CJGerard

I am getting the seats in my 88 RX7 convertible redone. While they are doing them , I had them add heated seats to them. They are not doing the wiring since they don't have the car, just the seats. I am going to wire them up. I believe each seat can draw up to 5 amps when on high, which means I need to hook them to a 10 amp circuit at least. Does anyone have a recommendation on which circuit I should hook the heated seats into. It needs to be a switched circuit so they are off when the car is off. Thanks

clokker

iTrader: (2)

I'd wire them separate from the rest of the car, not into an existing circuit.
Run fused power directly to a relay from the battery and then to the seats.
The "trigger"side (coil) of the relay can be tapped into any ignition controlled circuit since it draws only a few milliamps.
Simple, separate and not dependent on any original (and therefore, old) OEM wiring.

j9fd3s

iTrader: (3)

i like to use the AAS circuit, its 30amp, and not used. on the coupes, there is a connector on each corner too

Hot_Dog

Just curious...who's redoing your seats and how much are they charging? I need to have my driver's side seat reupholstered.

CJGerard

I am using leather medic in Rockville MD. I on the drivers seat, I needed the left side bolster redone and the bottom foam repaired/replaced. The are also replacing the bootom perforated section. on the passenger side they are replacing the bottom perforated piece. Then they refurbish (re-dye) the rest of both seats so everything matched. So both seats redone are $700. it was originally $500 estimate but I decided to get the bottom pieces replaced since they were starting to crack. The seat heaters are extra.I will let you know how they turn out.

Hot_Dog

Ok...thanks for the info!

CJGerard

Just wanted to follow up from my previous posts. I ended up using an "add a tap" fuse adapter and added it in parallel with the cigarette lighter. It was easy to install and wire up. The heated seats work great