+MrMarco6900 Thanks! Short and to the point is my style. Yes it is alot of work initially but once you get a hang of how the seats come apart and how hog rings work you can finish one seat in less than an hour.
One of the best how-to videos I've ever seen! You are very detailed and to the point, I also love how you don't ramble on about useless info. the video was precise and easy to follow yet not too long either. Perfect!
Thanks for posting - Great straight forward video and I appreciated how you didn't talk to the camera in a self-interview for 10 minutes for no reason like most RUclipsrs. Very helpful and your craftsmanship is great - Looks like pride in your work - Thanks again.
This guy did a GREAT job in narrating this video. He also did a great job on the project I just like to critique one detail. You never want to use a household wire nut in automotive wiring never. Other than that great job.
Man thank you so much for all the videos you post. Thanks to you I've got a lot of work done on my 2001 camry as well. Keep them coming since you're one of the few with well described and detailed videos out there!
Good vid, just a little tip, avoid using wire nuts for vehicular electric. They are fine in your house where they are never subject to vibration but can be a load of trouble in vehicles and machinery!
***** It takes about an hour to remove the leather covers, install the heating pads and close up one seat. The wiring is straight forward and should only take another hour maximum, depending on how many panels need to be removed.
I'd say easily 4 hours if you're new to this kind of work. It's really easy to break things so you have to take your time to figure out the proper way to take things apart.
I'm going to be doing this today for both the driver and passenger side of my car (2011 Milan). I'm guessing it's going to take me about 2.5 to 3 hours for the first side and maybe 1.5 hours on the second. I'm guessing only 30-45 minutes for the electrical. I will be soldering any wiring and using shrink tubing instead of wire nuts. I've had the center council apart on my Milan before to run the wiring for the dash cam so I can have that apart in 5 minutes or less and I only need to remove one tiny panel to access the whole fuse box. I did buy the kit with the 100 hog rings and pliers. I contemplated buying the spray adhesive for the pads to make sure they are extra secure but it looks like I'm going to be sliding them in place and that would just muck it up. In total I'm guessing 5.5 hours. I will literally time how long it takes of actual working time to do both seats from start to finish the whole job (including clean up) and report back!
This is a great video, and a good study for a 'how to' video should be done, no extended intro, just the process and how to do it. Personally I'd have used a soldering iron and heatshrink sleeve on the joints, but if it's working, then it's all good. This is something I'm considering for a van I'm about to buy shortly for long distance touring.
+speedkar99 hey man great video. Nice commentary and great editing. Awesome job! I'm going to be testing my kit today before I install them. Do yours reach full temp (120°) at about 5 minutes? Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback. My kit is a bit weird (or maybe its just my body temperature). Some mornings, the thing gets nice and toasty in 2-3 mins, other days you have to drive a good 10min before you can feel anything. Regardless, don't try it indoors, try it outside (pads under the the chair covering at least) when its chilly outside. You won't feel much at room temperature.
+speedkar99 thanks man! I got mine installed yesterday and they get crazy toasty. I was skeptical at first but the output changes drastically when it's sandwiched inside the seat. It really distributes the well and stays hot. In fact, even in the low setting it's pretty hot. It's great having a hard toggle switch so I can leave it on when I get out and it's ready to go when I remote start the car. Luxury 8) What a great little kit. Only "problem" I had was there was no divisible section to put hog rings through so I can to mark and cut across the grid. Seemingly had NO effect to output or distribution. This must be the new style of design. I would imagine it's MUCH easier to manufacture in a long uninterrupted sheet. Nonetheless, perfect. Was nice to see a fully potted Bosch style relay for the low temp setting, too. Not bad for $28 bucks.
Good to hear you got your kit working. Where did you get it from? What car did you install it to? My kit from ebay, for two seats was something like $60-70. I wouldn't say its hot on the low setting, but is decently warm on the high setting, just enough to comfort your back and take the coldness away from the leather seats. As for the hog rings, technically they say you can cut through the heater mesh without any repercussions. I didn't want to risk it though, and conveniently positioned the pad so the breaks in the element align with my hog rings. I don't think skipping the middle hog rings does harm either. I found an aftermarket seat heater kit just like mine in a car in the junkyard. I ripped it out and am hoping to install it in the rear seat of my ES or Solara. Another winter project...
