I swapped my leather heated seats for some OEM Nismo seats in my 05 Roadster. Has anyone added heating elements to their Nismo seats? Im wondering if I can pilfer the heating elements from my original seats and install them in my Nismo units? Suggestions or ideas?

 

Anyone anyone?

 

To be honest, no one hasn't done that up to this point. I think it would be a bit of work.

 

The sole purpose of the seats w/o the heated options etc was to cut weight, but still this is still one heavy little car.

 

Do you really need heated seats if you live in SoCal? Personally i don't see the point, but to each their own.

 

It’s an easy swap; the heater element is simply a thin pad that sits between the seat cover and the seat cushion. I also live in a temperate climate and never used the heated seats. Then someone here said that putting on the seat heater (even on a hot day) will keep you from getting stiff on long road trips. Amazingly that really works.

 

I swapped the heating element from my original leather seats into my Nismo seats. The reason I need heat is that my Z is a convertible and I like the top down. With the heated seats, I was able to drive with the top down in 57 degree temps at night and not be cold and I had not jacket or hat on.

Here is my write up from the Roadster forum:

Here is a pic of the heated pads from the original leather seats:



Removing the pads entails taking the seat out of the car, unbolting the lower frame from the lower seating area, and then removing a bunch of hog rings to separate the cover from the cushion.

Here is a pic of the heat pads and wiring removed from the original leather seats:


The wiring has to be removed so it can be plugged in to the original wiring of the car. Much of the wiring is not needed but I left it anyway and tucked it under the seat.

This pic shows where the heat pad will be positioned underneath the cloth cover:


The seat back heat pad was placed on the lower part of the seat back...same place as the original leather seats.

I tested the pads before I inserted them into the seats. On the short drive to the office this morning, the seat was nice and toasty. I noticed that the seat bottom is much warmer than the seat back...not sure why.

 

Good job OP, I didn't know it was just a pad that heats the seats.

I like to turn them on in the winter time, especially if the car has been sitting outside for awhile

 

Is it safe to have heated seats with the cloth material? Just wondering since I feel like every heated seat is usually leather or leatherette.

 

I have factory heated cloth seats in my Jeep Commander.

 

Yes, as Spike points out, it works perfectly fine with all types of cloth seat materials. Lots of Minivans, small Toyotas, Subarus and Hyundais etc can be equipped with them.

Deus, the ultimate in top down driving pampering is the ‘Air Scarf' option available on some Mercedes convertibles. This bubbles some warm air out of the headrests to envelop your neck. I’m sure a creative guy like you could rig something like this up. PM me if you’re stuck for ideas on how to fabricate this, as I once entertained having this installed on my Roadster.

 

Pretty cool mod and write up OP.

 

Thank you!

Jennifer....That would be nice to have heated air coming out the neck area. My friend has a car that does the same thing and he reminds me of that all the time!! Fortunately, living in so cal, where its been 80 for most of this month, I wont need that too often, but it sure sounds like a good idea.