Heated Aftermarket Seats

[webhead]

Looking for a little advice for my father. He bought a 2015 DBL cab and wants to add aftermarket heated seats. He has done this before to his 14 single cab but was wondering if anyone has done it differently. On his 2014 he spliced into an ignition wire so that the seats would only be "hot" as long as the truck was running. The question we have now is: "Is there a better way to do this". Is there a spot in the fuse box that will allow us to connect a fuse to the seats just as a safety measure. Not sure how many amps the heating elements pull, I assume its not much. To be honest I have yet to look at the fuse box itself but I wanted to throw this out there in case someone has done this before. If anyone has had experience with this in the past your input would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.

Edited December 5, 2015 by webhead

[dbcooper748]

Looking for a little advice for my father. He bought a 2015 DBL cab and wants to add aftermarket heated seats. He has done this before to his 14 single cab but was wondering if anyone has done it differently. On his 2014 he spliced into an ignition wire so that the seats would only be "hot" as long as the truck was running. The question we have now is: "Is there a better way to do this". Is there a spot in the fuse box that will allow us to connect a fuse to the seats just as a safety measure. Not sure how many amps the heating elements pull, I assume its not much. To be honest I have yet to look at the fuse box itself but I wanted to throw this out there in case someone has done this before. If anyone has had experience with this in the past your input would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.

 

Im looking into doing this as well. I personally would run off the main ignition wire as well with a seperate toggle but would add an in-line fuse holder. Anything heated will draw quite a bit. To achieve heat, the elements basically have to create a regulated "dead short". My guess is probably 10-15 amps, but im sure whatever kit you run will have the exact specs on this

[Debra in Cali]

My 2015 has the heated seats. They turn off with engine, but don't turn back on unless you manually do it. So every time the engine goes off, it shuts off the system. Personally think this is a good idea.

[ic3man5]

If you have remote start (Do all of them have it?), I'd tap into that so you can have a warm seat with a warm cab.

[dbcooper748]

If you have remote start (Do all of them have it?), I'd tap into that so you can have a warm seat with a warm cab.

Remote start is an option. Not standard

[webhead]

Thanks for the input guys.

[tboat]

take a look at this site

 

http://www.heatyourseat.com/

[Bobber]

Am installing aftermarket heaters in the rear seats on my '14 Crew Cab... did you ever figure out a good spot to tap into for power? (My set came with a 10A inline fuse...)

[webhead]

My dad ended up taking it to a shop to complete the wiring since he had trouble locating a wire this time around. They installed two relays that splice into a low voltage dash wire. The contacts on the relays are wired to a battery wire and that's where you get your power. Low voltage wire from your dash picks up the relay when the key is forward and then your seats have power. I feel like I'm not explaining it well but its really a simple fix. 2 relays one for each seat. Hope this helps.

Edited December 17, 2015 by webhead

[webhead]

take a look at this site

 

http://www.heatyourseat.com/

Didn't see this till right now but thanks for the suggestion.