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Old 10-10-2007, 07:39 PM
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My next mod...Its like I have a new one every week!

So I got my nice tan leather racing seats installed...and I got to thinking. Winter is coming, and it SHOULD start to get cold. Have you put the two things together yet? If not...Im installing heated set kits into my racing seats ;-) I'll be doing a FULL wrtie up on it. Anybody else done this yet?
Old 10-10-2007, 08:57 PM
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I haven't done it but our other car has them. If you haven't guessed, it is a newer car and I'm not allowed to drive it to work. Love the heated seats in winter....makes coming home from work so much nicer. Do you think it would be possible to install on stock seats? Looking forward to the writeup.

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My seats are not that cold.. even in the winter ... wierd.

but if you have somthing like leather then I would assume it would be VERY cold. I wonder if you could get a system that can heat and cool
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You can...mercedes has seats that blow air through the perforations in the leather. Now that would be something. I'll try and install air conditioning first though.
Old 10-11-2007, 12:14 AM
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You can...mercedes has seats that blow air through the perforations in the leather. Now that would be something. I'll try and install air conditioning first though.
You should help me fix mine first
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I haven't done it, but I'd like to see a write up........I hate cold leather seats!
Old 10-11-2007, 07:28 AM
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I have been wanting to do this with my 'Runner, and I like those seats you have... Looking forward to the writeup.
Old 10-11-2007, 07:40 AM
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hell yeah keep us updated. as far as a/c goes.. i think i may jsut have the dealer install it, who knows. i hate workin on a/c systems....
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Originally Posted by Green93
You can...mercedes has seats that blow air through the perforations in the leather. Now that would be something. I'll try and install air conditioning first though.
Is it illegal to have your seats quote "blowing air" in those places while driving ??????
I think this needs to go to a vote hehe
Old 10-11-2007, 07:58 AM
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my dads benz has cooled/heated seats. Im glad i got this kind of feedback on this heated seat thing though. It will be AWSOME for winter wheeling...Hop in the truck and have nice hot leather seats. ;-) Give me a little bit of time...I forgot i want to order my sliders and get them welded on first. After that, its heated seat time
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Originally Posted by Jay351
My seats are not that cold.. even in the winter ... wierd.

but if you have somthing like leather then I would assume it would be VERY cold. I wonder if you could get a system that can heat and cool
Ya....leather seats SUCK, they are comfortable, but you'll burn your a$$ in the summer and freeze in the winter.
Old 10-11-2007, 08:09 AM
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haha. thats why i turned down the leather bench that came with the new cab i got for my truck when i rolled it, available with it for only 50 bucks more. i decided to stay with my cloth seats, cuz i didnt want to burn my butt off in the summer and didnt want to freeze it off in the winter.
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yea, I dont know what im doing for the summer yet...But i have a pretty "COOL" idea You know you like the pun lol. That hasnt been thought out yet though...so its still on the DL. Lets just say...I plan on having heated/cooled seats in the pickup.
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Originally Posted by guapo83
Ya....leather seats SUCK, they are comfortable, but you'll burn your a$$ in the summer and freeze in the winter.
Exactly why I refused to ever get them in a car and if thats all I canget I am getting them recovered with something else.
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too cold to sit on?? find a fat chick sitting on your seat for you, she'll warm it up for you in couple minutes.

ok, jokes aside, i don't know if the heat factor will cause the leather to dry up and crack faster than it under the normal conditions.
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I found these a while ago was thinking of tring it even though I dont have leather who doesnt like a warm tushy

http://www.1aauto.com/1A/Interior/Toyota/4Runner
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lol were gonna wire up heated seats in my buddies truck, i gave him my passat heated seats, so should be intrestin
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Originally Posted by TC4RNR
too cold to sit on?? find a fat chick sitting on your seat for you, she'll warm it up for you in couple minutes.

ok, jokes aside, i don't know if the heat factor will cause the leather to dry up and crack faster than it under the normal conditions.
Solution for that is to eat at Taco Bell often and keep that seat moistened
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