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Rear Heated Seat Install....56k major warn

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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Mods and Admins, i dont know where this should really go so please move if needed

yes folks, rear heated seats are becoming a reality..

i grabbed a set of 00-03 Aurora and 03-05 Bonneville heated seats out of the junkyard with the modules and the switches

yes i ruined a perfect set of seats in the junkyard, but i dont care
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and the Drivers and Passenger Modules
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now i cut the seats apart, and cut the leather off of them, so they will fit better on the seat
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and here is the actuall elements inside the seat that make it nice and warm

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still have to cut apart the other side of the seat, get gray heated seat switches, and then install

seat elements layed ontop of the leather for fitment

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Bottom of the Seat....the best thing is that there are only 5 hog rings holding the leather on....
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Manufacture Date of the seat
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and now onto the install

testing in the car
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current weather
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hog rings removed
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white string, pulls the leather tight around the bottom
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leather ready to come off
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leather off to reveal the velcro that holds the leather on to the seat
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existing template for the element wires to pass thru
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hole cut thru the foam
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Rear locations marked for the rear wires
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Element on the cusion...
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Underneath the cusion showing the wires
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ok so which side has the elements and which dosent?
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left
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right
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the only real evidence is the slightest bump where the element ends....and you can hardly see it
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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nice work. are those switches next to the stock ones for the rear seat?
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by harofreak00
nice work. are those switches next to the stock ones for the rear seat?
no, they were for the WSS disable, and the Fan Override at the Track. I have chosen to go with a different direction, and the switches will be in a different configuration for the respective functions

the Rear Heated Seat switches will reside in the rear flip down center console of the seat. So that they are in a convinient spot and also can be hidden away if needed
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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Nice work Pat. Next you can do the front seats in my 99.
Heck, I already have the heated seat switch for the drivers seat... I'll contact you in 20 years when I get all the components together. LOL
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by OLBlueEyesBonne
Nice work Pat. Next you can do the front seats in my 99.
Heck, I already have the heated seat switch for the drivers seat... I'll contact you in 20 years when I get all the components together. LOL
this is my 2nd or 3rd heated seat install, nothing im not used to
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by OLBlueEyesBonne
Nice work Pat. Next you can do the front seats in my 99.
Me first. I live closer Nice work Pat
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