Wiring Heated Seats in a VW Lupo/Polo/ Seat Arosa.

[@derekmoore1612]

Not only did you do a good job; you answered all the commenters questions and have 236 thumbs up w/ no thumbs down. Very impressive.

[@TidyChi]

Thanks Derek, have a nice christmas.

[@MsFaridsheikh]

Finally someone who's made a video on how to fit something the proper way. And looks factory fitted thank👍🏻🙂

[@TidyChi]

Thanks 😊

[@skkane]

Wow, you took the whole thing apart and done all the wiring stuff, unreal. I got gti seats(electric adjustment for the driver) in my mk5 yesterday and had trouble using one wire to power up the damn electric connector =))))) And I have to go to a professional electrician to make sure I don't end up in a fiery wreck :D Great job!

[@larrythelump]

Just want to say thanks. Recently fitted heated recaros to my car. This video helped loads and gave me the confidence to do it.🤙🏻

[@TidyChi]

Glad it helped 🙂

[@simongibbs2986]

thank you so much. I have the retrofit cable for my Audi TT but didn't know where to start. This video is a great help, so many thanks.

[@TidyChi]

Glad it helped 🙂

[@gelatosamurai]

Thank you so much. I'm only putting powered seats in my skoda koroq and your vid gives me confidence to tuck into the job. X

[@TidyChi]

Good luck, hope it works out x

[@bmw-e30]

Good video in that you have explained the wiring connections unlike most tutorials. I have also wired mine the same way but the heated seats wont work at all unless the lights are on.

[@TidyChi]

Hello, you might have the switched and permanent live wires the wrong way round?

[@johnplayer20s]

Hi great video where do you buy the loom?

[@juliepaget-chapman820]

Hi can you give me the link for that blue connector you used to join the piggy back to the loom wiring please?

[@TidyChi]

Mine actually came with it, but its called a wire connector terminal, can get them from Halfords.

[@zoober2217]

Im trying to do the same retrofit ony my 01 golf 4, but im using OEM Wiring, and i also have a brown thick wire for ground and blue gray cable for lighting, but i have and another 2 cables red/grey and brown/black, and i don't know where to connect them..

[@TidyChi]

Hi, my guess is, the spare wires are to hook up the empty slot for the heated seats in your fuse box, you should see a blank slot there. I wasn’t able to locate behind the fuse box to do this so I discarded the extra wires and used the “piggy back” fuse connector. I’m not 100% on this but that is what I think they might be.

[@zoober2217]

@@TidyChi Yep and i think that, but um not sure, the res/gray is for my fuse box for sure, but black/brown on the diagram is again to my fusebox, but on another fuse and the question is, on my back screen switch i also have black/brown, can i hook up there?

[@TidyChi]

I honestly have no idea sorry, I'm not an Auto electrician.

[@SavedbyHim]

Those are super nice seats

[@jeoy892000]

where do you the cables for heated seats ??? The seats for mk5 is plug and plya ????

[@TidyChi]

The cables I got off eBay. The seats came from a mk4 Golf R32.

[@BilalAhmad-jv2wr]

Hi, i have a mk7.5 golf r and struggling to find anyone that can wire the audi recarros in, was wondering if you can help? im willing to travel etc if you can fit them for me? Thank

[@TidyChi]

No sorry, I’m not an expert on them, I just did my research on how to install these specific seats & wires myself.

[@killswitch7192]

I have just got my loom and there are 2 wires that say CCM on do you know what they are for

[@TidyChi]

Sorry, I have no idea what CCM stands for. At 3:44 there’s a picture of the wires and where I connected them in my car. I remember there was 1 wire that isn’t pictured, that I didn’t use in this kit, and that was meant to go behind the fuse box into the spare slot for the heated seat fuse. This connected directly to the battery. But I didn’t end up using this wire as I used the piggy back fuse connector instead.

[@ojb_biking1096]

Thanks so much for this video I was about to take the whole dash out to run the cable to the back of the fuse box

[@tazarcher3880]

Excellent work sister 👏

[@TidyChi]

Thanks 🙂

[@jdrs4214]

I wanna do that to my 2019 S model basic trimmed Beetle.

[@seanjones8510]

7 I WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING

[@juliepaget-chapman820]

Hi I have the kufatec loom for my mk5 golf, I have literally got everything fitted apart from the permanent plus (live) and the other two that are meant to go into the back of the fuse box in a blank slot. Where did you wire the permanent live up to or was it the one you piggy backed into your fuse box?

[@TidyChi]

Hi, I wired the permanent live via the piggy back fuse connector, which is using the same fuse slot for the head unit.

[@svenlazic]

Hey, is it true that all octavia RS mk1 seats have heating they just need to be connected?

[@TidyChi]

I dont think this is true but Im not 100% sure. If they have heating, the plugs for the wiring should be under the seats.

[@svenlazic]

@@TidyChi ok thanks for the response, i will look into that

[@davidcorreira5411]

Hello Chi, so the permanent live always has power to it, wouldn’t that kill the battery if you left the seats on when the car isn’t running? Also what color is the ignition wire on the wiring loom, and the color of the wire you tapped into to the heated screen switch?

[@TidyChi]

David Correira hi, sorry for very late reply. If I leave the seats on and turn my car off, the seats will turn off, not sure how or why this works, maybe because of the ignition wire? This wire is grey on the wiring loom and I tapped into a blue wire at the back of my heated screen switch.

[@jakabmirgai3388]

Does the fuse spot you tapped into have enough power to get the full amount of heat out of the seats? Thanks!

