MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 07:31:04 am

Title: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 07:31:04 am: My car left the factory with fabric seats. At some point someone has swapped the seats for leather seats. There are no heated seat controls in the car as it didn't have them when it was built.

Is there an easy way I can tell if my substituted seats have the heating elements in them? If so I could consider changing the dash controls and getting them wired up.

Thanks
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: skard on February 21, 2013, 08:15:14 am: Yes look on each seat loom for a plug like this

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi278.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk99%2Fonlinephoties%2F16602ce3.jpg&hash=e5dd09655115c7cdedbef8fd87782abe064ca7dc)

The control box for heated seats looks like this and you will have one on passenger seat, or one on each front seat depending on age - you'd need to know this when it comes to ordering a loom

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi278.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fkk99%2Fonlinephoties%2Fbaf86e9c.jpg&hash=5d32942f295101672b37a6d0930438913385b170)
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 04:49:23 pm: Thanks, I'll go have a look!

I'm assuming in my case if the seats did have heating elements the plug wouldn't be connected to anything as per the first photo?

I feel like that's an obvious question?!!? :laugh:
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: chrisr763 on February 21, 2013, 04:51:45 pm: Are all leather seats heated? :scared:
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: edd666999 on February 21, 2013, 04:53:00 pm: afaik all leather is heated and electric?

be carful near those plugs btw, some of them are airbag related and can cause a light on the dash if knocked.
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: JoeDarKa on February 21, 2013, 04:59:13 pm: The yellow one is the airbag!!
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 05:05:55 pm: All UK spec cars have heated leather seats, mines not UK spec and the leather seats were fitted after the car was made so I don't know where the seats came from and whether they have heating elements in.

I'm about to go looking under the seats to find out!
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: chrisr763 on February 21, 2013, 05:19:22 pm: I know this isnt the thread. But what is a full leather interior worth? :ashamed:
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: skard on February 21, 2013, 05:21:50 pm: Quote from: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 05:05:55 pm
All UK spec cars have heated leather seats, mines not UK spec and the leather seats were fitted after the car was made so I don't know where the seats came from and whether they have heating elements in.

I'm about to go looking under the seats to find out!

We have a SEAT Altea with non heated leathers, but that could mean nothing when it comes to VW.
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 05:51:29 pm: Hmmm doesn't look like mine are heated, hardly an cables at all, doesn't look anything like your photos. No yellow connector either?!
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: skard on February 21, 2013, 05:59:29 pm: Upload some pics.

That airbag plug is under a plastic hatch which you have to remove
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 21, 2013, 06:05:38 pm: Ah I see! Ok, will have to wait for daylight now
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: chrisr763 on February 22, 2013, 09:33:11 pm: Any news f1?
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 25, 2013, 07:24:55 pm: Sorry, it's always been dark when I get home. I'll go have another look with the torch and see what I can find.
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: chrisr763 on February 25, 2013, 08:50:41 pm: Haha! Any luck?
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: f1fan on February 26, 2013, 01:36:33 pm: So I managed to find the flap with the wires under it... mine looks like this...

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cramhurst.com%2Fforums%2Fwires.jpg&hash=97929bb55835c3e483b70cad69402a520ce297c7)
Title: Re: Are my seats heated? Not as obvious a question as it seems!
Post by: skard on February 26, 2013, 01:40:28 pm: The picture I put up is from above - i.e., the seat to the floor.

Even if your seats have elements and the heated loom (look for the wide rectangular plug same as my pic) then you'd have to buy the Kufatec loom (the one that runs under the carpet from both seats to the heater panel/fuse/CECM).

It seems you don't have either.