Factory Heated Seat Kit And Leather Install Completed

[clc3251]

I recently did the heated seat install along with a complete changeover from my factory lint-gatherers to leather from leatherseats.com on my 2007 NBS Silverado. The complete install took me about 10 hours but a lot of that time was wasted due to the lack of instructions with the leather kit and the poor pictures in the instructions with the GM kit. If I had to do it again I could do it in about 6 hours, 4 with a helper. Just the heated seat install could be done in a couple hours with a helper. Total cost was under a grand for the leather and the heated seat kit. The only sticking points I found were a few tools I didn't have and difficulty doing the wiring because very poor pictures are provided in the GM instructions. If you undertake this install you will need the following tools that you may not have: 18mm deep socket (only for the rear seat removal for the new leather), 15mm deep socket for the front nuts holding in the front seats(it is actually a 6 point "E" nut but a 15mm socket works just fine), an E14 socket for the rear bolts on the front seats, and a Torx T-50 driver to remove the seatbelts from the front seats to facilitate the seat removal. Pick these up ahead of time and avoid the lost time taken to drive to the hardware store. When you do the wiring, the instructions tell you to remove the terminal cavity from position M3 on both of the huge 56 way connectors. The picture is of little help, however if you turn both of the connectors over, you just locate the vertical middle row of connectors and count up from the bottom to the third connector. The terminal cavity wire in both positions will be the same as the ones you will be replacing them with from the kit, once you swap the connectors, you just plug the removed terminal cavities into the loose connectors provided in the kit and plug that into the connector already on the kit. The wires will match up color-wise and plug right in. Also the terminal cavities come right out with a small flathead screwdriver or awl. None of the connectors in the kit or in the factory junction block can be plugged into the wrong sockets. They are all either different sizes or have nubs on the plugs in different spots, which only allow them to go in certain sockets. I still have to get the computer programmed by the dealer for the seats to work. Local dealers want between 44 and 75 dollars to do it, which is high in my opinion, but what can you do. I didn't take any pics of the install, but other than locating the M3 terminal cavity, you shouldn't need any. If you just locate it like I described, you should be fine. If anyone needs help with this install let me know.

[Black02Silverado]

Sounds like a great job. Heated seat are great. Once you have them you don't want to be without them on a cold winter day.

 

I don't suppose you have any install pictures do ya?

[clc3251]

Sounds like a great job. Heated seat are great. Once you have them you don't want to be without them on a cold winter day.

 

I don't suppose you have any install pictures do ya?

 

 

No pictures but took it to the dealer today and they charged $88 + tax to program it. What a ripoff. All the dealers in the area (pittsburgh) quoted the same thing 1-2 hours shop time. $88 is 2 hours shop time.

[highspeedvehicle]

I never liked the idea if having heated seats until I used them Today and I must say on a cold day it makes so much sense. Great now something I cant live without again.