After reading the thread about add radio controls to the steering wheel. I was thinking maybe you can do this with heated seats. So I called 2 Local chevy dealerships inquiring if the seats I have installed come with heating elements pre-installed, so I can just add harness and switch. The parts guy ran my VIN to see what my HHR has installed. My 1LT has premium deluxe buckets. So I asked the what is the part# for ones with heated seats. This is where I was thrown off. The part number is Identical to the ones w/heated seats. To have heated seats installed at the dealership is $700:eek:

So does anyone who has heated seats or some insight please let me.

Are your seats leather? I thought all of the leather seats were heated, that was part of the package.

$700 isn't bad for the upgrade considering sticker is right at $1000 for the leather seats.

I thought all leather seats were heated also. Now maybe in the cloth seats the wires are in place under the floor :confused: but I would think you would still need to buy the heating element

My seats are cloth. I have two connectors hooked up to each seat underneath. I know one of them is the seatbelt chime, but it has too many wires for something simple like that.

GM does offer some cars with heated cloth seats, but not ours. I think only with the leather. The other wires are likely to be for the weight sensor for the dual stage airbags. At least that would be a good guess.

My :2cents: worth, drivers side is wire are for the power seat, as for the ones on the other side my guess would also be for the air bag sensor.

Underneath both seats there are 2 wires in the HHR. I know in my 04 cavalier there is a wire underneath the drivers seat for the seatbelt chime.

Underneath both seats there are 2 wires in the HHR. I know in my 04 cavalier there is a wire underneath the drivers seat for the seatbelt chime.

If there are 2 wires under both then drivers would be seat belt/air bag chime and power seat maybe, passanger seat would be air bag and seat belt :2cents:

I dunno, my wife always puts her seatbelt on before I can even get in the car. Mainly because she doesn't like the way I drive. Next time I stop in at my dealer I will look at one with heated seats then one with without to see if there is a difference. Maybe someone can upload some pics of the difference.

Do you want heated seats or just the controls on the steering wheel?
Whats the advantage to moving it up to the steering wheel, how often would you change the setting? I can forsee a major wireing job, for what purpose?

I want heated seats. I was just thinking it would be job like adding the radio controls to the steering wheels. I thought is was just a wiring harness and a switch, which I was wrong. The elements are not in the seat; I would have to pull the upholstery and put in the elements and then connect the harness and switch. I would rather pay the $700 than "Try" ripping the upholstery out. I have a tendency to break things on the first try. On the other hand I do have two seats; one to practice and the other actually do right! :lol:

Many aftermarket stereo shops can install heated seat elements for you.

Check around, you might be surprised!

Kits are available on eBay, in fact.

I never really thought of that, good looking out. Too bad my buddy just quit his job at one :(

Hey! If he's out of work...maybe he can stop by and make a few bucks!

He was a salesman who was in good with the installers. He quit his job to sale mattresses, why I don't know. :confused:

He was a salesman who was in good with the installers. He quit his job to sale mattresses, why I don't know. :confused:

Interesting way to pick up a date maybe? :lol: Of course I am assuming he is single and that may be invalid...

Actually he isn't single... which I am very surprised about. His brother got him the job and brain washed him with "You can make 60k a year selling these things". I don't know about you but when can you recall the last time you bought a bed? And the time before that? People don't knock down the doors to buy a new mattress and box spring everyday. Least at the Car stereo shop there is always eye candy wanting to buy a new cell phone, stereo, speakers, etc.

So you think people have stopped buying/sleeping on beds... That would be like a creature comfort thing, but, you do think that a lot of people need/want the heated seat controls on the steering wheel... HMMM.

I didn't want heated seat controls on the steering wheel. I was refering to the idea of this thread (http://chevyhhr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1912). If adding heated seats was plug and play like the thread refering to "adding radio controls to the steering wheel".

I would suggest making a trip out to any auto upholstry shop. They can hook you up with an aftermarket seat element. It's pretty routine work for them and they will probably be your best source of information.

:D What we need to have around Phoenix is some "Air Conditioned" seats!:roll:
They're more than warm enough all on their own 95% of the time!:nuts: :nuts:

I didn't want heated seat controls on the steering wheel. I was refering to the idea of this thread (http://chevyhhr.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1912). If adding heated seats was plug and play like the thread refering to "adding radio controls to the steering wheel".
You know, I can`t believe that thread went on for 22 pages, and I`m not about to read that much stuff to see if someone was thinking about moving the heated seat controls to the steering wheel, I`ll take your word for it.
Please except my Humble apology so that we can put this subject (excuse the pun )to bed.:thumb:

:D What we need to have around Phoenix is some "Air Conditioned" seats!:roll:
They're more than warm enough all on their own 95% of the time!:nuts: :nuts:

Many of the high end luxury cars can come with ventilated seats. I know of a shop here in cold, snowy Calgary Canada that can do an aftermarket vent/cooling system.

Of course you gotta be willing to spend the money to get the work done but it would be an awesome option. I would pay for it.

I agree with you black beauty, this thread went a "little" too far than needed. Thank you for everyone's input. This thread is done!!

That`s what we do, heck what else is there to talk about in a car forum (don`t even touch that ). Glad to have Hollered at cha..
Happy Motoring. Holla, B/B

:D What we need to have around Phoenix is some "Air Conditioned" seats!:roll:
They're more than warm enough all on their own 95% of the time!:nuts: :nuts:

I had a/c seats in my Navigator. After sitting in them a while with the a/c on it felt to me like you wet you pants, but after a while you got used to it. Nice feature for leather and hot weather, then throw in a remote start and you're all set! ..................Regards