Add heated seats to a III ?

[cychosis]

Have had our '10 Pkg III for about a month now, and love it. The only option I didn't get that I really would have liked is heated seats.

Has anyone had the dealer swap them in? Do they have to be leather? Is it even possible to do correctly, even by the dealer?

Thanks for any input.

Cheers,
Ron

[Airbalancer]

I had them installed in my 03 pick up at a cost of $500 for the pair just about any customizing shop will do it
Will get it done on the Prius, I understand the cost is still $500

[dc202]

If you get Okole seat covers you can get the heated seat option. Mine works great, much better than the stock heated seats on my CR-V.

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by cychosis

Have had our '10 Pkg III for about a month now, and love it. The only option I didn't get that I really would have liked is heated seats.

Has anyone had the dealer swap them in? Do they have to be leather? Is it even possible to do correctly, even by the dealer?

Thanks for any input.

Cheers,
Ron

From the Katzkin thread:
I called around looking for someone to install it, got crazy quotes, then found an old thread which mentioned a place in So cal :: COACH AUTOMOTIVE RESTYLING CONTACT INFO :: PORTLAND RESTYLERS :: NORCAL RESTYLERS :: LOS ANGELES RESTYLERS :: KANSAS CITY RESTYLERS :: UNION CITY COACH AUTO :: PORTLAND COACH AUTO :: ORANGE COACH AUTO :: UNION CITY COACH AUTO :: KANSAS CITY COACH . They are also in No cal, LA, Portland, and ?). I called, explained my predicament - I pulled the seat thinking I could do.......... They got me in same day, and in hours, my covers were installed (while I watched).

These are the guys the dealer would send your car to... Buy a decent pair of heats from either Kat, or one off Ebay, and take it to them - the whole job would likely be less than an hour....

[cychosis]

Thanks to everyone for their responses. If I am going to do this, I really want it to end up as factory installed -- i.e. the factory seats with the factory buttons, etc.

Doesn't sound like anyone has attempted that route -- so I will ask at my first service in a couple of months and see how hard the dealer laughs.

Cheers,
Ron

[mgb4tim]

that factory button location is insane. I plan on putting the buttons down on the side like my caddy had

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by cychosis

Thanks to everyone for their responses. If I am going to do this, I really want it to end up as factory installed -- i.e. the factory seats with the factory buttons, etc.

Doesn't sound like anyone has attempted that route -- so I will ask at my first service in a couple of months and see how hard the dealer laughs.

Cheers,
Ron

The dealer will not do the work - they will send it - likely to Coach... The switches are readily order-able through your dealer

[mgb4tim]

If I get a set of seat heaters like this - 2 seat Carbon Fiber Universal Heated Seat Heater Kit :eBay Motors (item 160368588212 end time Oct-12-09 17:21:59 PDT) , will you guys be able to help me find a switched hot lead to get it hooked up? Maybe the hot lead to the CLA in the console?

[MG01720]

Originally Posted by dc202

If you get Okole seat covers you can get the heated seat option. Mine works great, much better than the stock heated seats on my CR-V.

Do the Okale seat heaters plug into the 12 V accessory plug? I oculd not tell from the web site. Also do they have a high and low setting.

Thanks

[rrolff]

Originally Posted by mgb4tim

If I get a set of seat heaters like this - 2 seat Carbon Fiber Universal Heated Seat Heater Kit :eBay Motors (item 160368588212 end time Oct-12-09 17:21:59 PDT) , will you guys be able to help me find a switched hot lead to get it hooked up? Maybe the hot lead to the CLA in the console?

If you're adding this to factory leather, the installer will find the power, and wire it...