Good video. Very instructional. I am going to install a pair of heated seats in my truck this weekend. I have a couple questions. If I'm wiring these in with a fuse tap can I put them both on one or do I have to run 2 separate fuse taps? Also I have remote start on my truck so I wanna be able to have the seats heat too while it's warming up. Can I run a fuse tap to something like the sunroof?
Very complete and detailed presentation! One question. When you cut the heat pad for tge hog rings do you have to watch out for the heater wires. In other words is there a special way to cut the pad to prevent a short? Thanks!
Excellent video. I do wish you had shown the fuse tap a little bit better. I see that you soldered it on but it was so quickly shown and kind of blurry. Trying to figure out how to solder my wire to the fuse. Quite clever. My kit says it a fuse tap is included but I don’t see anything like that. Thanks!
Understood, after looking around online for a little bit last night I came to the same conclusion that it was a little sketchy. I bought some of the add-a-circuit fuse to wire connectors last night on Amazon. Looks like a pretty good little trick. It has a spot for the original fuse and another spot for the second fuse.
I love your videos!! Great camera position. Great detail. Very in depth. Keep them coming. Doesn't seem like your getting rid of your Solar anytime soon huh? I need to replace the struts on my 2001 Camry but its gonna be like a $400ish job with me and a neighbor to complete. I don't want to spend that kind of money on a relatively old car, but it only has 107,400ish miles on it. And I don't think I want to upgrade to a car with stability control, traction control, blind spot monitoring, etc. I like to drive so I don't like so many tech nannys.
Thanks for the feedback on the video. I try to keep them clear and easy to understand. I like my Solara and will be keeping it for now. Struts are pretty easy to replace, even if doing it yourself. Check out my quick strut installation video: ruclips.net/video/bWsWy-qBwf4/видео.html
speedkar99 yeah I saw your strut video and I realized they are pretty easy to change. Found some KYB complete shocks online for about $450 total. Now it just seems like a lot to me for a 14 year old car next year. But it only has 108k milies so... But the paint on the top is chipping pretty bad especially on the rear, it's the clear coat and I see some coming down the c pillar. Plus the head linear is a bit saggy in the middle, I fixed the end but the middle is hard since I stretched it out in the end. To be honest if I had a V6 in my Camry I would keep it HANDS DOWN. I have the electronic nanny's in cars. With a V6 I would keep the Camry until it blew up.
I don't think you should give up on a car just because it needs struts. $450 is outrageous, have you checked on RockAuto, that's where I got mine from.
THANK YOU FOR THIS. I drive the exact same model Solara, and no one seems to post mods with these cars. No doubt leather seats suck in winter especially without heated seats. Do you have the problem with your power door locks where, the switches work for both doors to lock and unlock, but the passenger side lock will not lock with the switch, only manually or with the key outside?
Thanks. The heated seats definitely help in the winter with comfort. My power locks function normally. You probably should see if there's voltage going to the actuator to rule out an electrical problem.
Does it matter which pad goes onto the back rest or the bottom? And I’ve seen a few videos for heated seats but they all do this step differently, do the wires need to go into the back where they meet or by where your legs would be facing?
I'm replacing the OEM drivers side seat heater in my car ('08 Civic Hybrid). It died after 9 years. However, my parents '99 Toyota Landcruiser's seats heated up hot and fast still, when they sold it last year. It had 350,000 miles and still worked beautifully. Seems that they are really simple devices, and like any electronic, they can die for no reason. If not, the work forever.
Hog rings are smaller than I expected. Seeing if I can retrofit the massaging seat function out of a Ford Explorer to my car but I'm worried about messing with hog rings.
great video! very thorough! just one thing...I noticed you doubled up the floor mats in your toyota...noooooo!!!! don't do that!!!!! the accelerator will get stuck and you will crash!!!!! 😜😜😜
My Toyota is drive by cable throttle and doesn't have the electronic throttle issues the newer Toyota's had. The floor mat thing was a cover up for a glitch in the DBW system. Besides, I keep my mat away from the gas pedal, and rarely floor it.
