***EDIT - DIY Install:

Heating kit bought here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Kit was good quality. Includes an OEM quality wiring harness and high/low lighted on/off switch. Carbon fiber heated pads can be trimmed to fit and butt pad includes thermostat and pressure sensitive on/off function to shut off heating when no one is sitting. Harness had plugs for all the components which made install simple and makes component removal easier in the future (seats and switch unplug from harness etc.)

I'll keep the instructions brief, if you have further questions ask below.

Remove seat (4 bolts, 2 front/2 back)



Remove seat rails (2 bolts, 2 nuts on bottom)





Remove plastic trim and separate seat back from bottom (2 bolts, 1 nut and nylon washer)









Use a plier or side cutter to remove the hog rings holding the butt cushion to the tray. (See images)







Use side cutters/pliers to open/cut the hog rings on the back 2 rows of the cushion>leather. The cover will have 2 rods spanning across that correspond with rods imbedded in the foam, cut or bend the rings to separate the rods so the pad can be placed under the leather seat cover.






Remove the plastic backing on the heat pad adhesive strips and locate the pad on the seat as pictured.




Cut slits in the heating pad and re-install zip ties where the hog rigs previously were and recover the foam with the seat cover. Make a hole where pictured to run wiring though the cushion. (note the hole already in the foam, this will allow the wires to run through the cushion and come out in one of the large holes in the steel seat pan.)
























Re-tie the seat onto the seat pan with zip ties and trim the ties. You can use new hog rings with proper pliers as an alternative to zip ties. Ties will work fine.



I would suggest testing the cushion for function before re-assembling the seat. Push down on the back of the cushion with your hand to activate the pressure sensor and wait a couple mins for heat.



Flip the seat back over and pinch the clamp along the bottom side of the seat to access the inside of the front pad. Start at one side by pinching the black strip together and pealing the seat cover out of the groove.




Locate the seat back pad on the seat and trim to fit up to the ridge inside the seat back. (pictured)








Close up the seat and run the lead of of the seat back between the clamps on the inner side of the seat.



Re-assemble the seat the same way you took them apart.

Remove the center console (instructions can be found on this site)



Run your wiring harness under the carpet through the seat belt sensor hole.





Drill a 3/4" hole next to your 12V outlet and locate your switch. Wire your harness into the 12V AUX power outlet lead.







Re-install center console and seat(s). Enjoy the heat

 

So first dismantle the seats. Separate the tracks from the bottom and bottom from the back.

For the bottom:
* Get hog ring pliers, rings and a small bolt cutter/large diagonal cutter.
* Cut out the old rings as you go, first all the way around the bottom then in front-back channels and around the middle (left-right) bars. It is pretty much easiest to completely skin the bottoms.
* Test place the pads, trim for length and cut the holes in the pads here the new hog rings would go - make holes quite large so hog rings don't short out the pads (or use plastic zip ties here).
* Re-hog the seats in the revers of removal.
For the back:
* Unclip the middle piece from the bottom of the back.
* Open the piece itself at the bottom
*Insert the heater pad between the leather and the foam filler to see how far in you can get it in.
* Trim pad to length
* Re-insert and re-clip everything together
Wires:
*I just poked holes in the bottom of the back piece and the bottom back of the bottom piece.
*Tapped for power at the interior fuse box.

Edit:
Or here:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=450364&st=0

 

Thanks, sounds like the butt pad is a bit of work, great information though. I'll have to get me some hog ring pliers, say "no" to zip ties

 

Well, my kit said to use zip ties in the locations where the hog rings were if they are in the middle of the heater. to avoid shorting the traces in the pad. Alternately you need to make a decent size cutout in the heater pad where the hog rings are.

Good luck - it was a bit fiddly, but not too difficult.

 

Yeah, I was reading something on the other site about the zip ties pulling the cover tighter too. Maybe they're not so ghetto after all.

This is the kit I ordered. Looks to have the same OEM type switches as the other thread.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...RK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

 

Let us know how this works and make sure to do a DIY

 

About 10 of us down here in Oregon did a group buy and install day last month using the H3 kit under this website http://www.heatedseatkits.com/heatedseatkits/index.html
The product looks similar to the one you are looking at. We used zip ties to put the seats back togther but we used a $200 dollar or so tool that pulled and clipped the zip ties but it does not look ghetto or anything like that. Infact you cannot tell that the seats were ever pulled apart. Pulling the seats apart was not very difficult but as far as wiring the stuff, we had a few guys who were electrical gurus that did that part so i could not really tell you how they did that part.

As far as the switches goes, we put them on each side of the 12v outlet and it actually looks from the factory. As far as performance goes, this kit gets the shit done. The lowest setting is warm and perfect while the higher setting actually makes you sweat just a little after a while. To compare, my good friend has a 2008 lexus RX330 and a 2009 370z and the heated seats in both cars on high are not even close to being as hot as my lowest setting.

 

I like the idea of the switch beside the outlet, I would move it up though. Looks kinda weird RIGHT beside the outlet. Wiring is nothing. My only thought would be to run the wiring through the hole the belt sensor is run through so you never see any of the wires.

I have the next couple weeks off and I'm hoping to have the kit to install next weekend, i'll definately do a bit of a write up. Maybe a quick install vid too, I find video to be a lot more helpful

Im only doing the drivers seat for now, if the kit is solid and I like, I'll do the passenger seat too. I literally never drive anyone around so I'd pretty much only be doing it for resale value.

 

The photos in this thread still work:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=450364&st=0

 

That link is posted above. This site needs a DIY section where all of these threads are stickied.