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Old 01-28-2004, 05:18 PM   #1
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Default does the 2004 sti come with heated seats, and can you make them heated safely?

jus curious. a friend of mine was mentioning it. and we could install them. but one said the drivers already had it. i know hes prob wrong. but might as well check
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Old 01-28-2004, 05:20 PM   #2
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The drivers is. The passenger side can be outfitted I'm sure but the button hole is filled up with the DCCD.
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Old 01-28-2004, 05:40 PM   #3
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ah yes, any ideas on how to wire it etc? i tried the search button....love the screen name. even though im not supposed to be a newbie...i guess time to move this to electrical.
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Old 01-28-2004, 05:47 PM   #4
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Just the driver's seat is heated? That's unusual. Adding heating elements to seats really isn't that hard, many aftermarket kits are available for $100 per seat or less. Wiring isn't complicated, I ran mine off the cigarette lighter circuit.

Nice to have.

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Old 01-28-2004, 05:50 PM   #5
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hmmm.... I was not aware the STI came with heated seats at all? I mean, mine did not...

BUt then agian, I got rid of them, so it would not have mattered.

But no, they are not heated at all. And it is not that hard to add an element. I have heated sats in my 1989 Wrangler, running of the cigarette lighter as well

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Old 01-28-2004, 05:51 PM   #6
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Well I'm not sure if the passenger is prewired or not, just that the drivers is hooked up with the switches and all.

To the previous poster: perhaps just the Canadian one's came with heated driver seats.
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Old 01-28-2004, 05:54 PM   #7
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ok, I am unfamiliar with the Canadian ones, so that may be true (was not aware you were talking aboot the canadian model )

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Old 01-28-2004, 05:57 PM   #8
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Yeah I just doubled checked the site and says "Seats (driver's): Heated with high/low settings". I'm sure the thread originator meant the American version though.
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Old 01-28-2004, 06:48 PM   #9
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No radio, but heated seats...
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Old 01-28-2004, 10:18 PM   #10
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No we get a radio too.
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Old 01-28-2004, 10:22 PM   #11
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they get the radio, but lose out on HID's (all cars in canadia must have DRL's, which is not a feasible option with HIDS)

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Lots of US cars have HIDs and DRL. I'm surprised at how many differences there are between the US and CA STI's.
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$85 per seat for a Carbotex (?) kit from leatherseats.com. They are usually running a group buy but you can order them whenever.

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Old 01-29-2004, 09:57 AM   #14
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We have BMW's that HID's and DRL. I was told that Subaru didn't have the proper facilities to handle the mercury in the HID's and that is why Canada didn't get them.
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$85 per seat for a Carbotex (?) kit from leatherseats.com.
Unless they've upgraded the switches, these are heaters to stay away from. I have four sets and they've all had switches that failed.
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Old 01-29-2004, 06:25 PM   #16
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Unless they've upgraded the switches, these are heaters to stay away from. I have four sets and they've all had switches that failed.
They replaced my switch for free when it failed.. I think they are $5 if you're out of warranty.

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I must have 10 extra switches. They fail in a variety of ways, but yes, Leather Seats has been pretty cool about it.

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Old 01-30-2004, 11:55 AM   #18
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how about something like this for a 4 seat kit and wire it off the power mirrors switch? The mirror switch is right there next to the e-brake, plus the mirrors are also ignition switched....so what do you guys think about an install like that?
Or why do you recommend to run it off the cigarette lighter if there's another power source closer to the seats? Any particular reason?
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Old 01-30-2004, 12:07 PM   #19
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That's the exact kit that Leatherseats.com sells, and those are the exact POS switches that they no longer sell. They fail, a lot. As in, will fail, not might fail.

I went to the cig lighter simply because it's a higher current circuit. Both seats on high draw quite a bit of juice.

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I've had both seats on high, and my cell phone charging, w/o problems... so I think it's a good enough spot

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My 04 didn't have heated seats ?
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My 04 didn't have heated seats ?
OK?
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Old 02-07-2004, 04:15 PM   #23
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My 04 didn't have heated seats ?
it was an option. so, um, what does that have to do with the topic.

has anyone swapped the 04 seat heaters into STi seats since they are almost identical? i want to get STi seats and do this with my heaters.
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Since they do in CAN then they may be prewired (the drivers side that is).
What do they go for anyway?
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