Multi Zone seat heaters

Has anyone seen a way of having seat heaters that you can select just the back, just the bottom, or both? I have some lower back issues where the seat heater is nice, but the butt warmer is not needed but want the option to have both.

 

Get some switches from a suburban. They can adjust to your liking.

 

Thanks for the tip. I'll look for some

 

Look at the 2008 to 2012 switches. You deffentally have some control.

 

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would for sure be interested in this. I run the heated seat almost all the time but only want it for my back.

OP keep us posted if you have any success

 

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I think I am going to order this kit and buy an extra switch. I will make the back and bottom independent of each other. Will be the same for the passenger. https://www.carid.com/install-bay/driver-and-passenger-seat-heater-mpn-ibhs3.html?singleid=333649666

 

do you already have the Toyota OEM heated seats? Would the plan be to take that out and start over?

I'm wondering if the OEM ones can just be split into 2 "zones"

 

No. I am starting from scratch .

 

gotcha.....still interested to see where you end up

 

No likely, they share the seat heater temperature sensor.

 

Well I finally got around to installing my seat heaters. I ordered two kits on AliExpress that had the two controllers on one switch. I installed half of the heaters of both systems. So now instead of left and right the L&R stands for lumbar and rump. Works like a charm.

 

I want to get around to this. I’d love to have back-only.

I’m not a Chevy fan but they nailed that haha

 

I ordered two of these. Took about a month to get them in. Ordered clazzio seat covers and installed them all at the same time.

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Do you have any notes or pictures from the install? Specifically where you placed the heating elements and the switch panels?

 

I ran a wire from the battery through the firewall and connected the seat heater fused wire. The other red and yellow wires I hooked to the power port in the armrest. Make sure you hook to the power side..learned that the hard way. The ground well there are plenty to choose from.

 

Good spot for the switches. I have yet to order the heaters so don't know what kind of wires it has running off. I'll have to return here when I get to that point.

 

Here is the layout for the kits I purchased. I twisted the red ACC positive and the yellow together and connected to the socket in the arm rest.

 

I scrolled down on the product page and saw that (after my last post). Isn't the yellow wire for controlling switch illumination?