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DIY: Turn Ventilated seats into A/C Seats - EASY

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Old 06-20-11, 11:44 AM
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if the OP doen't respond, couple of people who did this project shouild share their pix too..thanx....
Old 06-20-11, 12:56 PM
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F the pics, just go outside and look at your car people!!! I'm flying home tonight and I'll def check this out by the end of the week. And F the people in the back too, they don't need cold air on their feet. They already have the air that comes out of the center vents. And this mod can easily be reversed in the winter so back seaters can have hot air on their feet.
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I'm gonna try this, its summer and the I.E. gets crazy hot, and nobody rides in the back so might as well do this for summer
Old 08-17-12, 11:08 AM
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Wow, this is night and day difference, my seats are FROZEN..

I do have a better solution than just cardboard... I was looking around my basement and found the perfect size aluminum top to those cheap aluminum pans at the store..

you know these?


It slips nicely right under the floor vent and allows you to "mold" it up to the fan intake on the seat..

I just tried it out for 5 mins and my seat was FROZEN!!! Thank you SO MUCH for posting this thread!!
Old 08-17-12, 11:15 AM
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Your seats do not have AC?

what is that blue/red dial for then????
Old 08-17-12, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by chikoo
Your seats do not have AC?

what is that blue/red dial for then????
All blue does is recirculate cabin air... which has already warmed up. What we've done is direct really cold air into the seat fan.. it's freakin awesome! On a side note, I wonder how it'll work with heated air... maybe it'll work even better than the regular seat heaters.
Old 08-17-12, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by chikoo
Your seats do not have AC?

what is that blue/red dial for then????
So yeah, btw, yours dont have ac either
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I'd like to try it too, but my feet would be chilled out like crazy
Old 08-17-12, 09:20 PM
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Nice bump for the newer members that never look at this. No wonder why it felt cool and not cold.
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the pictures that OP posted arent showing has anyone else done this mod and took pics?
Old 08-18-12, 12:34 AM
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Cool Mod, Im in for OP's pics too...
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The stock vented seats are useless, unless you do this mod. What's wrong with Lexus? They should have done this to begin with. Somebody patent this idea and sell it to Lexus.

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Old 08-18-12, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by carlos3366
The stock vented seats are useless, unless you do this mod. What's wrong with Lexus! The should have done this to begin with. Somebody patent this idea and sell it to Lexus.
we can call it the tin foil mod..
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you also dont have to put your AC on the floor on high to get it to work.

A simple medium on face and feet with the seat cooler on high works for me..
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Originally Posted by J3ffrey
Wow, this is night and day difference, my seats are FROZEN..

I do have a better solution than just cardboard... I was looking around my basement and found the perfect size aluminum top to those cheap aluminum pans at the store..

you know these?


It slips nicely right under the floor vent and allows you to "mold" it up to the fan intake on the seat..

I just tried it out for 5 mins and my seat was FROZEN!!! Thank you SO MUCH for posting this thread!!
Any chance you can take a picture and post it on here? Thanks.


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