+speedkar99 ruclips.net/video/U36hNoB2_Dk/видео.htmlm46s at the 7:46 mark you are using a wire soldered onto a fuse.... I found that in my fuse box i do have a 20 Amp fuse already designated for seat heaters so i will use that but is there a better/ proper way to get power instead of the whole fuse/wire solder that you did? Thanks -
Well, thank you for the great video! I am interested how can you do it when the seat cover is glued to the foam? I have a Honda Jazz GG 2009. I have the heat pad kit quite similar to yours, but it is challenging. In a service first of all it would be terribly expensive and still I am not sure they would do it properly for that money. If you could give hints or even make a video like that? :)
HELP! I am trying to install this exact same one on my gf's 2012 Honda Civic and it is not working. I soldered the inline fuse to the power line and crimped the fuse tap on to that. I looked up the fuse diagram and hooked it to the existing slot 14 for the seat heater. Hooked up the ground to a screw on the chassis under the seat that other wires were grounding to so I know its a good grounding point. I checked the wire continuity with a DMM so the solder joints are good. I alligator clipped an external battery pack to verify that the switch works (red and green) and it does. It just does not work when hooked into the car (Yes I turned on the car). I even used a couple other random fuse slots that were rated for 10 amp to no avail... Am I missing something??
+XxJimmieVegasxX Thanks, it was a 19mm hole saw. Just make sure you measure your switches and you don't drill the hole too big! You can always use a rotary tool to enlarge a smaller hole.
+speedkar99 thanks, got my passenger side done and was lucky and didn't need to remove the bottom cushion. last question, mine came with strips of grey tape, no clue what this is for. did you have this or no?
speedkar99 No I removed that so it would stay on the foam, was a couple other strips of chrome looking tape that came in the bag and was confused what it was used for. They haven't moved once and they are very hot and work good. Down fall I need to move them to separate fuses, both on 1 fuse you have to have them both on hi for them to work well. For now I turn them both on and I feel heat in 2 mins and on fire in 5 mins through my leather.
Thats great. I've had my seat heaters in for a year and I don't think they're as toasty and warm as they were when brand new. But it could be the temperature being warmer than normal in my area so far.
damn you do very neat work. I have a question about the wring.. should you wire the relay to the cigarette lighter for power, and the positive power for the heaters directly to the battery, that way they'll turn off with the ignition but draw power directly from the battery, to avoid drawing too much from the lighter circuit?
Quick question, why use anti-seize on those bolts? Wouldn't locktite be better since you don't want it coming loose? Is using Locktite AND anti-seize a thing?
I have the same heated seat kit that I have been installing in my truck.i have all the harness wired up and everything to go so I decided to check to see if I had power on both plugs for top and bottom of the seat. I have power on both seats when on high.but when I put my switch on low I only have power to one plug for each seat. Would you happen to know the reason for this?
speedkar99 I am just using a power prob tester to see if I had power to the two plugs for each seat.i do on high .but when on low I just have it on one plug.which to me means that just the top or bottom seat elements would be getting heat and not the other.so can you explain to me how this series works in order to power both plugs. I'm not the sharpest when it comes to electronics. Thanks
I plan on purchasing the corbeau GTS II seats in leather for fox body mustang. corbeau wants $50.00 per seat for the heater mat install from the factory and they send the wiring harness with the seats. Is it worth $100 to have them do it? The leather well be brand new and very tight. just need an opinion.
Now that's the way to make a how to video!!!!!!!!!!!! Complete, to the point, no fluff, just Fabulous!
Man that sure looks like a lot of work.
+MrMarco6900 Thanks! Short and to the point is my style.
Yes it is alot of work initially but once you get a hang of how the seats come apart and how hog rings work you can finish one seat in less than an hour.
Seen other vids for installing heaters,this was best so far, people would be fightened to tackle leather seats.cheers from UK.
I am retired and it is nice to see the younger mechanics be so eloquent in their work and explanation...fairplay to ya my friend
One of the best how-to videos I've ever seen! You are very detailed and to the point, I also love how you don't ramble on about useless info. the video was precise and easy to follow yet not too long either. Perfect!
Thanks Jesse. Short and to the point is how videos need to be. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for posting - Great straight forward video and I appreciated how you didn't talk to the camera in a self-interview for 10 minutes for no reason like most RUclipsrs. Very helpful and your craftsmanship is great - Looks like pride in your work - Thanks again.
