subcyclist Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Got a almost worn-out 96 outback and want to get another, but don't find many with heated drivers seats. So it it possible-reasonable to retro fit them. The Mrs. likes em Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 yes. many/most will have the plugs and all already in place. or hard wire them or install a floor wiring harness from a heated seat car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subcyclist Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Yeah, thought it would work. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 I tried the switch to leather heated seats in my 99 OBW, but did not find any unused wiring to plug into. I brought a huge hunk of wiring harness from the donor car, a 97 OBW, but could never figure out the wiring. So, I got the nice leather seats installed, but not heated. Can someone tell us how to do this project, or where to look for unused wire harness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Most outbacks didn't come with the plugs for heated seats if they weren't equipped with them factory. If you have the hunk of floor harness, you're in good shape to wire them up. As factory it's integrated with the harness that runs up the passenger side of the car and plugs into the dash harness in the kickpanel. Well, if it wasn't a heated seat car, those wires aren't in the dash harness either. The easiest solution is to thin down the heated seat floor harness to the two seat plugs, the two switch plugs, and the power, ground, and illumination feed wires to the switches. Ground can go to a sheet metal screw into the seat crossmember on the floor, power and illumination can get tapped into the cigar lighter. Run the wires up inside the console and scotch-lock them into the lighters wiring. Fish the two seat plugs out under the carpet, and you're in business. My dad's Legacy Brighton has heated cloth seats, a tach, map lights, rear door speakers, front tweeters, cd player, folding door mirrors, rear wiper, cruise control, all options I swapped in from other cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 (edited) I grabbed the Switch assembly, and all the wiring between them and the seats. Didn't have any existing plugs.....cause I installed them in an '86 GL Wagon. Wired it up to a new circuit on it's own relay. Straight from battery fused power, mounted behind strut tower. Relay triggered on by the Wiper circuits "acc" power circuit, so I can have them on listening to radio in car without key on.....but they go off with key off. Pretty much all the wiring is in the switch harness, you just need to supply power and ground to it. Edited December 10, 2013 by Gloyale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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