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      05-16-2014, 07:21 PM   #28
peter91118
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Drives: '01 325xit, '09 335i
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Originally Posted by joekitch View Post
i find this a little hard to believe, it seems like all you need is to
-buy a heated wheel, the clockspring and the plastic steering column surround that came with it, and the heated wheel button + wiring hardness

-replace steering wheel, clockspring, steering column plastic surround, insert button
-wire a spare 12v source from somewhere in the steering column or dash to power the extra clockspring ring or pin
-plug everything back in

am i missing something here? does the heated wheel tie into the climate control system through some complicated crap?
Your missing a relay and possibly more. That little button on the steering wheel does not handle the 40A that go to the heater.
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