Heated Seats DIY

Vena_GTi · Post by **Vena_GTi** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:51 pm

Has Anyone or is anyone prepared to do a DIY guide for fitting Heated Seats to their polo, i currently have Leather interior but unfortunately they are not heated....Plus im rubbish with mechanical stuff

smash_it_up_666 · Post by **smash_it_up_666** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:21 pm

just buy a colour concept

Yonner Gti · Post by **Yonner Gti** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:19 pm

That car is BAD!!!!!!!!!

Vena_GTi · Post by **Vena_GTi** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:26 pm

Im interested in trying to add this feature to the car if possible... although there may be too much expense required as im not sure if my seats already have the heating elements built in... the fuse box also does not contain the fuse or the connector for the wiring so it requires a complete from scratch installation.... great

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:30 pm

Yonner Gti wrote:That car is BAD!!!!!!!!!

what car exactly? the colour concept?

vdubyabush · Post by **vdubyabush** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 11:36 pm

they own!

J-GTi · Post by **J-GTi** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:33 am

smash_it_up_666 · Post by **smash_it_up_666** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:45 am

yeah colour concepts are awful, id never get 1

andyg · Post by **andyg** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:27 am

I got leathers with elements but I never installed the wiring for them.

To make it work you need to install a loom for them. If you are decent at auto electrics I'm sure you would find it easy. I have read how-tos for installing aftermarket heated seats for boras, but this was american so I dont know how apt it is. I am good when it comes to the mechanics but wiring diagrams confuse the hell out of me.

If you manage to make it work, please make a how to and post it here, Id love to make the seats work.

Vena_GTi · Post by **Vena_GTi** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:44 am

andyg wrote:I got leathers with elements but I never installed the wiring for them.

To make it work you need to install a loom for them. If you are decent at auto electrics I'm sure you would find it easy. I have read how-tos for installing aftermarket heated seats for boras, but this was american so I dont know how apt it is. I am good when it comes to the mechanics but wiring diagrams confuse the hell out of me.

If you manage to make it work, please make a how to and post it here, Id love to make the seats work.

So how do you determine if you have elements in the seats or not ????????

M6TT F · Post by **M6TT F** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:54 pm

only way id imagine is to strip the seat down and see if they're there...not an easy job by any stretch unless you're confident

inder · Post by **inder** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:08 pm

check for wiring plugs under the seat?

smash_it_up_666 · Post by **smash_it_up_666** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 2:17 pm

couldnt you look for a part number and do some research?

andyg · Post by **andyg** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:24 pm

They will have elements if they have a plug comming from underneath the seat, you can see it if you pop you head down there.

Like i said its tricky getting the right bits, I have ETKA and it doesn't list the parts I need. VW parts werent much help either. Its because there are quite a few different wires within the loom. You would have to mock up a loom yourself, its doable if you are good at auto-electrics.