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Old 07-13-11, 07:05 PM
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Default Seat Cooling Idea?

OK, I'm trying it, but the weather cooled down. Someone in the furnace of the country try this tomorrow and report the results. Talk about low tech...

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Old 07-13-11, 07:17 PM
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I dont have a problem with my seat cooling. It works pretty good. Then again I dont really have anything to compare to. I usually just max our the A/C and vent the air down with the seat cooler on. Works like a charm to me.
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Cool idea, very innovative. I never really use the seat coolers as I'm always pretty satisfied with the A/C (which is cools the car down really quick, even if it's been parked outside for a few hrs at 90+ Deg F). Cooled seats are just another thing I would show to my friends, like the moving vents, power seat belt adjusters, etc.
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I will try it as soon as I get back home on Friday. Miami is furnace-like around now. I hope it works too cause I can use a little more seat cooling. Also I can't help but thing that over the years, the perf in the seat must get clogged with lint, cleaning and leather conditioning products and just general mung. Has anyone tried cleaning the perforations out? Is it worth the effort? Am I just too sick from altitude in Mexico City?

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Well if it works it's definately a system that won't cost $1,000 and 3 days at the dealer to fix.
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I'll try that tomorrow, as Vegas is 105+ degrees every day in the summer! I barely feel any air coming out of my seat.
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Great idea! Im going to try it tomorrow
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i dont turn mine off this time of the year.heat index's of 105-123 degrees.
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think the seat coolers are the biggest looser for my 05,, clean filter or no filter they have never really offer a cool seat for long,,

I would have liked a way to control the fan unit on and really pump some air through those holes,,

Derry
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Impressive! think I will step it up a notch with Velcro and cheap color matching rubber floor mats and see how well it does.
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I live in Phoenix and don't have a problem with my seat cooling. I just keep clean filter in the seat inlet and that's all I do. I think that's vital. The seat cooling inlet (just under the front of the seat) is in probably the worst environmental area of the car. The floor mat catches all the dirt tracked in, get brushed up every time you get in the car and can easily go into the seat cooling inlet. I think this results in a need to keep the floor mat and seat filters clean.
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OK, everyone report in.

We've got temps back up in the 90s again and I have to admit the seat does feel a bit cooler with the front of the rear seat floor mat flipped up against the back of the driver's seat. I had it down for a couple days when I was carrying passengers, but flipped it up this week when it got hot outside.
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I rolled a large towel up and stuffed into the hole attempting to close the area off better than the floor mat would,, I also looked at the sides to see if there was other holes for air to escape,,

yes it does help,, I find the blower setting needs to be mid way to notice with air floor on the floor and dash vents,,

I also pulled both filters, they are clean but wanted nothing in the path of air suction,,

I going to cut some soft dark gray foam for fit and place there, then if anyone wants to adjust the seat height it will still do the job,, since we seldom have anyone in the back seat I would like to tie that floor vent directly into the under seat intake and let the the blower help on pressurizing the seat,,

now I would like to have a higher air flow out of the seat holes,, any suggestions on that improvement,,??

thanks

Derry
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how about a custom flexible air ducting straight from half or whole of the rear floor vents straight into the intake of the seat blower? that way you could also leave out the filter totally because the air is already filtered - that would improve the flow and also act as an improved cold air induction system.

would be alot more work but be clean and neat
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I tried this setup. I can always re-attach it back, there is the plactic semi round fastener on the end of the flap. I feel it cools somewhat better but have not had a chance really to test it more.
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