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12-04-02, 07:35 PM
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Seat Heater
With the weather turning colder I'm using the seat heater every day. Unfortunately it doesn't perform as good as other cars I have owned or been in. I had a Pontiac with a hi and low setting and when I had it set to HI they got almost HOT. Anyone else feel the same way about the seets in our GS's? Could something be wrong with mine?
12-04-02, 08:07 PM
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I found the same problem in my IS, my 2000 silverado also had a hi/lo setting and it got HOT on the hi setting as you describe. It seems my IS seats take alot longer to warm up too.
12-04-02, 11:07 PM
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I totally agree. My Jeep Grand Cherokee has heated seats with high and low settings and they are much nicer than the seats in my GS. I was going to ask the dealer about this next week when I am there but I guess it is normal. My Jeeps seats get so hot I have to turn them off after 30mins or so, I like that !!!!!
12-04-02, 11:08 PM
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Are there any mods for the seat heater out there? Not only was it good on cold days but without you coat, it was like a hot pack on you back. Crank the AC up and the seat heater to hi and all the stress / tension from a hard day were gone.
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12-04-02, 11:19 PM
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I think everyones GS has crappy heated seats... They really stink compared to all my other cars.. Even my RX has better heated seats... My suggestion is to get a heating pad, plug it into the socket inside the armrest and your set......
12-05-02, 12:09 AM
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My friends have a '99 RX and a '01 IS. I had to turn off RX heaters after only a few minutes because they got too hot for my taste. IS, on the other hand, today took almost 5 mins before I noticed that the seat is actually warm. But at that point it didn't matter anymore since my body heat already warmed the fabric seats of the IS enough.
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12-05-02, 06:30 AM
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Maybe you could kill two birds with one stone...
buy a cup of scorching hot coffee from McDonalds...spill on your lap...really heat up your seat...and make a million in the process as well...
Let me know how that works out for you.
buy a cup of scorching hot coffee from McDonalds...spill on your lap...really heat up your seat...and make a million in the process as well...
Let me know how that works out for you.
12-05-02, 10:39 AM
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This is my first car with a seat heater, so I don't have anything to compare to.
But, my new GS3 seems to have fine seat heaters. They are a bit slow, but get to just about the right temp and stay there. Sometimes I turn them off after ten minutes, sometimes leave them on for an hour drive.
GB
But, my new GS3 seems to have fine seat heaters. They are a bit slow, but get to just about the right temp and stay there. Sometimes I turn them off after ten minutes, sometimes leave them on for an hour drive.
GB
12-05-02, 07:30 PM
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yeah, I've noticed mine are pretty weak too. But it's still strong enough to make the chicks go "ooooh, my butt's getting warm." I just smile...
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12-05-02, 07:58 PM
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damn.. i miss that feature.. i had it on my ls400.. it was sweeet.. now when i got my gs it didn't come w/ that feature
damn i miss it so much.. i wish if there was a way to fix it.. besides to go to dealership and spend thousands of dollars to install new one.. which makes no sense.. i heard that all cars are wired w/ heated seats not all of them have buttons to turn 'em on or off.. i wonder if that's the case then i can just get those buttons and have heated seats for winter.. when i used to drive my ls.. i didn't even turn on heat.. very very rearly.. i used heated seats a lot though.. does anyone knows anythin about it?
damn i miss it so much.. i wish if there was a way to fix it.. besides to go to dealership and spend thousands of dollars to install new one.. which makes no sense.. i heard that all cars are wired w/ heated seats not all of them have buttons to turn 'em on or off.. i wonder if that's the case then i can just get those buttons and have heated seats for winter.. when i used to drive my ls.. i didn't even turn on heat.. very very rearly.. i used heated seats a lot though.. does anyone knows anythin about it?
12-05-02, 08:24 PM
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Originally posted by Ex996
yeah, I've noticed mine are pretty weak too. But it's still strong enough to make the chicks go "ooooh, my butt's getting warm." I just smile...
yeah, I've noticed mine are pretty weak too. But it's still strong enough to make the chicks go "ooooh, my butt's getting warm." I just smile...
Damn.. now i realllly wish i had heated seats!
12-05-02, 10:31 PM
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Originally posted by alexus
damn.. i miss that feature.. i had it on my ls400.. it was sweeet.. now when i got my gs it didn't come w/ that feature damn i miss it so much.. i wish if there was a way to fix it.. besides to go to dealership and spend thousands of dollars to install new one.. which makes no sense.. i heard that all cars are wired w/ heated seats not all of them have buttons to turn 'em on or off.. i wonder if that's the case then i can just get those buttons and have heated seats for winter.. when i used to drive my ls.. i didn't even turn on heat.. very very rearly.. i used heated seats a lot though.. does anyone knows anythin about it?
damn.. i miss that feature.. i had it on my ls400.. it was sweeet.. now when i got my gs it didn't come w/ that feature
damn i miss it so much.. i wish if there was a way to fix it.. besides to go to dealership and spend thousands of dollars to install new one.. which makes no sense.. i heard that all cars are wired w/ heated seats not all of them have buttons to turn 'em on or off.. i wonder if that's the case then i can just get those buttons and have heated seats for winter.. when i used to drive my ls.. i didn't even turn on heat.. very very rearly.. i used heated seats a lot though.. does anyone knows anythin about it?