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(Message started by: mazzy_j on Dec 27^th, 2006, 10:44pm)

Title: Heated seat element
Post by mazzy_j on Dec 27^th, 2006, 10:44pm

Hi all, hopefully jus a quick-un...

I removed a heated seat element from a scrapper scorp (from the base part) only i cant remember whether it went just below the leather on top of the cushion, or below the cushion right at the bottom?

For a little mod i'm in the middle off ;)

Thanks,

Matt

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by Baz on Dec 28^th, 2006, 7:00am

You wouldn't be fitting them to the rear seats would you?? ;D

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by mazzy_j on Dec 28^th, 2006, 5:39pm

Errrrm, *cough* no *cough* ::)

they recline so why not heat 'em too :P

Matt

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by Baz on Dec 28^th, 2006, 6:27pm

I know.... mine do too!!. I was wondering what I could do with these spare seat heating elements I found!!

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by Matt on Dec 28^th, 2006, 6:43pm

Headed rear seats sounds like a fine idea :D:D, i under stand how it would be possible to heat them, but how do you get them to recline? do they come forward then dissapear into the boot?

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by mazzy_j on Dec 28^th, 2006, 8:50pm

Quote:

but how do you get them to recline?

Magic!!

Has anyone actually made the back seats heated before? I'm still thinking of the best place to put the 2 switches so they look neat, i was originally gonna heat the middle seat too but the arm rest complicates things and i cant be bothered to dismantle it!

Seriously, does anyone know if it goes above or below the foam part...

Matt

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by harry.m1byt on Dec 30^th, 2006, 7:45pm

on 12/28/06 at 20:50:36, mazzy_j wrote:

Magic!!

I'm still thinking of the best place to put the 2 switches so they look neat,

Seriously, does anyone know if it goes above or below the foam part...

Matt

You could put the switches in the rear of the centre console. It's the same as the Granada console which had room for rear heating controls there, so there should be lashings of room and they would be accessible for the driver(just about) to switch off. Locatated there, it would be easy to wire through to a couple of LED warning lights further forward in the console where the driver can see them.

I would guess that the heating pads need to be above the foam just under the leather - under the foam they would take forever to get the heat through to your bum.

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by mazzy_j on Dec 30^th, 2006, 11:20pm

Cheers, i thought it was above the foam like the back bit but just wanted to be doubly sure :)

I had actually thought of putting the switches in the centre console, i measured them up and i could do it if i bent the connectors on the bottom of the switches, which not ideal would work. There was also the issue of the cassette/cd holder i have in the arm rest getting in the way. After a drink or 2 tomorrow eve i'm sure it'll all become clear how to do it... ;)

Matt

p.s. would anyone be interested if i were to take some piccies of it all in progress?

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by Geoff_W on Dec 30^th, 2006, 11:59pm

Yep snap away!

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by Matt on Dec 31^st, 2006, 11:47am

yeh please, ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Heated seat element
Post by mazzy_j on Dec 31^st, 2006, 3:37pm

Well, thought i'd have a quick go at taking the cushion apart, only i've hit my first problem.

Took the cushion and cover off the metal base ok, only i've found that there is a set of hog rings holding the leather to the cushion going from left to right (as in drivers to passenger side) which gives the centre of the left and right part of the seat (where one plonks their posterior) its shape.

If i were to put the element straight below the cover then i wouldn't be able to pierce the heated element as the wires inside are fairly close, i could just leave out the centre hog rings but the seat would lose it shape :-/ Hopefully i havn't lost you with my vague description...

Seeing as i have the beigey leather which parts for are fairly hard to find, to save ruining it i'm gonna have a practice on a spare black leather base i have during the week and see what would and wouldn't work regarding positioning the elements.

Matt