Adding heated seats to an '01

[dave moore]

I recently moved to wisconsin from las vegas with my '01. Does anyone know if the heated seats from the '02-'03's will retrofit into my truck?

 

[Larry Gamble]

What part of Wis-TAX-sin are you in? Milwaukee here.



Welcome to the land of CheeseHeads.

 

[Kevin Long]

California is the Nation's largest producer of cheese. Wouldn't that make Californians cheeseheads?

 

[Deleted deleted]

Dave: the seats should fit since only minor cosmetic changes have been made to the Trac since its introduction in 2000. I can only imagine how much a Ford parts dept would ask for OEM heated seats for a Trac.

 

[Michelle Widell]

Hey Larry... since his username is "milwaukeedave", I'd say he's from the Milwaukee area.

 

[TRACket Paul]

milwaukeedave, simple answer is yes!

 

[Tom Higbee]

THEY SURE DO! I PUT THEM IN MY 01.....JUST HAVE TO ADD POWER!!

 

[Allen Brandt]

http://www.rostra.com/seat-heater.htm



That's a link to a company that sells the kit

 

[Greg Bosin]

Properly linked for your convenience.

 

[dave moore]

Thanks everybody, I need to go to the local boneyards and look for ST with the seats. If it is as easy as bolting the seats and adding power, I'll try it.

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Has anyone here used the ROSTRA seat heaters (the link above)?



If so, do you like them? How difficult was it to get your seats apart?



TJR

 

[KennethW Raskauskas]

I put my own heated seats in

 

[Dreman]

Hey,



Do they make air conditioned seats for those in the warmer areas?

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Funny you should ask that Dreman (about the cooling seats). Cooling seats are available in several luxury models now (no, I don't know of any American cars that have them). But they do exist. Same basic technology as those heater/cooler units that you can buy that plug into your cig-plug...one setting for heating, another setting for cooling. A simple change in the direction (polarity) of the current through the junction of the heating/cooling material and it either gets warm or cold.



Haven't found an OEM for the heating/cooling pads, yet, though.



TJR

 

[Greg Bosin]

TJR, my Expedition has cooling seats, actually blows cool air through the perferated leather. I don't need it very often here on the Oregon Coast but it is a nice luxury. I assume the Navigator has it also since it is more upscale.

 

[Dreman]

Maybe I'll see if the Aviators have them as well!



Oh, wait, those are the new body style. Rats!:angry:

 

[Thomas Rogers]

Agh Greg B....air cooled. I think the Euro cars are using the "Peltier Junction" technology but I can't confirm that.



Read more about it at:

 

[Deleted deleted]

every car that is sold in the South should come with cooled seats. Drove a Navigator with them once, and they were awesome!

 

[Dreman]

Hot seats are one reason I am strongly opposed to owning a car or truck with either leather or vinyl seats. The guys at the Jaguar stand at the car show looked at me like I was insane when I asked them if you could get a Jaguar with cloth seats! Vinyl is probably better because it won't soak up the sweat I will inevitably develop after an hour or so in the saddle, AC or no AC. Vinyl can be cleaned, but leather will let it soak in. And I don't want to think about how it would smell in there after 200,000 miles of me sweating in the seat! Cloth seats breathe enough to allow a little air circulation, just enough to keep me cooled. Cooled leather seats might work, though.

 

[Tim Turner]

The Aviators have heated and cooling seats. That is one awesome SUV. My grandma owns one and I drive it to the beach every year. The power, luxury, accessories, everything is second to none in its class.