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| RRUK Site Supporter Member Since: 31 Mar 2010 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2028  
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I put genuine switches into the dash centre panel where the blanks were, wiring ran along the gbox tunnel and up to the main fuse board to a spare fuse, then up behind the dash to the switches. 2016 D4 HSE
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2nd Sep 2016 3:05pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6682 
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No blanks for heated seats on a 1999 Td5
countdecash are you using genuine or aftermarket switches?  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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2nd Sep 2016 3:14pm |
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| countdecash Member Since: 14 Mar 2016 Location: dublin Posts: 24  
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bought all from lri solutions so it's the two stage switch they use
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2nd Sep 2016 4:20pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6682
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OK so the round Waeco switch.. perhaps in the centre panel under the radio (I've put my genuine switches there)
1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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2nd Sep 2016 4:40pm |
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| countdecash Member Since: 14 Mar 2016 Location: dublin Posts: 24
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do you mean the little panel that screws out where the rear wipe and cigarette switches are?
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2nd Sep 2016 4:51pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6682
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Yep
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2nd Sep 2016 4:57pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20910
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If you want you don't need the two stage switch, it's only a pre-head function and normal function selection.
I run mine on normal all the time and switched that way, never seen the purpose to the pre heat as they are more than warm enough on normal! So much so, they are warmer on the normal heat than what many manufactures seats are as standard. Really nice in weather when you need it.
Have a look at FCX's kit for wiring if you want to go don't the OE look route and it's all there for you. Mines a Puma kit so I'm not quite sure if there is one for a TD5 and how similar or dissimilar it would be. You can get genuine plugs and sockets too for a real genuine finish if you liked. |
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2nd Sep 2016 5:19pm |
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| countdecash Member Since: 14 Mar 2016 Location: dublin Posts: 24
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ok will do though i think these come fully wired............looking forward to a bit of comfort this winter!
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2nd Sep 2016 5:41pm |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6682
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Good points Steve but as there is no place for factory switches in a pre-2002MY Td5 then a genuine switch would need custom mounts. Fitting the twin stage switch may be a lot easier (and could be upgraded from in the future)
1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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2nd Sep 2016 9:35pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20910
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2nd Sep 2016 9:47pm |
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| Defender marto Member Since: 14 Mar 2016 Location: Wirral Posts: 128 
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If this is any help, I too have installed heated seats in my 2004 td5, seeing that the proper switches cost a fortune everywhere I looked I just tried discovery heated seat switch search and sure enough the disco has the right switch and seat logo being the right way up. I got 2 off eBay for £26, the switches are black but it is hard to notice the difference.
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5th Sep 2016 6:59pm |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 1066 
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I put heated seats in a '97 Td5. I put the switched on the front of the cubby box. That way, the wiring could be run under the cubby to the seats. Kept everything simple.
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6th Sep 2016 8:12am |
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