OEM Rear Heated Seats in Base Model Genesis

[Elwood4u]

I recently had to swap all seats in my base model 2013 genesis sedan. Didn't have the opportunity to be choosy for local used seats so ended up with the rear seats out of the premium version which includes rear heated seat option.

Obviously my base model doesn't have the same wiring in place to hook up factory plugs but it got me thinking that its most likely just a 12 volt source to the switch in the armrest which then allows the current to flow through the seats. Is my thinking correct?

By no means is it critical to have them hooked up but if its relatively easy I may think about doing it. Anyone have any experience around this?

Thanks.

 

[TheDr9669]

No experience, but it should be relatively straight forward. With the battery in the trunk running power should not be difficult. Please, just make sure you use properly fused power if you do this. I could see this going very bad if something shorts out without a fuse.

 

[EdP]

No experience, but it should be relatively straight forward. With the battery in the trunk running power should not be difficult. Please, just make sure you use properly fused power if you do this. I could see this going very bad if something shorts out without a fuse.

The other difference to watch though, with the factory setup when you turn the car off the seats go off. If you wire direct, they could be left on. That would make you very unhappy the next morning.

 

[Elwood4u]

Thanks for the thoughts, yes it would have to be a switched 12 volt source with an inline fuse for sure. front driver / passenger each have a 15 amp fuse currently so would assume each switch in the rear would have the same but will verify in the manual.

Would also have to cut/solder current connectors and figure out which is which. If I remember correctly there were 3 connectors (1 from armrest switch, and 1 for seat / back separately). Would make install a little tricky since seat / back go in separately. What would be great is to find the stock wiring harness after the connectors where I can simply splice in a switched 12 volt source (I think).

 

[Buford T Justice]

Did you check to make sure the wiring isn't actually there? I know our cars have the wiring and harness for the door sill lights even though the base model doesnt have the light fixture.
They're probably not included but it might be a nice surprise if they are!