+GoogleModerator :) Thanks
At first glance one would not notice the amount of takes and editing required for a video like this. Good job.
It sure was a lot of takes and clips to put together
This guy did a GREAT job in narrating this video. He also did a great job on the project I just like to critique one detail. You never want to use a household wire nut in automotive wiring never. Other than that great job.
Thanks for the feedback and tip. Short and to the point is my style.
Academy awards are tonight. I expect this video to sweep the How-To video category, especially in the editing category.
+Michael M I hope it wins!
AWESOME EDITING. JUST THE FACTS! If all instructional videos could this clear, concise, and quick. ..
+flbchbm Thanks
This is the best how-to video I’ve seen on RUclips(or anywhere for that matter). All DIY you tubers should take notes from this guy!
Thanks! I'm glad you appreciate my effort here
speedkar99 bcs of you I succeeded at installing some in my Jeep. Thank you sir.
Thanks man for taking the time to make the video. It's people like you who keep us all moving forward!.. thanks again....
One of the best how to videos I've seen in a long time thank you so much you're a great teacher
+Don miller Thank you
Never use wire nuts in a car but the video was still pretty good I like soldered connections with heat shrink tubing and factory style conduit.
Good point. Next time solder
Nice video!! I love how you got straight down to business. It drives me crazy when a person wants to turn their how-to video into a discussion video.
+Larry Gragg thanks, short and to the point is my style! Your right, why blabber on for no reason :)
Man thank you so much for all the videos you post. Thanks to you I've got a lot of work done on my 2001 camry as well. Keep them coming since you're one of the few with well described and detailed videos out there!
Glad I could help! Thinking about putting heated seats in your Camry?
Bro, the amount of videos you put out and the quality of the types is awesome. Your vids are awesome man! Keep them coming and good work bro!
Thank you very much for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed them.
Thank you for finally making a concise and actually helpful how to video!!
+Robert Herman Glad you enjoyed it :)
One of the best DIY videos I've watched yet, very informative and to the point. "Quite a mess I've got here..." made me laugh @ 7:36!
+JA Summers Thanks
Fantastic video! Really to the point, and you showed all the good parts! Thanks!
+mike seegers Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you, Jason from The Good Place, for this tutorial.
You are welcome
This video give me the spirit to put heated seat in my car which comes heated already 😂❤️good job
Super down to earth video. Awesome job on the install and such a well shot & edited video.
Thanks for the compliments let me know how your heat seat install goes
@@speedkar99 just finished adding heated seats and new leather to my 1996 LX450. My wife is happy as can be!
Good vid, just a little tip, avoid using wire nuts for vehicular electric. They are fine in your house where they are never subject to vibration but can be a load of trouble in vehicles and machinery!
+Brian Lawyer Thanks for the tip.
You do the best how to videos on RUclips
+337 Thanks thanks
Best how to I have found. Thank you
You are welcome
***** It takes about an hour to remove the leather covers, install the heating pads and close up one seat. The wiring is straight forward and should only take another hour maximum, depending on how many panels need to be removed.
+speedkar99 2 hours?! looks more like 2 days of work.
speedkar99
I'd say easily 4 hours if you're new to this kind of work. It's really easy to break things so you have to take your time to figure out the proper way to take things apart.
I'm going to be doing this today for both the driver and passenger side of my car (2011 Milan). I'm guessing it's going to take me about 2.5 to 3 hours for the first side and maybe 1.5 hours on the second. I'm guessing only 30-45 minutes for the electrical. I will be soldering any wiring and using shrink tubing instead of wire nuts. I've had the center council apart on my Milan before to run the wiring for the dash cam so I can have that apart in 5 minutes or less and I only need to remove one tiny panel to access the whole fuse box. I did buy the kit with the 100 hog rings and pliers. I contemplated buying the spray adhesive for the pads to make sure they are extra secure but it looks like I'm going to be sliding them in place and that would just muck it up. In total I'm guessing 5.5 hours. I will literally time how long it takes of actual working time to do both seats from start to finish the whole job (including clean up) and report back!
1984sFinest well?
