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HI there,

anyone here done a oem heated seat retrofit? I have a 2019 xlt 301A package and looking to convert my front seats to heated. I am well versed in FORSCAN. Please let me know if you went the oem route and how it was done. Looking to stay away from aftermarket.
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I remember seeing a thread on it and I’m pretty sure the wiring for heated seats is missing from XLTs
 
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I remember seeing a thread on it and I’m pretty sure the wiring for heated seats is missing from XLTs
i thought i did too but i could not find it, i know theres a harness i have to add thats oem
 

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And you need a heated seat in Palm Beach, Fla, because.......??????
I lived in South Fla for 50 years, and I remember 3 days where it got below 40 degrees !!!!!
In Va mountains now, and it was 20 degrees last nite, and I still didn't use the heated seats in ,my Lariat !!!!! :crackup:
 
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And you need a heated seat in Palm Beach, Fla, because.......??????
I lived in South Fla for 50 years, and I remember 3 days where it got below 40 degrees !!!!!
In Va mountains now, and it was 20 degrees last nite, and I still didn't use the heated seats in ,my Lariat !!!!! :crackup:
i spend alot of time out west, and we do get freezing cold days here like 65 degrees
 


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Link Here:

Manual To Power Driver's Seat Swap | 2019+ Ford Ranger and Raptor Forum (5th Generation) - Ranger5G.com

Now if you only want heated seats, you could purchase the Heater Mats and add wiring.
Then you would also have to replace the FCIM to add the control buttons for them and then make the changes in the As-Builts to activate them.
or just swap the seats themselves but will still need to change out the FCIM to get the switches and control.
Do you already have the 8in screen? If so, this would be fairly easy.
 

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I remember seeing a thread on it and I’m pretty sure the wiring for heated seats is missing from XLTs
Not if you have the 302a package. I love my heated seats. Especially with our resent stretch of sub-32° weather here in Wisconsin. ?
 

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And you need a heated seat in Palm Beach, Fla, because.......??????
I lived in South Fla for 50 years, and I remember 3 days where it got below 40 degrees !!!!!
In Va mountains now, and it was 20 degrees last nite, and I still didn't use the heated seats in ,my Lariat !!!!! :crackup:
My ass is HOT!

No seat warmer needed!

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Manual To Power Driver's Seat Swap | 2019+ Ford Ranger and Raptor Forum (5th Generation) - Ranger5G.com

Now if you only want heated seats, you could purchase the Heater Mats and add wiring.
Then you would also have to replace the FCIM to add the control buttons for them and then make the changes in the As-Builts to activate them.
or just swap the seats themselves but will still need to change out the FCIM to get the switches and control.
Do you already have the 8in screen? If so, this would be fairly easy.
I already have the 8in screen and was thinking of getting some leather lariat heated seats
 

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I also have XLT with 302 package. I love my heated seats. For those of us with back problems, they are nice to have on long trips.
 
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Well, you're a Ford service advisor, so please get back to us on how you got your bunwarmers installed. America wants to know!
Ah haven’t updated my profile, i haven’t worked for ford in years. I’m doing European cars now haha
 

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I live in south texas. By elon musk, not houston or san antonio, and heated seats would be great. Has been getting below 70 last few days.
Long johns and gortex only get you so warm.
 

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I also have the XLT 302A with heated seats.
 

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Wife drives a 2007 Prius. I had a trim shop install seat heaters -- Toyota didn't offer them as an option. The process was pretty painless as far as I can tell. The biggest issue was where to install the on-off switches. I ended up telling them to use a switch blank on the driver's side of the steering column, which means the passenger has to ask the driver to turn theirs on or off. But there really was no space to install a switch for the passenger without it looking like a hack job.

I've taken a few seats apart over the years. I think a heater installation should be fairly easy, with or without a harness to plug into. All you need is an accessible circuit that's hot only with the ignition on. I think the installation in my wife's Prius only cost a few hundred bucks.

You can even get a drop-in seat cushion with heating elements for less than that. I have no experience with the product, but ...
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