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Old 01-14-2011, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mephistopheles
This is a fantastic DIY..I would love to do it, just don't think my kids deserve it haahaha
hahahaa hilarious!
Old 01-14-2011, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mephistopheles
This is a fantastic DIY..I would love to do it, just don't think my kids deserve it haahaha

I got my boys involved involved in the project - they put in a couple hours each. I like to think they appreciate it a bit more
Old 01-14-2011, 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by bha7176
Awesome write up - I WANT TO DO THIS mod, but I don't know man. i need more encouragement by way of others doing it and it working out OK too.

You got some great mods already - surely you can do this! Not a whole lot that can go wrong other than the drilling of the back console panel - and that would be easy enough to buy another one and send it to me to drill for you
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Wow, you got some skillz. Great DIY. I'm sure it comes in handy in Indiana. I once lived in Bloomington, IN.
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Wow, you got some skillz. Great DIY. I'm sure it comes in handy in Indiana. I once lived in Bloomington, IN.

Thanks for the kudos!
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Man, you are a DIY Master! BTW, I saw in your pics that you have an AUX In jack, did you do that yourself as well?
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Originally Posted by neoe60
Man, you are a DIY Master! BTW, I saw in your pics that you have an AUX In jack, did you do that yourself as well?
Thanks neo- That AUX in came with the car.

My current projects are:

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I would love to add rear seat heaters into my car, but seems complicated. I wish you would have done a YOUTUBE video.
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I would love to add rear seat heaters into my car, but seems complicated. I wish you would have done a YOUTUBE video.

How about I stream the photos to play in a slide show really fast?

It isn't too bad really. Each part of the project is pretty self contained and taken in small bites it would be easier to keep from getting overwhelmed with it. I started and completed the whole thing as a single weekend project. Started late Sat morning and Monday morning had heated seats .
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I hope to be installing this myself soon, this is an outstanding DIY and extremely detailed! Beware the two clips on the wood trim panel that house the power adaptors are only available as a complete assy with the cover. I damaged one of the clips and simply thought I could just go by a new one, wrong! I've searched everywhere and eventually was able to straighten the one clip that was damaged and reuse it. If anyone finds this clip out there please post on here.


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