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Member ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 409 Joined: 11-January 03 From: Albany, CA Member No.: 133 ![]() |
i was wondering if it's pretty simple to install seat warmers in the 914 and other household cars. My wife likes to be toasty, and I thought it might not be too bad to jack the seat warmer elements from another car and fit them onto the 914. Figure I'd have to take the seat cover off whatever seat I'm modifying to get the job done. Just don't want to burn anything in the process.
I'm not sure if the electrical system on the car is up for the job though. I figure I'd just run a new feed to a new "accessory" fuse block and go fro there to a switch. . . to the heater element. Don't know if it he 914's alternator is up for the job though. Subaru should be fine though to ad some bootie comfort. Also, what cars typically found at Pick 'n Pull had good seat warmers. . . anything else I should snag besides just the heater elements? -'Chung |
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rich herzog ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None ![]() |
Homedics make a heated/massage seat insert; i think i paid about $50 for mine. i haven't used the massage part (no long trips yet...) but believe me - it did make the l-o-n-g warmup phase on those 5F mornings much more survivable. plugs into the lighter outlet which IIRC is 15A in my car, and didn't have any alternator capacity issues.
i know - i should just fix the hand throttle so i could go back in and nurse my coffee until the engine will hold an idle -- but OTOH i'm looking at temporarily replacing the HE's with headers so once again - heated seats could be good even in a 3-season car... "it works for me" ... |
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