FordNut
11-08-2007, 06:24 PM
Worked on it most of the day today. Shoulda just gone with the aftermarket ones. Got one side almost done.
What I've learned: The connectors and wiring harnesses are different, the heated seats are not simply an additional connector and wiring added to the non-heated seat harness and door panels.
I was able to cut the wiring harnesses out of the wrecked car I got the heated seats from, so I spliced the heated seat wiring harness into the standard seat harness, retaining the original connectors just in case I swap back. The airbag wiring harness is also different, so I spliced that one in also. I've got 6 extra wires from the seat harness, one goes to the fuse box at the battery, another to the fuse box under the dash, and four to the switch in the door panel. The switch in the door panel also has to be spliced into another harness to pick up power and ground in addition to the four wires which go to the seat.
One thing that took so long was that I had to change the seat pads from one frame to another. If I had it to do over again, I would make sure the heated seats are in really good shape. Mine had been exposed to the weather so the frames were kind of rusty. I was going to be pulling the bottom seat cover off anyway so I could retain the map pockets with the heated seats.
What I've learned: The connectors and wiring harnesses are different, the heated seats are not simply an additional connector and wiring added to the non-heated seat harness and door panels.
I was able to cut the wiring harnesses out of the wrecked car I got the heated seats from, so I spliced the heated seat wiring harness into the standard seat harness, retaining the original connectors just in case I swap back. The airbag wiring harness is also different, so I spliced that one in also. I've got 6 extra wires from the seat harness, one goes to the fuse box at the battery, another to the fuse box under the dash, and four to the switch in the door panel. The switch in the door panel also has to be spliced into another harness to pick up power and ground in addition to the four wires which go to the seat.
One thing that took so long was that I had to change the seat pads from one frame to another. If I had it to do over again, I would make sure the heated seats are in really good shape. Mine had been exposed to the weather so the frames were kind of rusty. I was going to be pulling the bottom seat cover off anyway so I could retain the map pockets with the heated seats.