Adding heated seats to the LMTV

[@tehNashty]

When are you going to run A/C through the seats? 🤔 Your electrical skills are top shelf!

[@Gantzz321]

You keep raising the bar for all the LMTV owners out there. Nice upgrade, and clean installation. Ass in seat test would have been my goto method of a temperature reading. It also would have given some pressure against the heating element for a more reliable reading. In my mind I and picturing the fabric of the seat having some separation between it and the elements.

[@BrokeOverLand]

I did press my hand against the seat for a while to see if that section would show as hotter. But even after a minute there really wasn’t much of a temperature difference. But I agree the only way to truly know is to sit in the thing.

[@SeanFillner]

OEM subaru seats with heaters have that temp probe in them as well, however, it is in one of the seat heater switches that there is an additional resistor. With that being said I have never been able to successfully wire up subaru heated seats unless I rip out the OEM heaters and used the pads like the ones you ordered. I think you will be fine running them without the probe as the aftermarket ones run at either 12 volts or just under a volt like you showed.

[@NEILSWORLD]

Very nice. I thought I would want heated seats but most of the time I'm wearing snow pants and it didn't seem to be an issue this winter. I'll probably go without.

[@dcraigslist5243]

So, been wondering what brand and model number wire stripper you use? Been enjoying your videos. Keep them up. I am looking forward to seeing the final product. I tried finding matching seats..... no joy right now.

[@BrokeOverLand]

They are a set I picked up from amazon. ZOTO Self-adjusting Cable Cutter Crimper amzn.to/2V1PQmc

[@Colorado4x4Van]

Dang...getting awfully fancy over there!...lol...

[@HelicoolsHelipad]

My wife likes seat warmers... as for me, they make me feel like I peed my pants. I am so not a fan, but I sure like those snazzy seats! The VW seats I have also have warmers in them, but they will never see voltage ever again. Great build... love your work.

[@ohiobenz]

Would like to see your wiring schematic ;-)

[@BrokeOverLand]

Me too.... :) right now it's a bunch of mismatched post-it notes written in crayon connected with string.

[@ohiobenz]

@@BrokeOverLand I finally got back to this phase of the project. Tearing open the thermal sensor in the aftermarket seats revealed that it is simply wired in series with the red power wire. Since the red/blk Pacifica wires appear to have the same function, it may be possible to just series wire them into the circuit without any extra components.

[@manuelserrano9857]

Who are you? What do you do for a living? Their doesn’t seem to be anything you can’t do. You amaze me.

[@spankybear]

Is lighting on fire worse case? Heck sounds like a Saturday night and hold my beer... Are these the 2nd set of seats you installed? and do you still have the stock seats...

[@BrokeOverLand]

Nope this is the first set I installed, I already gave the stock seats away.