches, and the other ones that connect to the plug connectors under the seat) from org members parting their cars out, and wired it together, ran some power and ground. Done! Piece of cake! Just make sure you tap a switched power source, not a a power source that has power all the time.
2. Bought the harness plug connectors (the ones that connect to the actual heated seat switches, and the other ones that connect to the plug connectors under the seat) from org members parting their cars out, and wired it together, ran some power and ground. Done! Piece of cake! Just make sure you tap a switched power source, not a a power source that has power all the time.
#4
Originally Posted by happy4444
no fuses needed mr wizard? lol
#7
I did pretty much the same thing as wizard, but may have used a different switch from the fuse box. If i remember right there was also an easy grounding spot next to the ebrake for the switches. There is also a nice outline on the back side of where the orginal switches would be cut out as well, so that helps.
#9
Originally Posted by happy4444
wizard u tapped into the power mirrors wire under the seat to use for your positive wire for the seats but u dont remember what color the wires were do you??
And like Poowill said, there's an outline of where to cut underneath the center console for the location of the heated switched. Don't guess and cut from the top.
#10
no rush take ur time.. thanks wiz
is there any reason why i cant tap into any one of the 387389 positive wires under the seat? other than the fact i have no frigg'n clue wut the wire goes to.. haha
is there any reason why i cant tap into any one of the 387389 positive wires under the seat? other than the fact i have no frigg'n clue wut the wire goes to.. haha
#11
Whatever you tap into you wanna know what amperage is gonna be pulled, if you tap into a wire in which is fused 10 amp and you pull over that amperage you'll blow it...wintertime and you wanna get your bisquits warmed up and you gotta adjust your seat because you moved it earlier cleaning it and ZAP fuse blown...... its always good to know what you're tapping into so you don't burn anything up...
#12
Originally Posted by happy4444
no rush take ur time.. thanks wiz
is there any reason why i cant tap into any one of the 387389 positive wires under the seat? other than the fact i have no frigg'n clue wut the wire goes to.. haha
is there any reason why i cant tap into any one of the 387389 positive wires under the seat? other than the fact i have no frigg'n clue wut the wire goes to.. haha
To make life easy, you can buy a thing called "Mini Add A Circuit" (part number FHM200BP) found at Autozone or any auto store. You'll find it by the fuses and it comes in a small green package. Make sure you buy the MINI version, as our fuses under the dash are the mini kind. It allows you to work at the front of the fuse box and is quit neat. You remove the desired fuse, plug in this gizmo, connect the supplied butt connector to the new accessory that requires power ( your heated seats in this case) and stick your old fuse into the top of the gizmo. Then plug an additional supplied fuse into another slot in the gizmo to protect your heated seats.
If you don't have a Haynes, now is the time to invest in one. And download the FSM for free, it will come in very handy.
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