HEATED SEATS ANYONE??

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by henry33

can this somehow destroy the original seat covers ?

I don't think so. They don't get hot enough to do thermal damage and the adhesive doesn't seem to be the type that will leave residue if removed.

[henry33]

thanks scott
so I need a set of seat heaters and some seat covers do make it :)

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by henry33

thanks scott
so I need a set of seat heaters and some seat covers do make it :)

Correct (or with a little more work you could install them under the factory covers).

My wife and I just did a quick Starbucks run, and she could not have been happier with how toasty her seat gets. So, she gives this mod a thumbs-up.

[Hard_Yaris]

+1 on the OEM heated seats DIY

[suckerface]

+1 on the Starbucks run! :0p

and the DIY too I suppose, the WI winter is about to hit...

[CTScott]

I just ordered one of the waterproof kits from that same website (warmseats.com) for Crashy. I am just going to do her driver's seat. I just pulled and prepped the seat in less than 30 minutes, so I will be including that process in the DIY:

Seat Stripped.jpg

[Eatoman]

Awesome! Can't wait to see your finished DIY on the OEM seats! This would be a nice little project to tackle, especially in this cold northern climate! Brrrrrrr!!

[3dr5speedblk]

[QUOTE Done - DIY coming soon. It took me about an hour and a half to install them, with removing and reinstalling my Clazzio seat covers taking 30+ minutes of that time. I was a bit worried about the Clazzios insulating the heaters too much, but sitting on the seat while buttoning up the console wiring I was able to comfortably roast my hams.

I am going to order one more set for Crashy (as a heated seat would be great while plowing snow). With her, I am going to install it with the OEM seat cover since I already pulled the lower cover a while back as an experiment.[/QUOTE]

I like the switch placement!! I was wondering where to put them.
This car warms up faster than any car I ever had.
I get a 1/2mile down the road and it's blowing heat!!
5degrees here Sunday night
This thing has got a great heater in it,
will melt your hands off!!
Thanks for doin the work on this the DIYS make it so E-Z!!

[SaToX]

Thanks CTScott for being the test pilot on so many things. Please take lots of pictures of the ones being installed into Crashy, as I am sure many people are wondering what kind of task it is to peel the fabric back as it is glued. (appears so far it went fairly easy)

[birdman]

The guy at the auto upholstery shop showed me photos of cars where the seats caught fire from these things including cars that came new with them. Cars like Audi's and BMW's. He urged me not to do it. But seeing CTScott doing it makes me tempted cuz it's so damn cold here!

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by birdman

The guy at the auto upholstery shop showed me photos of cars where the seats caught fire from these things including cars that came new with them. Cars like Audi's and BMW's. He urged me not to do it. But seeing CTScott doing it makes me tempted cuz it's so damn cold here!

Some of the older seat heaters were down right dangerous. People actually sustained burns from the pads overheating.

The modern ones use carbon instead of NiChrome heating elements and are much lower wattage. The warmseats.com ones are indeed carbon ones, and very low wattage (each pad is about 35 watts on the high setting). They also have a thermostat within the pad that limits the surface temp of the pad to 120F.

[CTScott]

I just finished posting my DIY. Now, toasty buns can be had by all...

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/sho...434#post538434