What switch for heated seats?

[BeardedBlues]

Just ordered Corbeau Sport heated seats and I am wondering what switch I need to install to control the heat with. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[oleguy74]

what does the seat manufacture say?needs to be a 12 volt dc rated switch capable of carring rated current.

 

[dave67fd]

I believe they supply, or suppose to supply a switch that plugs into the heaters wiring harness.

 

[Steve83]

An older defrost switch with 2 heavy wires will do the job. There are MANY styles to choose from:



Avoid the later style with only tiny wires - they need another module & relay to work.

 

[red hot71]

The heated seats should run off a relay. The on/off/hi-lo switch is probley built into the seats and a wire runs back to the relay,or something like that. It probley comes with a stand alone harrness.

I bought a seat heater kit and it has a realy nice harrness that came with it.

 

[u10072]

While I simply hate my BMW 318 total piece of shat-- no-thank you to TZ but I digress-- the heated seat switches on the mid 90's BMW is a nice simple square hole with a light for the hi or lo position. Dont ever buy one of these piles of shat-- get a honda for a driver!

 

[Steve83]

The older Ford defrost switches have an internal relay, so you don't have to worry about it. But they don't have hi/lo/off - they're just off/on with an automatic timer & backlighting.

 

[bronco t]

I recently upgraded my buggy seats with a kit from PRP Seats at www.prpseats.com.

The kit came with two heated panels, switches, and wire loom. The switch was a small round three position rocker and the wires were 14awg that wired in with a 15amp fuse. No relays were in the kit, and the heaters work fantastic. Hopefully your Corbeau heaters are low amperage like the PRP seat heaters. Good luck.

 

[Crush]

Just a thought. Might be able to use a stock wiper switch. It has off high and low settings? Any thought's

 

[backpain]

No idea of this would work, but:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RPC-250-2227/

is a seat heater switch for an aftermarket seat heater

 

[backpain]

sure the seats don't come with wiring and switch?

It's likely going to come with Rostra or Rostra-style heaters and wiring (which is who makes the part I linked above)
http://www.corbeau.com/products/accessories/seat_heaters/

 

[bronco t]

Just a thought. Might be able to use a stock wiper switch. It has off high and low settings? Any thought's

I like that idea... The stock look, hum.

 

[BeardedBlues]

Just a thought. Might be able to use a stock wiper switch. It has off high and low settings? Any thought's

That's a good idea. I guess, as long as it can handle the load, everything would work properly.

 

[BeardedBlues]

I was originally thinking about using an on/off/on toggle switch but it didn't feel right. The Wiper switch would "fit" as long as it can handle the load.

 

[RT]

I was originally thinking about using an on/off/on toggle switch but it didn't feel right. The Wiper switch would "fit" as long as it can handle the load.

Just use a couple relays to take the load and the switch should be fine.