owelly
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 09:55 PM |
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wtd. Heated seat gubbins...
Another off-centre want from me!
I really miss the heated seats from my Rangerover. I also miss the heated steering wheel but I can manage without it but I want to be cosy warm whilst
driving my Transit.
EBay has kits for about £40 which gives you a set of heated pads, a pair of two-position switches and a loom but before I splash out my hard earned
pennies, has anyone got any other suggestions (apart from thermals, extra undercrackers, or incontinence)? Has anyone ever stripped the guts out of a
heated seat to transplant? Or should I just find seats that are already heated and fit them? should I buy a cheap heated seat cover for a tenner and
butcher that to go inside my seats?
TIA...
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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dave-69isit
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 10:00 PM |
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ford galaxy have them get um from scrappy
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mookaloid
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 10:00 PM |
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I think those ebay kits look pretty good value TBH
you'd struggle to get a pair of working heated seats with all the gubbins for that money wouldn't you?
Cheers
Mooky
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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owelly
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 10:32 PM |
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I can't find Galaxy seats for the kind of cash I want to spend but if I could find heated Galaxy seats on swivels for the right price, it could
be a go-er. The current transit seats are very comfy so skinning them to retro-fit heated pads seems to be the way to go. No-one got any old heated
seats that could dinate their innards?
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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loggyboy
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 10:57 PM |
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I remember seeing a how to for vauxhalls using old volvo heating pads. Might be worth an ebaying for any heated seat on auction to pick up a local or
badly listed bargain?
Mistral Motorsport
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owelly
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 11:19 PM |
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I've found bloke about 35 miles away selling a heated seat from a PT Cruiser for £35. If he has a pair and will do a deal, it may be worth a
look. But there again, even if I got the pair for £60, theres still £20 for fuel and half a day to collect....or buy it now on Ebay and wait for the
posty...
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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StevieB
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| posted on 22/11/12 at 11:57 PM |
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35 away from you but is it anywhere near me?
I could collect and drop up at some point (long overdue a visit to the in laws at scalby anyway)
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owelly
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| posted on 23/11/12 at 09:34 AM |
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Just up the road from you Steve in Stockton. But not Stockton on Forest...it's in Stockton on Tees...... I may have a looksy to see if the
Transit seats can be dismantled and if they can, I'll order a set of those heated seat kits and see what happens. I'll also buy a pair of
fire extinguishers....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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mad4x4
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| posted on 23/11/12 at 11:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
I've found bloke about 35 miles away selling a heated seat from a PT Cruiser for £35. If he has a pair and will do a deal, it may be worth a
look. But there again, even if I got the pair for £60, theres still £20 for fuel and half a day to collect....or buy it now on Ebay and wait for the
posty...
What are you driving that it will take 12hrs and to travel 70 Miles and £20 Fuel. John Deere Tractor?
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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monkeyarms
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| posted on 23/11/12 at 12:49 PM |
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Aldi have heated seat covers, slip onto your seat and plug into 12v socket. £10 each
I bought one for the GF and she loves it 
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/11/12 at 07:12 PM |
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You want some Fiery Jack you do.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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owelly
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| posted on 23/11/12 at 07:23 PM |
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12 hours isn't half a day even though a clock would suggest it is. I drop the kids off at school at 9 & 9:30 so by the time I get to
Teesside, that'll be 10:30. Collect seats and heading home by 10:45. Oooo, MaccyDs....there's another 30 mins wasted. That puts me back
home at 12:15 which you must agree, is over halfway through the day, as suggested by the title 'midday'.
70 miles at 20mpg (the Transit is a thirsty thing)=3.5gallons x £6.36= £22.25
Simples.
I missed the heated covers at Lidl and they're the same price as the ones on ebay for a similar price. I just wanted something a bit more
permanent.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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