it took alot longer than i planned for but i now have heated seats in my SS/SC. ill take some pics tomorow.
it was a pain in the a$$ but whatever its worth it for toasty buns.

later all.

 

Cool, I was wishing someone would do this. I would love to have heated seats in my SS/SC. Did you use all factory parts and how much were all the parts?

 

i kind of thought it would ruin the material on the seats

 

The heated seats in my sedan and the SS/SC (color insert not recaros) are made of the same material so it won't really hurt anything. I bet taking the seat covers off was the biggest pain in the ass. Taking off the head rests and making sure you don't have a birds nest of wires is also crazy.

Did you get your seat warmers from PYFC?

 

getting the seats out of the car took like 30 seconds(only 2 bolts for each seat)
then my dad and i took some time to figure out where to put the buttons.
taking the seats apart was a hassle but i worked in a detail shop for quite a while so i knew what i was getting into. taking the seat cover all the way off is a waste of your time. all you need to do is pull the leather up high enough so that you can work underneath. the leather on the seat back is actually attached by screws to the seat so i just i undid the j clips and rolled enough of the leather up to work the heating element in. the seat bottoms went in easy as pie. like i said ive worked with cars before so im pretty clever at tucking wires with twist ties where they wont get pinched or rubbed against. The first seat went very slow then the second went by in a flash. i was going to take step by step pics but unfortunately my camera was full after 2 pics! DOH! just one of those things. my dad is a GM engineer so he handled the wiring. we used the windshield and the sunroof fuses to supply power. ill post some pics tomro i think we did a great job as the buttton is well placed. the heat works though the driver side heats faster. we think its a bad ground so ill be tinkering. i had a though later that it may have been the fact that the lumbar support was cranked on full (after wrestling with the seat) and might have pushed the pad into me harder as there is no lumbar **** on the passenger side. ill keep everybody updated.

i actually bought the heating elements off ebay. this is the stuff. the directions sucked but i figured it out.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-D...21031384QQrdZ1

this is the exact ones 2 x 72.50+ s+h=156 sumthin and i now have the best feature on an automobile since the steering wheel. oh by the way i live in Michigan so its soooo nice to have a warm seat.

whew thats a lot of writing.

 

I live in Nova Scotia, I agree 100%, my heated seats are used daily (I don't drive a cobalt however). I thought these cars were offered with heated seats? when I was thinking about buying them heated seats were listed as an option at my dealer.

 

Yeah, heated seats are available on every model except the SS/SC.

 

Lameness....you'd think they'd offer that on the most expensive model

 

A drivers frozen ass gives the car an extra 5Whp

 

I drove a new Monte SS with heated seats , it was so cozy I didnt want to get out of it

For the comment on the material , with any leather ...the heat is only gonna help it . Cold stiff leather is much more prone to crack prematurely when sat on than pliable warm leather .

Nice job , I was pretty surprised when I got mine heated leather was unavailable when GM touted the option before the SS came out . ah well .

 

i have heated seats in my VR...and i love them every time i get in my car...warms my buns up!

 

...i miss my VR. those heated seats were the ****! put them on 5 and you're ass is sweating bullets. I'd definately like to see any pics tho.

 

so where are the pics

 

im having trouble posting my pics
how do i post pics?

 

You know it bro! Monte SS Seats with the Seat warmers kick ass! Incredibly Comfy.

 

all this talk is making me want a heated computer chair!.......

 

cuz you're typing outside???

 

hers she is the switch .
i like the spot. tell me what u guys think
i posted the pick in the gallery sorry it took so long.

 

I can't see it in the pic real well. got any better shots?

 

sorry i only have a crappy digital camera thats all ive got.
the switch is flush i was just trying to show location.

 

cool. I would do it for warm seats, but I am not good at that. really don't wanna take the seats apart. did you do both seats?
do you have to?

 

i did both seats driver and passenger. but u can do only one if you want.
i did not have to take the seat all the way apart. I was able to take the seats out very very easily. the seat bottom comes apart easily. the seat back not so much. i was able to release the leather from the seat and using my hands work the heating elements into position. it took a lot longer then i thought but it wasnt too hard to do.

 

cool. does 1 switch do both seats or did you put 2 switches in

 

Was there any stitching involved??? I'm, how you say, pretty f'in bad on a sewing machine.

Also, how much does it cost to get the color insert seats?? I'm driving a baseline and I like the two tone style and I'm wondering if anyone who's bought Recaros for a yellow SS/SC might be willing to part with their two tones...

 

there is a switch on each side. absolutely no stiching involved unless you screw up and rip something. the leather has 2 grooved channels that hold the leather tight on the padding. after undoing these slips i worked the heating elements in.