This is a great video, and a good study for a 'how to' video should be done, no extended intro, just the process and how to do it. Personally I'd have used a soldering iron and heatshrink sleeve on the joints, but if it's working, then it's all good. This is something I'm considering for a van I'm about to buy shortly for long distance touring.
Thanks, short and to the point is how i keep my videos.
I love how your voice goes up on every few words LOL. Good vid.
+ZedX Thanks. Does it? I haven't noticed that...
Fantastic video, very well done! Thank you for sharing this with us.
You are welcome
Nice job kid, you make it look so easy
Its not as easy as it looks...that leather can put up a fight to work with sometimes
So when the button is not pushed in either direction that means that it's turned off right?
Yes
This was an excellently-made video. Thumbs up!
+Matthew Travis thanks. Now you try 😊
Awesome job, but glad mine came with heated seats. They are great on cold mornings!
Nice and easy installation video. Should be provided with the kit. Props with the editing. Must've been a ton of clips.
+Dylan Stassen (Bassman415) Thanks. Yes it is a lot of clips.
+speedkar99 hey man great video. Nice commentary and great editing. Awesome job!
I'm going to be testing my kit today before I install them. Do yours reach full temp (120°) at about 5 minutes? Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback. My kit is a bit weird (or maybe its just my body temperature). Some mornings, the thing gets nice and toasty in 2-3 mins, other days you have to drive a good 10min before you can feel anything. Regardless, don't try it indoors, try it outside (pads under the the chair covering at least) when its chilly outside. You won't feel much at room temperature.
+speedkar99 thanks man! I got mine installed yesterday and they get crazy toasty. I was skeptical at first but the output changes drastically when it's sandwiched inside the seat. It really distributes the well and stays hot. In fact, even in the low setting it's pretty hot.
It's great having a hard toggle switch so I can leave it on when I get out and it's ready to go when I remote start the car. Luxury 8)
What a great little kit. Only "problem" I had was there was no divisible section to put hog rings through so I can to mark and cut across the grid. Seemingly had NO effect to output or distribution. This must be the new style of design. I would imagine it's MUCH easier to manufacture in a long uninterrupted sheet.
Nonetheless, perfect. Was nice to see a fully potted Bosch style relay for the low temp setting, too. Not bad for $28 bucks.
Good to hear you got your kit working. Where did you get it from? What car did you install it to?
My kit from ebay, for two seats was something like $60-70. I wouldn't say its hot on the low setting, but is decently warm on the high setting, just enough to comfort your back and take the coldness away from the leather seats.
As for the hog rings, technically they say you can cut through the heater mesh without any repercussions. I didn't want to risk it though, and conveniently positioned the pad so the breaks in the element align with my hog rings. I don't think skipping the middle hog rings does harm either.
I found an aftermarket seat heater kit just like mine in a car in the junkyard. I ripped it out and am hoping to install it in the rear seat of my ES or Solara. Another winter project...
You are my freaking hero! Well done. VERY well done.
Thank you very much
nice work. It's a bigger job then I expected.
What, because he's asiaN? FUCK YOU AMERICAN RACIST, I HATE LIVING in san fran
+Twon Li Wu go fuck yourself
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Great video man, complete video and all informative, I have subscribed. Thank you
+Storm rider awesome thanks
Good video. Very instructional. I am going to install a pair of heated seats in my truck this weekend. I have a couple questions. If I'm wiring these in with a fuse tap can I put them both on one or do I have to run 2 separate fuse taps? Also I have remote start on my truck so I wanna be able to have the seats heat too while it's warming up. Can I run a fuse tap to something like the sunroof?
Yes but if it blows then you'll change circuit
absolutely awesome video thats a lot of work but you made it look easy
+brian moeller it is easy
This dude should do ... ALL HOW TO VIDEOS FOR ALL HOW TO VIDEOS!
Thanks for the compliment, that would be great
Very complete and detailed presentation! One question. When you cut the heat pad for tge hog rings do you have to watch out for the heater wires. In other words is there a special way to cut the pad to prevent a short?
Thanks!
Yes
Wow, really well done and explained. Thanks for making this video
You made it look easy to install...
