Powering Seat heater outside of car

towerson25 · 01-30-2023, 11:48 AM

Hi Everyone! First post here. I have recently removed a passenger-side sport seat from a 2006 e90 and have made it into an office desk chair. It lacks the central seat module that I believe is mostly on LCi cars and on the driver's side of all of them(the big white box?). This has made it easy for me to wire in power for full seat adjustment controls with just a simple + and - from a Dewalt battery for now. However, I can't for the life of me figure out how to power the heated seat portion. If anyone has any advice(even if it's just which color is + or -) to make the heated part functional please let me know! Also willing to answer any questions about DIY-ing your own seat!

Hoody007 · 01-31-2023, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by towerson25

Hi Everyone! First post here. I have recently removed a passenger-side sport seat from a 2006 e90 and have made it into an office desk chair. It lacks the central seat module that I believe is mostly on LCi cars and on the driver's side of all of them(the big white box?). This has made it easy for me to wire in power for full seat adjustment controls with just a simple + and - from a Dewalt battery for now. However, I can't for the life of me figure out how to power the heated seat portion. If anyone has any advice(even if it's just which color is + or -) to make the heated part functional please let me know! Also willing to answer any questions about DIY-ing your own seat!

What’s the last 7 of the VIN of the car the seat came out of?

I have ISTA+ and I’m sure the wiring diagram would help you…

towerson25 · 03-01-2023, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoody007

What’s the last 7 of the VIN of the car the seat came out of?

I have ISTA+ and I’m sure the wiring diagram would help you…

I'm sorry it took me so long to reply, the yard was an hour away I just got to go back yesterday. The VIN of the car is "WBAVD13526KV12697"

Hoody007 · 03-01-2023, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by towerson25

I'm sorry it took me so long to reply, the yard was an hour away I just got to go back yesterday. The VIN of the car is "WBAVD13526KV12697"

No worries!
Might be a few days until I can get back to you though - George might chime in first 😂

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