Adding heated seats to an allroad with oem parts?
12-02-2010, 05:11 PM
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Adding heated seats to an allroad with oem parts?
I bought an '05 without the cold weather package and the only thing I miss is the heated seats (ok, truth be told, my wife is one the one that misses them). I have searched (and searched and searched...) and what I have found has left me with a few questions I hope someone here can answer.
Does my allroad have the heat elements in the seats, despite not having the heated seat option, and the plug from the elements? I know the wiring and plugs are not there in the main harness, so if the elements/plugs are there in the seat can I buy this (wiring harness for heated seats from http://www.kufatec.de)?
and a new (used) climate control with the heated seat controls:
...wire it all up and have heated seats? If this does all work, then I could do the same with the rear seats, right?
Does my allroad have the heat elements in the seats, despite not having the heated seat option, and the plug from the elements? I know the wiring and plugs are not there in the main harness, so if the elements/plugs are there in the seat can I buy this (wiring harness for heated seats from http://www.kufatec.de)?
and a new (used) climate control with the heated seat controls:
...wire it all up and have heated seats? If this does all work, then I could do the same with the rear seats, right?
12-02-2010, 05:20 PM
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Maybe it would be cheaper to start from getting ar seats with heating elements,then selling yours to offset the cost.
Whole set here:
http://forums.quattroworld.com/class...gs/12302.phtml
Whole set here:
http://forums.quattroworld.com/class...gs/12302.phtml
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12-03-2010, 04:07 AM
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Maybe it would be cheaper to start from getting ar seats with heating elements,then selling yours to offset the cost.
Whole set here:
http://forums.quattroworld.com/class...gs/12302.phtml
Whole set here:
http://forums.quattroworld.com/class...gs/12302.phtml
12-03-2010, 06:04 AM
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I don't believe they come with the heat elements unless its the cold weather package deal. I haven't verified that though. I can check under a non-cold weather package car's seats this weekend tho...I'm curious to know now ! Checking EPC later too...
X2 to what zawa said...might be much easier to get the right heated seats and add in the wiring/switches.
There are plenty of good heated seats around from wreckers. Heck, why not put in used heated RS6 , S6 or other C5 model seats? Your non-heated ones (if nice) will easily offset the price.
X2 to what zawa said...might be much easier to get the right heated seats and add in the wiring/switches.
There are plenty of good heated seats around from wreckers. Heck, why not put in used heated RS6 , S6 or other C5 model seats? Your non-heated ones (if nice) will easily offset the price.
12-03-2010, 06:36 AM
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I had read on another site (may have been this one), that all allroads have the heat elements in the seats, but not the heated seat wiring/plugs in the main harness. I looked under my driver seat and saw an empty slot in the plug housing, but also there were no wires/plug going into the slot from the back for a new heater harness to plug into 
. So now I am thinking that maybe there is no element in the seat or maybe they just did not add the plug?
. So now I am thinking that maybe there is no element in the seat or maybe they just did not add the plug?
12-03-2010, 06:44 AM
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...for a little background. The reasons I am exploring this option are:
A. I would rather have the car with OEM parts as opposed to aftermarket heaters/switches, etc
B. If I had to, I would go with aftermarket heaters but two shops I have called here in MA have both said they either won't put them in Audi seats because they are too complicated and/or it is too expensive. The one shop that gave me a price was $750. If ai am going to spend that much I would rather be "factory".
A. I would rather have the car with OEM parts as opposed to aftermarket heaters/switches, etc
B. If I had to, I would go with aftermarket heaters but two shops I have called here in MA have both said they either won't put them in Audi seats because they are too complicated and/or it is too expensive. The one shop that gave me a price was $750. If ai am going to spend that much I would rather be "factory".
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12-04-2010, 03:39 AM
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Hi Devo Allroad,
I have 2 heated Allroad seats for sale. Gray and black, very decent shape overall.
They are from a low mileage 2002. Let me know if you are interested.
I have 2 heated Allroad seats for sale. Gray and black, very decent shape overall.
They are from a low mileage 2002. Let me know if you are interested.
12-04-2010, 11:21 PM
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The seats should have the elements in them, but the connectors are cut off -just look for the wires hanging down under the seats, they're there. As for installation of harness and climate head, I don't know exactly how to make it all work.
12-05-2010, 06:28 AM
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Well, that's good and bad news. So to make this work I would need to find this plug and attach them to my existing seat element wires. Sounds like I'd have to find a bad set allroad seats and cut the plugs off.