Odd Hedberg wrote:
> Friends,
> I have "always" had heated seats in my Spitfire. At least since
> late the first autumn owning the car, back in 1976. I installed
> loose seat covers with electric heater pads in them then, and have
> never regretted it. It sure is a great accessory to have during
> our cold winter months up here in Santa Country...
> In conjunction with an electric preheater fitted to the engine it
> makes both the engine and me feel good when starting on cold,
> dark winter days. [The 220V mains fed 550W preheater warms up the
> engine cooling water directly, it's a very common thing to have
> installed over here in vehicles used during the winter months.]
> The 12V seat heaters have never given me any problems with their
> power surge. OK, I only use them off and on since they feel rather
> hot to sit on after about 10-20 minutes of driving... I whole-
> hartedly recommends anybody driving their LBC in the winter to
> install these gems...
> My Spitfire is fitted with an alternator, by the way.
>
> I've also later bought a set of heater pads [for fitting inside
> the seats] intended to be fitted when I eventually come around to
> a total rebuild of the seats. I bought them from a SAAB dealer.
> They were spare parts for either a SAAB 99 or a 900, and have a
> built in thermostat in the seat part regulating the temperature
> in both the seat cushion and the backrest pads. Should be an easy
> task to fit them in the seat when finally redoing the seats.
> Yours
> /Odd
Odd,
I guess if anybody needs seat heaters, it's you guys up in the cold
north. It just goes to show that, "Necessity is the Mother of
invention". Just couple the seat heaters with that previous thread about
conception in a Triumph and you've really got something there.
Regards,
Joe
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