Hey guys,

I've heard in some places that our cars are pre-wired for some of the options we may not have. Does anybody know if there is any truth to this? I'm mainly concerned with the heated steering wheel. Anybody know if it's prewired for that? I've heard that it is prewired for heated seats, so I guess there is a chance the same applies to the steering wheel.

-Brian

 

NObody can help me out on this one?

 

I *think* it most likley depends on the other options you have in the car. i.e. if you got both power seats then most likely you're pre-wired for heated seats. know what i mean?

 

Yeah most of the 5th gen maximas have the wiring in them for heated seats. Now some of 5.5th gen maxima have the wiring for the heated side mirrors and some for the heated steering wheel but its not as prevalant as the heated seats.

For example. My car had all the wiring for the heated seats. ( just need to buy seat elements and switches) and for the heated sideview mirrors. But no prewiring for the heated steering wheel.

 

Oh, that's bad news. But thanks for the info.

 

I don't even have a plug under the pass side seat for power/heated seat. At least, I can't find it.

 

Do '00 Gxe's come pre-wired for Foglights? Would that be a hard install?
Im 18 and this is my first car, Im clueless.

 

how much did all that cost you ? how hard is it to put the heating elements into the seats? I'm lookin to do the same with my non-heat leathers.

 

i wish i could do this as well, but down in texas its not a necessity that often....but my butt sure does freeze some mornings and i wish i had cloth seats! however...i would REALLY like to get the heated steering wheel, because it can be 80 degrees outside and my hands will still be cold..its a pain in the @$$...i have to hold them in front of the heaters when im driving to school in the morning....grrr

 

wah wah wah
Try living in jersey.....hehehe j/k

 

lol yeah im movin up to NY soon, that outta be fun....

 

The steering wheel seems really expensive to do. Do you have to replace the entire wheel? IF you do that means the airbag assembly comes with it.

 

The air bag is a seperate piece, so I'm pretty sure it's just the wheel. Also it's not hard to add a switch to add a heated steering wheel, just tap into power and connect it up.

 

I was curious about this myself...guess the only REAL way to find out is to take the dash apart and start diggin.

 

To answer an earlier question, the piece that I bought was just the wheel itself, no airbag assembly, no audio controls. However, there is nothing wrong with the airbag and audio controls on my current wheel, so this shouldn't make a difference. And as far as just tapping in for the heated wheel, I would rather it be wired the correct way because both the switch and the connecter inside the steering wheel have harness connectors and because I want the wheel to work as it was designed (ie. come on for half an hour then shut off).

I still have yet to check if it's prewired or not for the heated wheel. Will update when I find out...

-Brian

 

Brian,

how much did that wheel cost you?

 

Hey Kevin,

I got it from a fellow 'Orger who had it on his totalled car. Was able to get him down to $70 after he originally wanted more than twice that.

I think I got a pretty good deal, now it's just a matter of seeing if it will actually be installed fairly painlessly. If I decide not to install it, I'll probably resell it on here for the same price. But this is just speculation, so don't anybody start making me offers. (Unless they're REALLY good!)

-Brian

 

yeah, i think i know who you're talking about it. shoot if i could have gotten that price i would have bough it. good luck, let me know how it goes, consider me in for dibs should you change your mind

 

Dealership without looking said i'll need the wiring harness for heated seats and switches. Anyone know if my 2000 already has preexisting wiring harness since i didn't get it with heated seats?

 

Sorry I havent replied in awhile. The heated seats on my 2k2 were fairly easy to install about 3 hours. I found the heated elements from a junked 2k3 maxima and the switches were with it on ebay. I bought them for about 20 or 40 dollars. shipped. its tough getting the leather off the seat. The rings holding the leather onto the metal frame are hard to get to but i got it with needloes(spelling) and pliers. My wiring was all there and under the center console was two plugs of different colors one for the passenger and one for the drivers seat. and there was wiring that was attached to my power seat wiring harness,

I have had an extensive talk with Dave B the parts guy about the steerign wheel heat. Certain cars had a wiring harness built into it for the heated steering wheels and not. There is no way to tell but to open up the steering column and find out. if u can see your wiring harness number u can write that down and call Dave B up and he might be able to tell you if u have the right harness. If not you can still do it. I dont see why you can not install it if you dont have the harness. Just find a wire that supplies power and run it to the switch and then to the steering wheel. Good luck.

 

Sorry, thanks, and will do.

 

Any updates? Any one make this heated steering wheel happen?

Pics of the connector in the dash would be great so I know what I am looking for ...

 

Bringing back the dead here, huh?

After having the steering wheel around for a while, I gave up on installing it because I wanted to do it the proper way, and that required some extra harnesses and crap I didn't have and seemed like a lot of work. I sold it to somebody else back in March or April, I don't recall exactly. I also don't recall his Org name unfortunately. I'm not sure if he ever installed it.

-Brian

 

i ended up jsut selling the maxima and buying an i35 with the heated steering option. its pretty damn sweet.

 

Hahah...rub it in...