Recent content by j.calvo

Good morning. The day finally arrived when I could find the time to solve the problem with the seat heating. In the end, it turned out to be very simple. The first thing was to check if the circuit was open, since the heating elements for the seat back and seat cushion weren't installed. The...

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Good evening, bigwinn. Could you confirm that this is the temperature sensor I need? https://ebay.us/m/DxSo9W

Hello again, RMB! While watching the video, you'll find the YouTube Settings menu in the bottom right corner. Select Subtitles and Auto-generated. There you can choose your preferred language. It's a shame the video doesn't have the option to select the audio language. In my opinion, it's a...

I'll show our conversation to my mechanic and keep you updated if I make any progress. Thank you so much.

This is the place where I met the person who performed the video test of my Z4. https://maps.app.goo.gl/77NJckYLvmvV21ac9

Thank you all for the welcome

Thank you bigwinn!! This is great news for me. It's confirmed that it's possible to make the car's original seat heating buttons work with universal parts, while still maintaining the 3-level heat option.

As I said before, I have the bolster heating element installed and it is connected to the male connector of the seat. if this is the heating element that is connected to the male connector of the seat, could it be that it has a temperature sensor? The connectors for the heating elements have...

Good morning bigwinn. If I'm not mistaken, you made the seat heaters using universal components. Were you able to get it working with the original seat heating buttons? With its 3 heat settings? Did you use a 10K ohm NTC thermistor?

Hi bigwinn! Thank you so much for your quick reply. Actually, I don't need to rewire anything; I just need to fix the resistor installation. The resistor I installed is the original one from the bolster...

thank you so much!

Good afternoon! Although I've been registered for some time, until now I've only been reading your posts. It's time to introduce myself. My name is Javier, and I'm writing from Spain. I'm the proud owner of a 2006 Z4 E85 3.0si, which I've owned since 2009. As a picture is worth a thousand...

Good afternoon! My name is Javier, and I'm writing from Spain with the help of Google Translate, so please excuse any spelling mistakes. I'm contacting you, especially @bigwinn and @Zulu4, seeking help with installing a heated seat system in my 2006 Z4 3.0si. Originally, my car had standard...