The long version: I've got a 2011 Seat Exeo ST, when I bought it I mentioned I'd like heated seats, but the only one they had in the spec I wanted didn't but "it's okay sir, they're dealer fit options - 300ish". I was getting in late in winter and I was broke (still am I suppose) anyway 6 months later with Winter always around the corner I asked my local dealer over the phone about fitting them - this is a different dealer to the one that sold the car - "sorry, it can't be done, without the winter pack fitted in the factory it's impossible". I guessed the first place just lied to me to make sure I didn't look elsewhere, but when I mentioned this on the den or arseholes that is Pistonheads I was called a "total spectard" and they're an easy fit and indeed it was the second dealer who lied because they were super grumpy I didn't buy the car from them. Anyone know for certain? I really like them after a cold winter bike ride, but my Wife loves them with a passion usually reserved for our children. Ta.
I'm sure it can be retrofitted even if you have to fit the heat pads to the seats and get the looms and switch's Lots of people have done in mk4 and mk5 golfs so don't think it will be that hard to do Have a look on some of the SEAT forums
I'd be pretty certain of it being retro-fittable. "Winterpack" would just be different seats (those with heating elements, obviously...), switches and couple of loom sections; seats to fusebox, and fusebox to dash switches (with requisite fuses/relays)
Sort of, it's 99% all B7 A4, but it's the details that get you - the dash (and fusebox held within you'd guess) are straight out of the A4 cabrio - but the seats aren't, nor are they like any I've ever seen in any other Seat. My problem is I'm not savvy enough to want to tackle it myself, I wouldn't know where to start.
The climate control unit has the heated seat switch's built in if it's the same as the A4 If you have climate you will have to change the unit for one with the switch's Plenty on eBay cheap you don't want to be buying a new one as they are not cheap kufatec may or may not do looms for them With kufatec looms it is 90% plug in and play but you will have 3 or 4 wires you need to plug into plugs in the car loom and maybe one too the fuse box I think the seats will be the time consuming part of the job may pay upgraded the seats to better ones with pads already fitted I can see why you don't want to do it you self I think if you take it to seat they will ever say or they can't do it as said above
