Heated Seat - upgrade

[PCM]

Something I miss from my previous car: a heated seat.

Especially as it's beginning to get colder in the mornings.

I don't think it was ever an option but know one or two places do fit heated seat elements.

Booked mine in for next month, in Watford, following a recommendation.

I'll let you know how it goes...

( Takes 2-3 hours to fit. )

[Dutchrav]

On the standard fabric seats it was not an option because the fabric seems to be glued to the foam.

That info i found once on the German IQ forum:
http://www.iq-board.de/iq-ausstattung/sitzheizung-bei-stoffbezug-ja-oder-nein-t2197.html

 

 

[efb]

They were available as an option, a quick forum search shows a handful of posts and some great electrical Tarquin info.

[PCM]

Had my seat 'done' yesterday.

Makes a big difference!

3 C this morning.

Two settings. cooler and hotter. Hotter heats up very quickly.

 

[Barkley]

Is this a 3-position rocker switch (with centre ‘off’) ?

[PCM]

1 minute ago, Barkley said:

Is this a 3-position rocker switch (with centre ‘off’) ?

Yes... Up is hot, middle is off, down is low.

[flash22]

it's a standard aftermarket heated seat setup, oem heated seats are on or off

 

[Barkley]

Tks - let us know if your rear gets welded to the seat!

[glimp]

1 hour ago, Barkley said:

Tks - let us know if your rear gets welded to the seat!

Why? Do you wear a kilt?

[Barkley]

Well you know the song…..

*Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low, through the streets in my kilt I go……”.  😇

(c) Donald Where’s Yer Troosers, Andy Stewart

Hopefully it’s wired through the ignition!

[Cyker]

I'd be very tempted to do this to my Mk4, but I wonder, is this something that has to be declared to insurance...? If so, how much does it affect the premium?

[Barkley]

I’d suggest this is an ‘accessory’ rather than a modification?  Just as you wouldn’t bother to tell them that you added a DAB aerial or a Dashcam, if it is something you could remove, I doubt they’d bother.

[Derek.w]

Year ago use to have a massage seat with heated controls this was attached to your seat as a accesory and pluged into accesory socket for power.

No airbags in side of the seats those days so fitting was not a problem.

[PCM]

13 hours ago, Cyker said:

I'd be very tempted to do this to my Mk4, but I wonder, is this something that has to be declared to insurance...? If so, how much does it affect the premium?

I rang and... not at all.

( Just a note added to my account. )

[DAN@ADRIAN FLUX]

On 11/17/2023 at 8:05 PM, Cyker said:

I'd be very tempted to do this to my Mk4, but I wonder, is this something that has to be declared to insurance...? If so, how much does it affect the premium?

Hi.

We would recommend notifying your insurer of this just to be on the safe side.

Regards,

Dan.

[Barkley]

1 hour ago, DAN@ADRIAN FLUX said:

We would recommend notifying your insurer of this just to be on the safe side.

Where would this end?  DashCam? CoffeeMaker? Fluffy dice - when does something become a ‘modification.?

[Mjolinor]

7 hours ago, Barkley said:

Where would this end?  DashCam? CoffeeMaker? Fluffy dice - when does something become a ‘modification.?

It's a "modification" if it allows the insurer to wriggle out of paying.

 

[glimp]

11 hours ago, Barkley said:

Where would this end?  DashCam? CoffeeMaker? Fluffy dice - when does something become a ‘modification.?

Absolutely right - where does it end? I'd say a coffee maker would be a modification.

 

...and a damn good one too. Double espresso, one sugar for me, please.

 

Is tying a cushion to your seat, to give you a slightly higher/better driving position, a modification? I need to phone my insurer!!!! I wouldn't want them to deny my claim on the grounds that I could see over the steering wheel. What do you reckon, @DAN@ADRIAN FLUX ?

[Barkley]

Do you remember the 70’s (80s?) for ‘beaded seat’ covers? Claimed to improve posture, and keep your circulation going when on a long journey, an insurer tried to claim it hadn’t been declared - and wasn’t the cause of the accident the policyholder was claiming for. As memory serves, it was only tied to the seat with laces and not deemed a modification to the manufacturer’s specifications.  I believe the upshot was if it could be transferred between vehicles, it was an accessory and not notifiable.  (I also believe around that time these companies introduced a £10 fee for any admin policy changes) what a surprise!

[flash22]

Usually a beaded seat cover goes with a gold tissue box on the back shelf, one of those traffic light air fresheners, an aerial on the roof and some weird cracking AM radio station playing

[Mjolinor]

+ nodding dog.

[rileymuk]

9 hours ago, glimp said:

Absolutely right - where does it end? I'd say a coffee maker would be a modification.

 

...and a damn good one too. Double espresso, one sugar for me, please.

 

Is tying a cushion to your seat, to give you a slightly higher/better driving position, a modification? I need to phone my insurer!!!! I wouldn't want them to deny my claim on the grounds that I could see over the steering wheel. What do you reckon, @DAN@ADRIAN FLUX ?

You can buy a quality cushion from a trusted online store like "Moon Nights". I attached a image you can see...

 

[glimp]

6 hours ago, flash22 said:

Usually a beaded seat cover goes with a gold tissue box on the back shelf, one of those traffic light air fresheners, an aerial on the roof and some weird cracking AM radio station playing

I resemble that paragraph 🙂