DIY seat heaters

[EVDrive]

Nice job

[aqn]

I finally took the plunge and installed 4 seat heaters in my Leaf this weekend. Total cost: $138

Good job, Bill!

In the absence of a complete step by step write up for you (I'll try to get to this in the next week or two...), I offer a photo "journey" through the process. [...]
All of the photos are here, [...]

You've done plenty, posting the pics. I would suggest the next person to add heated seats following those pics, to make appropriate notes in the "comment" area of each pic, such as "Remove this doohickey with a thingummyblob" and "Watch out for the sharp edges".

Your assignment should now simply be: "Don't remove the Picasa pics!"

Sorry that there are a lot of blurry pics! It's hard to hold stuff and take pics with one hand some times...

TMI!

[charlestonleafer]

Sorry, must have missed the link for the pics, after seeing all of the pics, it seems like a perfect thin to do when/if I get the leather kit!

[Electric4Me]

I finally took the plunge and installed 4 seat heaters in my Leaf this weekend. Total cost: $138

Good job, Bill!

In the absence of a complete step by step write up for you (I'll try to get to this in the next week or two...), I offer a photo "journey" through the process. [...]
All of the photos are here, [...]

You've done plenty, posting the pics. I would suggest the next person to add heated seats following those pics, to make appropriate notes in the "comment" area of each pic, such as "Remove this doohickey with a thingummyblob" and "Watch out for the sharp edges".

Your assignment should now simply be: "Don't remove the Picasa pics!"

Next week we're making a family road trip to Portland (10 hours) so I'll have some time to type while my wife is driving. I'll try to write down what I remember.

[DaveEV]

Someone has got to look up the OEM part # for the heater switches - they can't be that expensive and with them it will look OEM!

I had been waiting for the cold weather package to come out so that I could order those switches, but when I found out how the rear switches were integrated (see here) I decided I didn't it wasn't worth that level of effort. I can always change to the OEM front switches at any point (if they're High/Low/Off switches).

Yep, I found them online for about $20/each, but couldn't find a site that had them and a part number. Your local dealer should be able to find them using a 2012 LEAF parts catalog (search for "heat switch") - hopefully they don't charge too much more for them.

[Ingineer]

Someone has got to look up the OEM part # for the heater switches - they can't be that expensive and with them it will look OEM!

I had been waiting for the cold weather package to come out so that I could order those switches, but when I found out how the rear switches were integrated (see here) I decided I didn't it wasn't worth that level of effort. I can always change to the OEM front switches at any point (if they're High/Low/Off switches).

Yep, I found them online for about $20/each, but couldn't find a site that had them and a part number. Your local dealer should be able to find them using a 2012 LEAF parts catalog (search for "heat switch") - hopefully they don't charge too much more for them.

FYI: I found them from an Altima. They are the same part. I got them used with the wiring harness for $20.

-Phil

[Electric4Me]

Yep, I found them online for about $20/each, but couldn't find a site that had them and a part number. Your local dealer should be able to find them using a 2012 LEAF parts catalog (search for "heat switch") - hopefully they don't charge too much more for them.

FYI: I found them from an Altima. They are the same part. I got them used with the wiring harness for $20.

-Phil

That's great Phil! What year(s) of Altima?

Bill

[Ingineer]

FYI: I found them from an Altima. They are the same part. I got them used with the wiring harness for $20.

-Phil

That's great Phil! What year(s) of Altima?

Bill

No clue. Just saw them and it looked identical, so I ordered them. They fit/look perfectly, and can be easily wired into any of the kits that use 2 pads for hi/low, no relays needed. The switches are different for driver/passenger. I can't see any part numbers molded into the plastic, but there is a number heat-stamped into each: 4316B for driver, and 4322B for passenger.

-Phil

[Ingineer]

Here's what they look like:



They have indicators when on, and also illuminate at night with the dash lighting.

-Phil

[Electric4Me]

FYI: I found them from an Altima. They are the same part. I got them used with the wiring harness for $20.

-Phil

That's great Phil! What year(s) of Altima?

Bill

No clue. Just saw them and it looked identical, so I ordered them.

-Phil

I see. I'll let someone else do the research legwork then. I'm satisfied with my current switches for now.

Though the dash lighting would be nice. How were they wired in?

I'm guessing that you're installing (installed?) only the fronts?

Bill