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Originally Posted by dirt__diggler
Picked these up a couple weeks ago. Have the passenger ready to bolt in and will get the driver's tomorrow. Was not that hard. I will add to the thread with details. What I'm not sure about is wiring up the heat and power (passenger is mechanical). Any help greatly appreciated.
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In the Mazda rx8 heated seats are controlled by relays in the dash.
I believe BMW had some seats that the heated seat controller was integrated into the seat. But 99% of all heated seat elements are controlled in the dash.
Essentially you will need a potentiometer so as you crank the more power is sent to the heating elements. But you will also need the elements burn out voltage and amp so as not to burn it out.
You have a ton of research to go through to find these numbers.
Most people who do heated seats buy the aftermarket pad you insert into your seat as it has a self controlled unit and wires to a nice switch or switches.
Best of luck, I use to be a rotary guy before a Toyota guy and loved the rotor shaped head rest cut outs on the rx8
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