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Andyju

Member Since: 28 Mar 2018
Location: Stroud
Posts: 16

Heated Seats

Hi

I’m going to refurbish the seats in my truck and I’m going to fit the Britpart heated seat kit at the same time. I want to use Carling switches instead of the supplied ones. Has anyone done this? Do I need a new loom like the one from Mobilecentre or do I just rewire the switches to my preferred type?

Thanks

Andy 1998 300tdi 110CSW
Freelander 2
Various D1 and D2s gone to the big crusher in the sky

16th Feb 2020 4:47pm

Mdm

Member Since: 11 Sep 2013
Location: Sunny Lancashire
Posts: 1599

dont waste your cash on the cheap set get exmoor trim ones or any other brand

switches van be wired into the existing loom or you buy one to match the seats and plugs

MC ones are good with plenty of cable length

16th Feb 2020 8:33pm

excossack

Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
Posts: 5843

1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue

I went down the Exmoor heated seat route. Pleased with the results. Using the loom and switches that came with the kit. 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock

17th Feb 2020 9:04am

Horneteer

Member Since: 10 Feb 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 60

Exmoor heaters are 2 stage (Low/High) and are definitely better than the OE single stage (On/Off). Fitted them when I recovered the seats, easy to do. Its the first switch SWMBO reaches for when she climbs in the truck

The Exmoor switches illuminate green with low, centre off and red with high, with no panel illumination. It is possible to just replace the Exmoor switches with Carlings, you would gain panel illumination but would only have an indicator to show that the switch was on low but nothing on high. I think this is the way that the two stage Mobilecentre looms would work, but would need clarifying with the Mobilecentre.

I wanted Carlings to match the rest of my switches and, to to keep in line with the others when off, needed to be Off/ Low/ High, with 2 colour indicator depending on heat setting and panel illumination. It took a bit of modifying of the switches, making up a new loom and a fair amount of head scratching to get the heaters to work properly but I got there in the end. I can dig out a wiring diagram for the off/on/on wiring if that's what you require.

Depending on how confident you are with electrics and what you require, depends on whether you decide to go to Mobilecentre or make/modify a loom yourself.

Hope that helps.
Paul

20th Feb 2020 9:34pm

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