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    Recommendations on power source for heated seats

    I installed a couple dorman seat heaters kits, now I'm at the point of wiring it. I've got the grounds situated, and I'm wondering where would be a good spot to hook up an add a circuit fuse kit.

    Each seat heaters comes with a 10 amp in line fuse/holder, and right now I just temporarily have the driver's side hooked up piggybacking of the power window circuit fuse which is 20 amp. I'm looking to tap into an ATM fuse under the dash. Not looking to run another wire through the firewall to the underhood fuse panel.

    Which fuse is safest to piggyback off of?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 376shovel View Post
    I installed a couple dorman seat heaters kits, now I'm at the point of wiring it. I've got the grounds situated, and I'm wondering where would be a good spot to hook up an add a circuit fuse kit.

    Each seat heaters comes with a 10 amp in line fuse/holder, and right now I just temporarily have the driver's side hooked up piggybacking of the power window circuit fuse which is 20 amp. I'm looking to tap into an ATM fuse under the dash. Not looking to run another wire through the firewall to the underhood fuse panel.

    Which fuse is safest to piggyback off of?
    Any one that is non-critical.
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    I didn't like the piggyback idea, so I ran a fused wire from the battery junction box to the power feed. Then I left the seats on and killed the battery so I added a relay triggered by a switched power (feed for the air suspension/vaps module was tapped) This was for the flint marauder seats I put in my LX as they were unheated originally, and the LX had no wiring.
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    When both heaters are being used the current may be up to 20 amps. Rather than piggybacking the fuse I would use a relay as Chevyguy did.
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    What heated seat elements kit are you guys using?
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