[@TidyChi]

Hi, yes I can’t have the seats on the highest setting as it’s really hot 😄

[@smokeyhussain3139]

Nice, ive got a silver Gti And looking to do the leather heated seats conversion can you tell me if back seats of mk4 golf r32 fit without any problems or will i have issues?

[@TidyChi]

No they dont fit, my rear seats are the original lupo bench that got retrimmed.

[@timeshotvids4539]

What colour is the ignition wire in a Mk4 golf as its not blue on the rear heated window switch many thanks

[@TidyChi]

sorry I'm unsure about this, I thought they would be the same in all VW's.

[@Mcpikie]

I've just picked up some heated, power and memory recaros for my Mk4, and my heated seat loom doesn't seem to have a power and ground wire. I'm wondering if it takes its power from the actual power line going to it for the power movement/memory? Fancy coming to wire mine in? I can provide tea and biscuits ha ha

[@TidyChi]

I have no idea, Im not an electrician 🙈 nice try with the tea and biscuits haha

[@Mcpikie]

@@TidyChi will Jaffa Cakes be more tempting? 😂

[@TidyChi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Abuh98]

Did you get it working don't think you can get the memory function working without coding

[@Mcpikie]

@@Abuh98 I haven't bothered yet, it's been far too wet and cold. Plus I'm also stuck on how to actually attach the wires under the dash, whether I splice and solder, or whether they bolt in on a terminal ring

[@BillyBoyStickers]

perfect.. looks easier with that loom!! side note: what are you driving now!?

[@TidyChi]

Thanks. I still have the lupo, but sold the M4 and now drive a Honda e 🙈

[@BillyBoyStickers]

@@TidyChi ahhh she got sensible 😁.. the E is cool looking.. v similar to the lupo in fact!! would love to see some content on that! still not as good looking as my old golf tho haha

[@footty111]

hi have you got a link to where you bought these from? Thanks

[@TidyChi]

footty111 Hi, i got these from ebay and they came from Germany, I cant find the exact link, but this one is basically the same rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F401578188671

[@footty111]

@@TidyChi Thanks. The one I've been looking at is here but was just concerned about the switches not really fitting in the empty slots I've got on the dash trim. It's also from Germany. I've measured out and size of the switches are a bit different to mine. The ones in your video seemed to fit spot on www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vehicle-Car-Heated-seats-Heating-mat-5-Stufen-Circuit-for-Audi-BMW-VW-Volkswagen/361903627939?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[@TidyChi]

footty111 Hi, my switches I got second hand from a VW Passat B5 or a B5.5. They are a direct fit in my lupo, and the wiring loom i got, the plugs on them fitted directly into the switches.

[@DJEylisium]

Do them R line seats fit without modifications? Want some for my 04 Polo 😁

[@TidyChi]

Hi, I had to grind down the bottom of the runners so it doesnt get caught on the carpet, check out my video on removing interior which explains this towards the end of the video.

[@CLMTON]

R32 seats… bad boy seats 👌👌

[@mg.2537]

Looking to buy the same wiring loom for my MK4 golf , is it pretty much plug and play and did the loom need any adapters etc or was it ready to be fitted on the car ? Thanks in advance

[@TidyChi]

M G. Hi, The only other things I bout separately were the switches and the piggy back fuse connector. Everything else was kinda plug and play. The loom will come with the plug adapters for your seats. Also there is a way of using the empty fuse slot in your fuse box instead of using a piggy back fuse connector, this will require you to wire from the “switch live” to behind the box, the wiring loom will come with an extra “loose” wire for this, but it was just easier for me to use the piggy back fuse connector as I was unable to get behind my fuse box. Hope that makes sense and helps.

[@mg.2537]

Chi Tidy , ah yes that makes sense , Thanks for the reply !

[@thewordonthestreets1]

Did you get the wiring loom from a vw that already had it or did you order the loom ?

[@TidyChi]

The wiring loom was brand new from eBay.

[@smago9881]

Hi where can I buy it ?

[@TidyChi]

Hello, the wiring loom is from ebay, it came from Germany.

[@mg.2537]

Hi, any idea what size ring connector you used ?

[@TidyChi]

M G. Hi, unsure what the wires came with but i used the 5mm blue connector (for 15amp) for the piggyback fuse. The wires if your interested are exactly the same as this from ebay rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F401578188671

[@ashtoncleaver9878]

What seats are they ?

[@TidyChi]

MK4 Golf R32.

[@stephenbrook9085]

These look great! What switches did you use for the heated seats? Original lupo ones or something different?

[@TidyChi]

Hi, I used the heated switches from the Passat B5.5

[@stephenbrook9085]

@@TidyChi cheers for that i really appreciate it 😁

[@TiagoAJL]

Where you buy the cables /wires?

[@TidyChi]

I got mine from ebay.

[@TiagoAJL]

@@TidyChi 1 year pass, still working? I have a Golf 3 and already have hetead seats but don't work . I think is the relay malfunction :(

[@TidyChi]

@@TiagoAJL yes they are still working to this day.

[@sicolife]

Great video!

[@karlfeast]

Great job 👍

[@gratigo1]

Thanks for the DIY!

[@killswitch7192]

great help thanks

[@TidyChi]

You’re welcome, glad to help.

[@ranpaui9974]

thanks for the explanation, I was going to run off the 12v lighter socket before I saw this.

[@TidyChi]

raja raja glad it helped you 🙂 easiest way to power up is via the “piggy back” fuse connector, that way u dont have anything occupying your 12v socket.

[@stringsnare]

Impressive

[@saophaixoan7861]

best