My heated seats saga.
So, the mornings are getting nippy here and I am becoming a bit more motivated in my quest for heated seats.
I have been enjoying heated seats for years in my bimmers and can't live without them. Freezing my butt off while waiting 20 minutes for my engine to warm up is easily remedied by instant, electric heated seats.
My research here brought me to user Manchild who bought his HCHII with aftermarket leather and heated seats from Burien Honda (800-523-9096) in the Seattle, Washington area.
A quick call to them revealed their aftermarket shop for such things. I think there name is Classic Auto Trim (425-430-1112). I spoke with installer John about any possible issues to watch out for when for aftermarket heated seats for the HCHII.
He was very knowledgeable and I would recommend him to anyone in the area. There were two main warnings he relayed to me and I am obliged to pass them on.
1. Do not put a heat pad on the back of the passenger seat as it will interfere with the airbag sensor. A bummer for sure, but not devastating as the passenger can still have their bum warmed.
2. Wire the power to an ignition wire or an accessory wire. Do not wire directly to the fuse box. While this may work, there was a rash of fuse box failures when the latest Odysseys came out and were wired in such way.
So, my research is done. I will schedule an appointment to get my heat installed soon and I will update then.
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