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Thread: E36 heated seats

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    I'm swapping my destroyed non-heated sports seats out and installing some new low mile heated ones to take there place. My question is, how do I get the heat to work on the new seats? I don't want to run wires to the fuse box either, I was thinking I'll just run them to the cig lighter, but I don't know which wires to run to the switches and which ones to the lighter.






    Thanks!

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    I foresee a car fire in your future. Do it right or don't do it at all.

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    Yeah running wires to the fusebox and doing it properly is such a pain. Just ghetto rig it. That is a much better idea when dealing with electricity and heating elements.

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    You need the OE wiring harness. It incorporates the switches, a relay, correct connectors, and a fuse. Not only will it properly wire the car to avoid a fire, but it gives you OE-designed heat control with the switches.

    The harness is about $200 new. I pulled mine out of a parts car and it was a nightmare. You only need to run two wires to the fusebox.

    http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...t-Step-by-Step

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    Hey thanks for the link man! I'll be tackling it this weekend hopefully

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