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DaJo · 03-06-2014, 05:56 PM

Mine works fine! When I put it in the "rapid" heating mode it heats up fairly quickly and are consistently heated. Since it is cold and winter here, I'm glad I have these!

Those who sat in my car can feel it heat up to a comfortable level too.

Dave-ROR · 03-06-2014, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mossyjaw

I don't think it is the seat material. The seat will get really hot for a few minutes maybe once a week. My girlfriend had an old saturn and now has a new hyundai and both of those cars had better heated seats. We came to the conclusion that maybe my car is just temperamental. I started sweet talking it and petting the dash and the seats heated up.... coincidence? Maybe.

This is basically what my car does as well. I drove it for a little over 6 hours this past weekend (a tad over 3 hours each way) and I felt it 1-2 times each way. The M3's drivers side is broken currently, but on the 3 bacon slices setting it's too hot but it switches itself to 1 bacon slice after it heats up. Works great compared to the BRZ.. just need to fix the damn drivers side now.. team lazy

soundman98 · 03-06-2014, 07:42 PM

is there a thermostat or something built into the seats to prevent it from getting too hot?

AznBRZer · 03-06-2014, 08:13 PM

Tried it on my ride home and wow, this thing gets pretty damn toasty. Pretty sure it was cooking my balls on low, so I turned it off.

2013GTRNate · 03-06-2014, 11:14 PM

My seat heaters work great! No complaints here. Albeit I live in SoCal and only use the in the early AM when heading to the gym. For me they always stay at just the right temperature.

PollosHermanos · 03-07-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

VW stopped using the roller wheel? R32's used the wheel back in the day, always stayed on the same number

Yea the MK6 went to a push-button located on the HVAC temperature and location control knobs that turned them on (1), then up a notch for medium (2), and a final one for extra crispy (3).

OrbitalEllipses · 03-07-2014, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

is there a thermostat or something built into the seats to prevent it from getting too hot?

It's called your ass.

Akari · 03-07-2014, 05:36 PM

Mine are also quite inconsistent, 95% of the time they're just kind of Meh warm then every once in a while I get a nice burst of heat that feels fantastic.

Has anyone tried talking to a dealership about this? It almost seems like it could be a flaw in the thermostat for these(Assuming it has one).

I also have back problems that heat helps so I would really love to get these working better.

taiguy · 03-14-2014, 01:50 AM

the heated seats in my 2013 brz limited are nowhere near as hot as my 2011 outback. On the high setting I can leave it there for 30 minutes before I even think about turning it off. On my outback I can leave it for 5 minutes and then it's uncomfortable.

unvevo · 03-30-2014, 04:50 AM

My heated seats work great. 5 degress outside only took a min for a nice warm seat.

5th 86 · 03-30-2014, 12:19 PM

I like them the way they are, low is perfect just a bit of heat and not nuff too cook the potatos and veg. When seats are too hot i always get sick from it, something my body does not like, too much heat in the core not nuff in the extremities. Could be from the possible cycling of on and off, way too hot then it turns off and cools down then way too hot again, who knows...

hail2thetheif · 03-30-2014, 01:21 PM

The heated seats are terrible in the BRZ compared to other cars. Even my mom's old 98 Forester heated seats were better.

They come on and you get the heat for maybe 5 minutes max and then it turns itself off for 15-20min and you can feel it again sometimes. Being someone that has neck/back problems, it's a real bummer that they don't work very well for long drives.

Oh well.....can't have everything I guess :P

Pete156 · 03-30-2014, 02:01 PM

They work great for keeping takeout food warm in the passenger seat, just wrap in foil. Wish I had heated seats when I delivered pizza forty years ago.

dxero · 03-30-2014, 03:09 PM

Works great up here in northern Alberta, Canada.

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AznBRZer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 16 CBS WRX Limited Location: Boston Posts: 1,147 Thanks: 947 Thanked 592 Times in 371 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Tried it on my ride home and wow, this thing gets pretty damn toasty. Pretty sure it was cooking my balls on low, so I turned it off.

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Akari Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 415 Thanks: 181 Thanked 149 Times in 97 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine are also quite inconsistent, 95% of the time they're just kind of Meh warm then every once in a while I get a nice burst of heat that feels fantastic. Has anyone tried talking to a dealership about this? It almost seems like it could be a flaw in the thermostat for these(Assuming it has one). I also have back problems that heat helps so I would really love to get these working better.

03-14-2014, 01:50 AM	#51
taiguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Drives: 2013 Black BRZ Limited Location: Denver Posts: 129 Thanks: 54 Thanked 55 Times in 35 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	the heated seats in my 2013 brz limited are nowhere near as hot as my 2011 outback. On the high setting I can leave it there for 30 minutes before I even think about turning it off. On my outback I can leave it for 5 minutes and then it's uncomfortable.

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unvevo Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 3-240sx, supra, brz, 2500hd dmax Location: West Texas Posts: 62 Thanks: 39 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	My heated seats work great. 5 degress outside only took a min for a nice warm seat.

03-30-2014, 12:19 PM	#53
5th 86 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ SPORT TECH Location: CANADA Posts: 306 Thanks: 31 Thanked 98 Times in 68 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I like them the way they are, low is perfect just a bit of heat and not nuff too cook the potatos and veg. When seats are too hot i always get sick from it, something my body does not like, too much heat in the core not nuff in the extremities. Could be from the possible cycling of on and off, way too hot then it turns off and cools down then way too hot again, who knows...

03-30-2014, 01:21 PM	#54
hail2thetheif Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 15 CBS WRX STi Location: Redwood City, Ca Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 63 Times in 24 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The heated seats are terrible in the BRZ compared to other cars. Even my mom's old 98 Forester heated seats were better. They come on and you get the heat for maybe 5 minutes max and then it turns itself off for 15-20min and you can feel it again sometimes. Being someone that has neck/back problems, it's a real bummer that they don't work very well for long drives. Oh well.....can't have everything I guess :P

03-30-2014, 03:09 PM	#56
dxero Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 13 BRZ Sport Tech WRB Location: Canada Posts: 64 Thanks: 18 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Works great up here in northern Alberta, Canada.

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