+Rick T it is easy....once you know how upholstery and hog rings work
Excellent video. I do wish you had shown the fuse tap a little bit better. I see that you soldered it on but it was so quickly shown and kind of blurry. Trying to figure out how to solder my wire to the fuse. Quite clever. My kit says it a fuse tap is included but I don’t see anything like that. Thanks!
I recommend against that. Looking back that was quite a hack and you should look for a live wire to properly tap into
Understood, after looking around online for a little bit last night I came to the same conclusion that it was a little sketchy. I bought some of the add-a-circuit fuse to wire connectors last night on Amazon. Looks like a pretty good little trick. It has a spot for the original fuse and another spot for the second fuse.
Great video, just gets right to the point.
Dang I didn't know you could even do that. Your videos are pretty good. I subscribed.
+Hugh Jafro thanks
This is a perfect step by step video. Are they 3 step switches? High low off?
Yep
I love your videos!! Great camera position. Great detail. Very in depth. Keep them coming.
Doesn't seem like your getting rid of your Solar anytime soon huh? I need to replace the struts on my 2001 Camry but its gonna be like a $400ish job with me and a neighbor to complete. I don't want to spend that kind of money on a relatively old car, but it only has 107,400ish miles on it. And I don't think I want to upgrade to a car with stability control, traction control, blind spot monitoring, etc. I like to drive so I don't like so many tech nannys.
Thanks for the feedback on the video. I try to keep them clear and easy to understand. I like my Solara and will be keeping it for now.
Struts are pretty easy to replace, even if doing it yourself. Check out my quick strut installation video:
ruclips.net/video/bWsWy-qBwf4/видео.html
speedkar99 yeah I saw your strut video and I realized they are pretty easy to change. Found some KYB complete shocks online for about $450 total. Now it just seems like a lot to me for a 14 year old car next year. But it only has 108k milies so... But the paint on the top is chipping pretty bad especially on the rear, it's the clear coat and I see some coming down the c pillar. Plus the head linear is a bit saggy in the middle, I fixed the end but the middle is hard since I stretched it out in the end.
To be honest if I had a V6 in my Camry I would keep it HANDS DOWN. I have the electronic nanny's in cars. With a V6 I would keep the Camry until it blew up.
I don't think you should give up on a car just because it needs struts. $450 is outrageous, have you checked on RockAuto, that's where I got mine from.
speedkar99 Its $450 for all 4. I've been on Rockauto's site. They charge an arm and a leg for shipping. KYB's are the best I hear from everyone
Buen video! Saludos desde Valencia 🇪🇸
Didn't see the video about the lip install on your car. Is there one? Great videos btw... Keep em coming.
Thanks for the feedback. Here's the video for lip spoiler installation:
ruclips.net/video/RIle2uxeVZA/видео.html
Great video, very nicely explained, thanks.
+Dave Piercy thanks
Your going to try this now?
Very nice instructional video! Thanks!
+Rich Story Thank you
Great video, thanks for taking the time to put it together.
How durable were the seat pads, did they last?
Yes
Great job on the video and the work
Thank you!
Hi how are these heated seat kits still coping?
Cheers from Canada and US🤓🤓🤓
Cheers from Canada
Thank you! I will do it this winter!
Let me know how it goes
This was absolutely helpful and to the point. I'm definitely going to do this now 🙏🏽♥️
THANK YOU FOR THIS. I drive the exact same model Solara, and no one seems to post mods with these cars. No doubt leather seats suck in winter especially without heated seats. Do you have the problem with your power door locks where, the switches work for both doors to lock and unlock, but the passenger side lock will not lock with the switch, only manually or with the key outside?
Thanks. The heated seats definitely help in the winter with comfort.
My power locks function normally. You probably should see if there's voltage going to the actuator to rule out an electrical problem.
Such a great video! I just wish you didn't use a wire nut!
Yeah that's out of place in automotive application
Wow what clean well explained clear video THANK YOU!
You are welcome
Excellent video, you're making me want heated seats ova heah!
a big tip is test the heated pads outside of the seat first before you do any of this, sometimes they don't work right out of the box
+eksine good tip, and yes I did it
Nice video dude! Very helpful!
+ecod33 glad you liked it
I only have the pad and the switch button, what should i install between them to control low and high heat? Please help
+ali khalifa If I recall, the low setting was wiring the two in series and the high setting wired it in parallel.
