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redwngr
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Always figured they were a waste of money. Won't order without it now.

Isriam
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i use mine a lot. it only takes about 3 minutes to get too hot to hold, so i turn it off after that.   its funny how awesome the steering wheel warmer is and how terrible the seat warmers are.

jay15892
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I never thought I'd need a heated steering but now that I have one I would not want to live without it! Truly awesome in Alaskan winters..

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So I haven't looked under my dash or anything yet, but two days ago I just purchased a 2016 LTZ that has heated seats but does not have adjustable pedals. So am I to assume that the plug will be present but not hot?

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So I haven't looked under my dash or anything yet, but two days ago I just purchased a 2016 LTZ that has heated seats but does not have adjustable pedals. So am I to assume that the plug will be present but not hot?

If I recall, there were others without adjustable pedals that had the 2-Pin mate connector below and was hot. There hasn’t been any rhyme or reason as to when they are present and/or hot.


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cbrsilv15 Senior Enthusiast

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Just take 2 mins and a multimeter and you can see if it's present and hot.  Mine was there, just not hot.  I didn't have adjustable pedals.

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38 minutes ago, cbrsilv15 said:

Just take 2 mins and a multimeter and you can see if it's present and hot.  Mine was there, just not hot.  I didn't have adjustable pedals.

So if it's "hot", it would be hot constant with key on?

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just finished heated steering wheel swap on my 14 silverado LT, the wiring was not present on my column harness. i was able to source the plug and pin the connector and tap into the ground for the column harness, i wanted it as close to factory as possible.t total cost for was around 210.00

 

New heated steering wheel-   150.00 through ebay

New clock Spring - 60.00 through my  local GM dealer

Plug- free i was able to source from a harness i already had (pure luck)

 

from the harness connector under the dash i had to run a power to the X51L connector (drivers side fuse box) where the fuse is located for the heated steering wheel 7.5 amp fuse the only one in there i did verify that the heat turns off on ignition and also pulled the fuse during operation to ensure it was on the right circuit. Pgamboa sent me a pre terminated wire to go from the column harness connector to the X51L fuse block. Word of advice make sure the wire front the column connector to the X51L is the same gauge thicker wire caused my heated steering wheel to short cycle 

 

the cost can be further offset by selling your old wheel and clock spring. which is my plan

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Does one need a puller to remove the wheel for this project?  Where are most people buying wheels and clock springs. I see GM Parts Direct has the wheel for $221 IIRC

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No puller usually required. Loosen the nut a few threads then pull and rock the wheel. Ya gotta pull hard so you need to leave the nut on a couple of threads.

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pgamboa Senior Enthusiast

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No puller usually required. Loosen the nut a few threads then pull and rock the wheel. Ya gotta pull hard so you need to leave the nut on a couple of threads.

Good tip on leaving the nut on. I had a visual of someone knocking them self out, pulling so hard on it.


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I have the forward collision on it but it does not affect functions at all they wanted more for just a heated version 

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Yes. Just make sure you check with the key on. Lol. I didn’t the first time. 

I went to double check things and thought the entire time this was a constant hot Voltage.

Yeah, it’s not. It’s a Run/Crank Voltage. Only hot when started.

Thanks for pointing that out!


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I finally got around to putting my new to me steering wheel/clock spring on (thanks Tbarn!) but am having a hard time sourcing the pin that goes into the connector on the back of the X51L fuse panel.  I have the Yazaki pin for X201 (by the BCM) connector and the one I thought was correct for the other end came in but it's definitely not the correct one.   I'm lucky enough to have the connector for the heated wheel in the harness, it's just not hot. 

 

Pgamboa - are you selling a pre-terminated wire that goes from the X51L to the X201?  If so I'll shoot ya PM to get that ball rolling so I can finish this wiring as close to factory as possible.  Thanks!

 

Edited: looking for the terminal to order that goes into the X2 connector on the back of the X51L

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