Hell no! That would be nice & easy and I don't do anything nice & easy... Name the song & artistes
Hell no! That would be nice & easy and I don't do anything nice & easy... Name the song & artistes
How do I know if it's a lowline?
martyuk
Well-Known Member
Generally, no - it's one or the other. If you wanted dual heat settings, then I would recommend getting a set of the aftermarket seat heater pads which come with the dual temp switch, and then install them to the current seats. It would then be possible to wire them into the existing vehicle wiring, so that they would still have the master on/off from the HEVAC controller/BECM - but would then have the additional switch/wiring from the kit to do tthe temperature selection.
The factory ones use a bi-metallic thermostat, so you would have to install both thermostats, and then run a load of extra wiring to a switch to then select which one is controlling the cutout temp. In theory, not a massive task, but it would then be mounting the switch, and making it look neat. the switch would also have to be a fairly decent size (or add an extra relay like I believe the aftermarket ones do) to handle the full current of the seat heater elements.
I don't think this would work too well - mainly for the above mentioning that it would need to be able to handle the full current of the seat heaters. A mate of mine measured the current draw, and he said they were (from memory) about 5 or 6A in total - so it would have to be a fairly chunky potentiometer. Then you also have the problem that the power not going through the elements has to be wasted somewhere, and that's in the potentiometer. The 'dual temp' idea is probably about the simplest way of being able to have some control over the heat from the seats.
Ok, so how much of a mare is it to put in heated seats to a car that currently doesn't have them (and therefore would need the BeCM to be ordered to make them operate)... Sat in George on Saturday and was damn cold for ages, more so lower back than my butt
The later Low-Line ones came with all the bits on the board the High-Line does (I am guessing because LR made it so people could add extras on at the point of sale and then it was just option settings in the BECM. But the earlier BECMs did some with a few relays/MOSFETs not installed - but the heated seat relays should still be there.
If you have a HEVAC with the heated seat buttons in it already, and the cables under the seats for the seat heaters to plug into, then it should be fairly easy to do - they are't a option in the BECM settings - so no diagnostic work needed. If you don't have HEVAC with the seat buttons, then there are a couple of options too - swap the controller out for one which does have the buttons, and then hope that LR put the wires in the loom to send the input to the BECM - and then wire into the BECM plugs if the current vehicle loom doesn't have the connectors already. sounds like a lot of work, but it wouldn't be too bad - all the wiring would be done whilst the seats are out to swap them over. Or the other option would be as Wammers says, to buy a couple of the seat heater pads - install them to your current seats, and then mount the switch to control them somewhere on the plastic valences of the seats. Power would then come from an 'engine running' source via a relay from a fused power supply, so that they wouldn't turn on otherwise - and potentially drain the battery.
Ok, so no heated seat buttons and an electronic heating system that needs a slap...
There is a bulb out on the drivers side heat/cold rocker, which is fine.
But when trying to select certain controls it is infuriating as sometimes pressing them makes them work and sometimes you have to poke it and poke it and poke it and yet nothing happens
Turning the fan speed controller is a huge pain, sometimes you spin it like a roulette wheel and nothing, then you twist it and all is well.
I figured it was due to laying up so long (five years) and perhaps a gallon of switch cleaner would help.
Anyhoo, so that rules out switching heated seats on so I assume there will be no plugs under the seats either??
There is a bulb out on the drivers side heat/cold rocker, which is fine.
But when trying to select certain controls it is infuriating as sometimes pressing them makes them work and sometimes you have to poke it and poke it and poke it and yet nothing happens
Turning the fan speed controller is a huge pain, sometimes you spin it like a roulette wheel and nothing, then you twist it and all is well.
I figured it was due to laying up so long (five years) and perhaps a gallon of switch cleaner would help.
Anyhoo, so that rules out switching heated seats on so I assume there will be no plugs under the seats either??
biketeacherdave
Well-Known Member
I would be looking at the fan motor relays common to burn out pop the cover off the fuse box n have a look see
I have learned to leave the fan blower setting at two or three, everything works as far as heat, fans and AC is ice cold. It's more the selecting where you want the heat/cold to come through that the problems occur.
If the screen needs demisting (rarely, but it does happen) I can prod and poke the buttons til the cows come home and they stay resolutely at the dash setting. However, if a feather happened to alight on the screen clear button, it would decide that was appropriate and a clear screen would be had
I'm fairly sure it's dirt contacts, but not so sure how to fix it
Silly question, but what am I looking for?
Are they a certain colour? Will they be obvious in their dangly not connected fashion? And finally, will they be cable tied some place or merely hanging?
Sorry to appear so wet, but a clue as to what to look for always guarantee's a quicker outcome
Grrrrrr
Technician, Bodgit & Scarper Ltd
Silly question, but what am I looking for?
Are they a certain colour? Will they be obvious in their dangly not connected fashion? And finally, will they be cable tied some place or merely hanging?
Sorry to appear so wet, but a clue as to what to look for always guarantee's a quicker outcome
Might be a picture in the electrical section of RAVE. I think they were white and longer than they are wide with a square section. Under the seats sticking up the side of the carpet by the BECM, probably.
