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Title: leather seats?
Post by: spall10 on July 11, 2013, 10:34:07 pm

im sure ive asked before but can not for the life of me find it, if I was to buy some leather heated seats for a car that does not have them, and then take it to vw could they set it up for me?

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Post by: Dannyboy88 on July 11, 2013, 10:35:41 pm

Yeah if you have a spare arm and a leg!!!

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Post by: spall10 on July 11, 2013, 10:46:05 pm

if I buy the seats second hand how much do I think they will charge just to wire them up??

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Post by: JoeDarKa on July 12, 2013, 07:29:22 am

They will probably say they cant do it. For people who work there, they dont seem to know much at times...

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Post by: Mk5Dom on July 12, 2013, 08:57:13 am

Most dealers aren't big fans of retrofitting in my experience.

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Post by: OSB on July 12, 2013, 09:03:33 am

A local small indy might be more helpful. Or a custom car/van/hotrod builder?

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Post by: danfalcon on July 12, 2013, 12:01:54 pm

i am in the same boat mate, and have done quite a bit of looking into it

if you wanted VW to do it, and theres very few that would attempt it, its going to cost in the region of £600

i have also spoke to a few automotive electricians who say it would be alot of work to make up the wiring and such

the cheapest and easiest option i have found  is to buy the loom from kufatec - http://www.kufatec.co.uk/shop/en/Volkswagen/Golf/Golf-5-/-Golf-5-Plus-1K/Seat-Heating-Harness-VW-Golf-5

and you will also need to buy the new control panel suitable for your car

then either get an auto electrician to fit, or another forum member made this easy to follow guide - http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,62645.0.html

hope this helps mate :)

Title: Re: leather seats?
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on July 12, 2013, 05:18:06 pm

Seriously though in THIS weather why would you want leather  :stupid:

Silly hot when the car has been standing, you stick to them, and end up with a sweaty back  :grin:

Cloth seats FTW  :driver:

Title: Re: leather seats?
Post by: GTI-Pirelli on July 12, 2013, 05:29:10 pm

Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on July 12, 2013, 05:18:06 pm

Seriously though in THIS weather why would you want leather  :stupid:

Silly hot when the car has been standing, you stick to them, and end up with a sweaty back  :grin:

Fair point.

Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on July 12, 2013, 05:18:06 pm

Cloth seats FTW  :driver:

What about leather wings and Alcantara/Microfiber center section with nice tyre tread shaped groves to aid airflow under the cheeks???
 :innocent:

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Post by: GrayMK5GTI on July 12, 2013, 06:06:37 pm

^^ the cloth & leather could work well. It's leather in the centre that's best avoided IMHO  :smiley:

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Post by: skard on July 12, 2013, 06:12:53 pm

I retrofitted heated leathers into my old mk5, you don't need a specialist.

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Post by: Pikey Motorsports on July 12, 2013, 07:02:36 pm

cant belive your thinking about this in the weather were getting at the moment lol

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Post by: stu_no_1 on July 12, 2013, 07:40:44 pm

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=62645
Everything you need to know there