Ok, I know it sounds a little weird but hear me out.

I love heated seats. I live in the Pacific Northwest where we enjoy cool brisk weather most days of the year. Riding with the sunroof and windows open on nice days is complimented very nicely by the warmth of seat heaters and my very happy wife.

I am considering modifying seat inserts available for the GT3 Seats with the same heating element used in the regular seats. The seat inserts are available for purchase separately in different colors or Alcantara. I think it would not be too big a job to insert the heating elements (shown below) in to aftermarket inserts and enjoy a high performance seat while I still bask in the glow of my warm ***.

I have attached a picture of what I believe is the heating element insert for the 996.

Part#9 996 521 539 00 backrest cushion with heating
Part#17 996 653 105 02 heating element seat surface

I have no electrical experience to speak of but it seems logical that if I use the same heating elements I could use the same plugs and control them via the same switches. Any thing about the GT3 seat I am missing?

I would appreciate any feedback if you think this would work?... or if you want to flame on me for destroying my seats then you can do that too

 

in theory it should work and looks easy to do....in theory....

 

Already did it... it's big pimpin'...

 

One word - fire! Be very careful.

 

Tookthe words right outta my mouth.

 

Fire? Are you kdding me? How would a seat heating element cause a fire? I can't imagine how a 12 volt heating element could produce enough heat to combust leather or foam padding. Am I missing something?

Sharky - You have already done this? How did it work out? Did you use the parts I listed above or did you use a different set of heating elements? Were the seat inserts easy to modify? What should I look out for to avoid a fire on my ***?

 

Just avoid mexican food, oh never mind.

 

I'm asuming your car already has/had the heated seat option, but if it didn't would you just go about installing another circuit in the fuse box?

TIA,
Eric

 

u sure the heat wasn't coming from ur ***? u figure out the rest.