Does it matter which pad goes onto the back rest or the bottom? And I’ve seen a few videos for heated seats but they all do this step differently, do the wires need to go into the back where they meet or by where your legs would be facing?
The wires should go to the back so it doesn't bother you, and you can flip pads.
Great instructions
Hey great video! is there an "off" position on the switch as well as a "low/high"? thanks
+Ryan Madmann Yes, the center of the switch is off, then down is low, and up is high. 3 way switch.
@@speedkar99 That's great, but does it turn on only when the car is turned on? I don't want to waste battery became I forgot to turn them off
very helpful..do you know if the massaging mechanism can also be added?
That's an entire mechanism. You'd need to cut into the seat frame and sponge to put one in.
Wow. That was superb 👏
+Peter T Myszkowski thanks
thanks tjat was very helpful i just installed it in my 8 th gen honda civic because it gets pretty cold here in abbottabad .
+mian fazle razik Cool
How long do these seat pads usually last? I may be buying a used Impreza without any heated seats. Winter conditions are harsh where I live.
I'm replacing the OEM drivers side seat heater in my car ('08 Civic Hybrid). It died after 9 years. However, my parents '99 Toyota Landcruiser's seats heated up hot and fast still, when they sold it last year. It had 350,000 miles and still worked beautifully. Seems that they are really simple devices, and like any electronic, they can die for no reason. If not, the work forever.
Hog rings are smaller than I expected. Seeing if I can retrofit the massaging seat function out of a Ford Explorer to my car but I'm worried about messing with hog rings.
great video! very thorough! just one thing...I noticed you doubled up the floor mats in your toyota...noooooo!!!! don't do that!!!!! the accelerator will get stuck and you will crash!!!!! 😜😜😜
My Toyota is drive by cable throttle and doesn't have the electronic throttle issues the newer Toyota's had. The floor mat thing was a cover up for a glitch in the DBW system. Besides, I keep my mat away from the gas pedal, and rarely floor it.
It was a joke. But I'm glad you're safe😊
Very well done and informative video... thanks for the help I am going to take this on now!!!
+CafassoFam Thanks. Are you using the kit from ebay?
+speedkar99 No, I saw some nice looking kits on Amazon so i am going in that direction... all seem to be in the same price range.
Cool, let me know how it goes.
+speedkar99 ruclips.net/video/U36hNoB2_Dk/видео.htmlm46s at the 7:46 mark you are using a wire soldered onto a fuse.... I found that in my fuse box i do have a 20 Amp fuse already designated for seat heaters so i will use that but is there a better/ proper way to get power instead of the whole fuse/wire solder that you did? Thanks -
Its called a fuse tap. I couldn't find any at my local hardware stores but I'm sure you can source them online.
Great video. I just have one question. My kit has a yellow wire as will. What does that connect to?
you make it look so easy
+progolfer69 it is easy, just time consuming
Hi there,
Random question but
are you in the Bay Area? I need some help nodding my Solara properly like yours, well-w/o being ripped off that is..
+adugba87 I'm in Canada.
@@speedkar99 are you in GTA area by any chance. I will pay you to install them in my 2010 Camry Hybrid
Excellent video
God bless
Thanks
Awesome video, even tho i might not ever do this
Hi just wondering how you connected up the backlights for the switches--thanks
It's part of the switch
Well, thank you for the great video! I am interested how can you do it when the seat cover is glued to the foam? I have a Honda Jazz GG 2009. I have the heat pad kit quite similar to yours, but it is challenging. In a service first of all it would be terribly expensive and still I am not sure they would do it properly for that money. If you could give hints or even make a video like that? :)
HELP! I am trying to install this exact same one on my gf's 2012 Honda Civic and it is not working. I soldered the inline fuse to the power line and crimped the fuse tap on to that. I looked up the fuse diagram and hooked it to the existing slot 14 for the seat heater. Hooked up the ground to a screw on the chassis under the seat that other wires were grounding to so I know its a good grounding point. I checked the wire continuity with a DMM so the solder joints are good. I alligator clipped an external battery pack to verify that the switch works (red and green) and it does. It just does not work when hooked into the car (Yes I turned on the car). I even used a couple other random fuse slots that were rated for 10 amp to no avail...
