hi guys, i couldn't find info about this on search. the backlights of my heated seat controls are broken. i got my car used and they didn't work since the beginning. i was wondering how I can replace the bulbs? Thanks any input would be helpful.

I have a 97 SE

 

you have to replace the swicthes. the lights are in them i belive.

 

would u by chance know how much the part is gonna cost me? i THINK i can replace them on my own.

 

they SHOULD, be no more than 15-20 a piece. call ahead first.

 

this may sound stupid.. but i've had the car for 4 months and the owner told me the seats were heated. where are teh controls for it?! i thought it automatically did it or something!

 

Look below your armrest. if you dont see 2 swicthes , go back and stomp his guts out!!!

 

thanks. that's not that bad. you're talking about buying it straight from nissan, right?

 

armrest meaning... below the armrest on the door or the one in the middle of the 2 seats.. cuz i looked beneath both and..

no switches visible... do all the 4th gens have that switch at the same place? Damnit i don't know why i didn't ask him where the switches were. Oh well, ill email him tomorrow.. lol he's my cousin so he better have a good explanation!

 

in the middle behind the cupholders. if hes family go easy on him

 

blah! i've got a bunch of coin holders instead!

 

yeah. aloth of the swicthes or buttons. are around 15-20 but a couple are more expensive. like cruse comtrol

 

you do?! you mean right in front of the center armrest?

 

yea right in front... intbetween the armrest and the cupholders. I just read the first email he sent me about the specs of the car waaaaay back ago... i guess i was wrong, he didn't mention heated seats. I just thought he told me that once.. he just mentioned power everything. ah oh well, that wouldda been a cool thing to have tho.

I remember last week when was the weather started to get pretty cold in the morning and i was *****ing to my mom about how the heated seats were a POS cuz my seats were damn cold... ah im so stupid

 

does anyone know if you can get just the heating element and possibly the necessary harness/adaptor? i want to get some for my back seats

 

I've heard you can get the heating pads for those but they're hella expensive... that'd be cool to put em in the back. Good luck!

 

sorry to be a p/w, but i find that sig really funny

 

If you have burnt out heated seat switches, watch out for evil friends
who like to turn them on when you're not looking.

I don't know how long mine was on when I noticed it, in summer (passenger seat). Couple days I think. Bastids.

(of course, I got him back still in the summer by turning his on when he wasn't looking).

 

haha yeah i thought about that before. luckily, my "on" light still works. it's only the illuminated display light that doesn't work when i turn on the lights.