K2mut
Member Since: 04 Oct 2009
Location: Melksham Wiltshire
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Hi Guys,
I noticed on fleabay a WAECO heated seat retro fit product,has anyone bought one of these and fitted it or had someone fit one for them,I miss the heated seats which i had in My old Pathfinder 
At £60 they seem reasonable ,but would they be a bandit to fit?? 
Cheers
K2mut
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 16th Dec 2009 8:47 pm |
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MikeS2005
Member Since: 13 Sep 2008
Location: Midlothian
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Hi
Try this company out they have the new carbon fibre seat elements www.scenicgroup.co or .com cant remember
cheers
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| 16th Dec 2009 10:01 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
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I fitted the Waeco ones to my Discovery 1 300TDi and they worked well. LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
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| 16th Dec 2009 10:09 pm |
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K2mut
Member Since: 04 Oct 2009
Location: Melksham Wiltshire
Posts: 380
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MRH,
were they easy to fit?
The sales banter says easy installation!!!
Probably is,if you are a vehicle techie,unlike me!!
Cheers
k2mut
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| 16th Dec 2009 11:10 pm |
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neil
Member Since: 28 May 2009
Location: Wiltshire / Gloucestershire border
Posts: 164
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I've got a set of Waeco ones; not had a chance to fit them yet. Will give them a go over Xmas.
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| 16th Dec 2009 11:13 pm |
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K2mut
Member Since: 04 Oct 2009
Location: Melksham Wiltshire
Posts: 380
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Let me know how it goes Neil.
Missus is complaing as she has Heated seats in her beemer!! 
Cheers
K2mut
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| 16th Dec 2009 11:31 pm |
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MrH
Member Since: 08 Aug 2007
Location: lost in the forest
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Easy enough.
These are the steps:
1. take out the seats,
2. take the back and base apart
3. remove trim from back & base cushions
4. fit pads on base and base
5. re-fit trim over seats
6. Waeco Electrical connection - use a fused, ignition sensed, feed (like the Cigarette lighter) - if I remember right it was only something like a 1.5Amp fuse to feed both seats. The Waeco comes with all the wiring, switch etc, you just need to provide a +ve & -ve feed to it and find a suitable position for the two rocker switches (front of the centre cubby on the D1)
Took me an hour for each of the front seats in the D3, but that was fitting the D3 pads, I then had the job of modifying the wiring loom to get the original OEM finish. Alot of work and very expensive in the the end. I think the Waecos for the D1 cost me around £60-75 whereas the D3 heated pads cost that for each seat, then I had to by a loom and HVAC  That's not counting the hours of time I spent pouring over wiring diagrams and tracing the connections in the car to work up the courage to chop into the D3 loom.
To be honest, if I got another D3 without heated seats, I'd go for the Waeco ones as the finish is good enough even if the rocker switches look a bit old tech in comparision to the rest of the vehicle. Also, I strongly recommend you invest £15 or so in a hog-clip pliers (see ebay item eBay Item No. 360210114528) - you'll need these to refit the trim onto the seats after fitting the cushions. I'd also recommend getting about 25-30 new hog-clips per seat, it saves the hassle of straightening out all the old ones you have to twist off to remove the trim. LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
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| 17th Dec 2009 4:57 am |
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K2mut
Member Since: 04 Oct 2009
Location: Melksham Wiltshire
Posts: 380
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Neil,
Have you fitted the waeco heated seats yet 
Like to know how easy?
Cheers
k2mut
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| 9th Jan 2010 2:44 pm |
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neil
Member Since: 28 May 2009
Location: Wiltshire / Gloucestershire border
Posts: 164
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No not had a chance yet
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| 9th Jan 2010 6:30 pm |
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