3 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHSeat Heater Question
Leading reported evidence
Run these
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
In the past I've run these with their own inline fuse off the ignition switch ...
Leading evidence: 'Run these' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Run these' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
can I put a 25 amp fuse in there and use a fuse tap (and a relay) to power the seat heaters?
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
I'd be hesitant to use a tap for a 25-amp circuit.
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
3 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Rennlist: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T072535Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
Maybe a stupid question ... my car (originally purchased in Florida) does not have seat heaters, which are a desirable option here in Upstate NY. Aftermarket kits aren't that expensive, so I'm thinking about adding seat heaters as part of the ever-expanding 2014 list of mods.
I've installed aftermarket kits in the past, and -- if you can get the seat covers off and back on -- it's pretty straightforward. Part of the installation (duh) is connecting to a switched power source of at least 20 amps (10 per seat).
That's where the question comes in ... my car's fuse box has a vacancy at position A6, which is the 25 amp slot for the seat heater circuit. Does anyone know if that position is actually powered, i.e. can I put a 25 amp fuse in there and use a fuse tap (and a relay) to power the seat heaters?
I have no appetite to dismantle the factory wiring harness, so I don't care if there is anything on the output side of the fuse position ... I just want to know if there's anything going into it, or is it only connected if the car has seat heaters. Same question applies, I guess, to position C9 (headlight cleaners) -- another option I don't have.
Anyway, just figured I'd ask, before I grab my keys and multimeter and head out into the cold ...
I'd be hesitant to use a tap for a 25-amp circuit. It's fairly easy to pull a new wire through the firewall to tap the battery directly. If you need it to be switched, you could drive a relay with the switched phone connector under the center console.
You're right, a tap is probably not a good solution. In the past I've run these with their own inline fuse off the ignition switch ... they draw enough that I try not to connect them to unswitched power in order not to drain the battery when I forget to turn them off.
I had considered the phone connector and a relay, but I've already got other plans for the phone connector (mirror and radar detector).
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.
