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Title: Heated seats
Post by: alexluxurywheels on 08 February 2007, 21:32

I've got a Clipper Cab....'91 and put in a rivage cream leather interior.

i was wondering, where do the heated seats plug into? is there a specific switch on the rivage for this?
i didn't see one when i was ripping the interior out. is it plugged in onto the heated rear window or something?
or is it worth putting in a seperate switch. i've got a real good auto electrician who will do it for me

as we'll be ripping out the interior soon for the Cat 1, E/W &C/L

any help would be much appreciated.

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: gibby on 09 February 2007, 08:53

Not sure exactly about the full electrics of it, but there is a heated seat switch on the dash and it is a roller switch which you can select a number 1 - 5 so that you can do the drivers and/or passenger seats. Underneath the seats there is like two white plugs, one I presume is to the seat element and the other I guess will go through the fuse box etc to the switch on the dash, you're auto sparky will know.

I had a nightmare getting and finding this heated seat switch to replace mine, I eventually got one from VW for the pricely sum of £56 and a 10 month wait ! :shocked: I think I do have some spare ones kicking about somewhere. If you need one let me know and I'll see if I can find them. :smiley:

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: alexluxurywheels on 09 February 2007, 09:50

where does the switch go? underneath the headlight dimmer?
i'll let him have a look, i may get my guy to fuse them elsewhere rather than go all the way to the fusebox

i'll let you know

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: gibby on 09 February 2007, 11:58

No, headlight dimmer is on the right by the handbrake light so the heated seat switch is on the left hand side, so I have fog light switch at the top, then heated rear window switch, then heated seat switch then the hazard lights switch.

Not the greatest pic, but it's with the bundle of switches you can see to the right of the HU. It's second from bottom, above the hazard switch, but it doesn't matter where it is I guess.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/gibby13/PICT0099.jpg)

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: alexluxurywheels on 09 February 2007, 14:04

yea i got a blank there instead.
if you dig one out let me know, i would like to try and get these connected
i don't even know if these seats work mind you  :laugh:

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: gibby on 09 February 2007, 15:23

Will do. They're about somewhere.

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: rubjonny on 09 February 2007, 15:34

dont suppose you have a mk2 switch, and/or a loom kicking about do you?  :cool:

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: gibby on 09 February 2007, 15:41

Quote from: rubjonny on 09 February 2007, 15:34

dont suppose you have a mk2 switch, and/or a loom kicking about do you?  :cool:

No matey. I just have a small collection of heated seat switches for a mk1 as one arrived at VW when I was going to cancel the order as I'd managed to track one down at a scrappers ! Typical eh !  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: rubjonny on 09 February 2007, 15:53

ah ok then
worth a try :)

Title: Re: Heated seats
Post by: Phil K on 19 February 2007, 12:28

Used to love having heated seats in my old Passat - looking forward to having them again :cool: