finding 12v for heated seats

[spaz]

i installed heated seats into my girlfriends '00 se, but haven't hooked them into any power. i was wondering if there is an easy place to tap into, if anyone knew of an extremely easy write up for doing this. i can hold my own with a wrench, but when it comes to electrical, i just want to cry and go home. the heated seat kits have an inline fuse, but the instructions don't mention where to find power (i need 70 watts per seat). thanks for the help

 

[lee]

what about the 12v plugs up front?

 

[spaz]

funny you should mention those. i just started to take the plugs out to plug in there. i just came to make sure that would be ok electrical-wise. i would rather not catch her car on fire...
pink/green is power, black/white is ground yeah? so i just pull the connectors off and splice the wiress then.. sound about right? like i said, i'm lost under there

 

[jharris2]

what about the 12v plugs up front?

If you're referring to the front power ports, they are limited to 100W, IIRC.

 

[spaz]

if i tap each seat into a different outlet i would be fine, right? or is there 100w combined for both? i feel like such a newb, but what is IIRC?

 

[spaz]

ok, so i went ahead and tapped into the outlets, and drivers side works great. i just took out the passenger side to install heating element, and realized that there is what i assume to be a passenger detecting sensor for the air bag. does anyone know if installing the heated seat will damage or hinder the fuction of the sensor? i am nearly done with this project, so the sooner i get an answer the better. thanks again for all of your help.

 

[Luxury]

ok, so i went ahead and tapped into the outlets, and drivers side works great. i just took out the passenger side to install heating element, and realized that there is what i assume to be a passenger detecting sensor for the air bag. does anyone know if installing the heated seat will damage or hinder the fuction of the sensor? i am nearly done with this project, so the sooner i get an answer the better. thanks again for all of your help.

I didn't think any 4runners before '05 had that sensor. Or at least that is what I assumed. What year seats are they? 2000? The new '05 4runners have a light that go on that says if the airbag is active or not and I don't think '03 or '04 have this feature and I certainly assumed that 3rd gens didn't, but I could be totally wrong. Good luck with the rest of the install and show us some pics if you get a chance.

 

[CLMims]

I think that seat sensor might be for the passenger "fasten-seatbelt" light (it detects if a passenger is seated and the seatbelt is not fastened)

 

[krosno3]

I think that seat sensor might be for the passenger "fasten-seatbelt" light (it detects if a passenger is seated and the seatbelt is not fastened)

:iagree: In my 4R and it is 4th gen there is sensor there and if You press it with your hand, passenger seatbelt light stops blinking.