Am I missing something??
great video!
Thanks
Awesome step by step video, will be using it this Sunday after 10am football games, 1 question what size hole saw did you use? Thanks
+XxJimmieVegasxX Thanks, it was a 19mm hole saw. Just make sure you measure your switches and you don't drill the hole too big! You can always use a rotary tool to enlarge a smaller hole.
+speedkar99 thanks, got my passenger side done and was lucky and didn't need to remove the bottom cushion. last question, mine came with strips of grey tape, no clue what this is for. did you have this or no?
Do you mean the tape to adhere the seat cushion to the foam? The pad needs to stay in place before replacing the cloth/leather seat covering.
speedkar99 No I removed that so it would stay on the foam, was a couple other strips of chrome looking tape that came in the bag and was confused what it was used for. They haven't moved once and they are very hot and work good. Down fall I need to move them to separate fuses, both on 1 fuse you have to have them both on hi for them to work well. For now I turn them both on and I feel heat in 2 mins and on fire in 5 mins through my leather.
Thats great. I've had my seat heaters in for a year and I don't think they're as toasty and warm as they were when brand new. But it could be the temperature being warmer than normal in my area so far.
Did you cut through the wires in the pad or just the pad itself?
Pad only
great vid man
+Moukazaru Gen2010 thanks
Now time to enjoy your heated seats!
Very Nice video thankyou
+Wayne Marx glad you enjoyed it
My 1997 Lexus es300 heated seats are not working. Neither the driver or passenger. Both ON/OFF switches light up orange when clicked.
Any idea ?
+Martin Evan Check relays fuses and power going to the heater wires under the seat with a multimeter.
How long does it take this seats to heat? Mines heat in app. 10 mins or so... Same DIY seats.
Yeah these take a while longer than OEM ones but get much hotter
awesome video
+Plamen Petkov thanks
Did you have to drive around to make your heated pads warm???
It's independent of engine temperature
@@speedkar99 with them being electric,
I thought they would just heat up just from the battery straight away
Thanks for the video. Bill
Your welcome.
damn you do very neat work. I have a question about the wring.. should you wire the relay to the cigarette lighter for power, and the positive power for the heaters directly to the battery, that way they'll turn off with the ignition but draw power directly from the battery, to avoid drawing too much from the lighter circuit?
Yes that can work as well. I didn't want to tap into my already over loaded 12v outlet line and had a seat heater fuse in the box anyway.
Quick question, why use anti-seize on those bolts? Wouldn't locktite be better since you don't want it coming loose? Is using Locktite AND anti-seize a thing?
Those are opposite. I live in Canada where rust is our locktite
I have the same heated seat kit that I have been installing in my truck.i have all the harness wired up and everything to go so I decided to check to see if I had power on both plugs for top and bottom of the seat. I have power on both seats when on high.but when I put my switch on low I only have power to one plug for each seat. Would you happen to know the reason for this?
+Dets 19 how are you measuring that power? They work in series for low heat so it must be connected to work.
speedkar99 I am just using a power prob tester to see if I had power to the two plugs for each seat.i do on high .but when on low I just have it on one plug.which to me means that just the top or bottom seat elements would be getting heat and not the other.so can you explain to me how this series works in order to power both plugs. I'm not the sharpest when it comes to electronics. Thanks
Hey. Great vid Man. Thanks
+Mr Mez Thanks
I plan on purchasing the corbeau GTS II seats in leather for fox body mustang. corbeau wants $50.00 per seat for the heater mat install from the factory and they send the wiring harness with the seats. Is it worth $100 to have them do it? The leather well be brand new and very tight. just need an opinion.
+Darren Hall Yes, that's worth it. My kit alone was roughly $70 from ebay, so to have them do it while the leather is off is much easier.
Great video, and I 2nd what MrMarco6900 said, BTW how have the seat heater elements held up? Thanks again for the video
For the time I had it , it was fine. I don't have that car anymore
Loved this video except for 1 small little thing, Never Use House wire caps on vehicle wiring, use heat crimps and or normal crimps
Yep you are right I've learned alot since doing this
@@speedkar99 we both have, thx for the video
thanks helped my fix my seats
+Mackenzie Brown cool