MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: SeanyK on July 25, 2010, 01:28:35 pm
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Hey folks,
Short of buying an ED30 interior, or a leather interior... What I wondered was, is it possible/worth it to retro-fit heated seats?
It would be too easy if it was just a case of buying the Kufatec wiring harness and a new climate control switch panel section...?
My seats are not leather, they are the cloth (Interlagos?) Seats, and the car is a 2005 '05' GTI.
I've seen threads saying to look under the seat to see the wiring connectors, which I do have but assume these are to do with the airbags rather than heated seats?
Thanks in advance guys,
Sean
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Everything can be retro fitted but some things are harder than others, do you have a specific need for it ?, tbh my last 3 cars have had this option but I have never used it once
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I'd say unless you have a bad case of piles, or a particularly chilly rear, it aint' worth the hassle. :booty:
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I'm sorry but I disagree with these guys. I think it's a great feature for winter obviously! I wanted to make sure when I got my gti that it had heated seats! I'm sorry but I can't advise on how hard they are to fit.
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I had this feature on the Recaros fitted to my Mk4 GTI and in 11 years of ownership i must have used it once.
If it would make you happy to have heated seats then go for it, it's your own hard earned money that will pay for it so why not.
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I never really liked them until I started suffering with a bad back, they are superb for that! :happy2:
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iirc with the winter pack you got heated cloth seats so it's a doable retro fit providing the necessary wiring is already in place.
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I never really liked them until I started suffering with a bad back
Is that from all the wheel changing or from the obsessive cleaning?
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I think it would be a nice feature, when buying my GTI I didn't really have the choice of checking for certain extras, as I paid less than a lot of them go for, if I spent £1500 on retro-fitting extras i'd still have a good deal, not that I want to spend that though obviously! :grin:
Heated seats would be nice for when needed, I guess if it was an expensive (£300+) retrofit, then no, it's not worth it at all, I guess it depends if the wiring loom is already there under the seat, if it's not then I suspect £££ to retrofit.
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I love mine for two reasons...
1. Great on a cold winters morning.. when your waiting for the car to warm up and your drive to work is only 10minutes!!
2. Good for a sore back
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Wow, all these bad backs on the forum. I reckon we'd better start a group buy on bead seats :laugh:
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It it helps I have a black and a yellow connector under each seat? Or are they just the standard cables for airbag?
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The wiring is not there you need to buy it from Kufatec then you will need the climate control with heated seats plus the heating elements for both the seats.
Once you have that then you need to rip your seats apart and fit everything and the wiring is a ball ache to do even Kufatec didn't have a clue when Ollie was having trouble with his.
Darren
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Darren, that description = An absolute non starter for me, im aborting doing it, too much hassle lol! :laugh:
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Sorry Sean I wish I could say it was easy?
I have nappa leather seats that where in when I bought the car and in the 3 years I have had the car I have not found I needed the heating in them.
I would attempt any thing and have done most big retrofits but when it comes to ripping seats apart then Ill leave that to the pro's
Darren
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I never really liked them until I started suffering with a bad back
Is that from all the wheel changing or from the obsessive cleaning?
Neither, truth be told it was changing the roof lining on my MK2 a few years back! :sad1:
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That's absolutely fine mate, thinking about it, I probably wouldn't use them much, i've never had a car with them, so it's kind of a novelty thought, but that said, in the winter the heater is warm quick enough!
I think I am doing a few extras that the car might have had.. (Cruise control booked in for my cam belt/DSG server and im now looking @ MFSW & 18" Monza upgrades!) but the heated seats will officially be left out! :)