2019 Z51 seat Warmers
12-03-2023, 07:33 AM
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2019 Z51 seat Warmers
I just bought a 19 C7 and the seat warmers barely warm at all. My C6 would bburn you up after 3-5 minutes. I have seat warmers in all my cars and this C7 fails the test big time. Is this the same in yours?
12-03-2023, 08:56 AM
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Mine warms my butt. May take 5 minutes to get to that point, but I think it's doing its job. Could be subjective differences.
12-03-2023, 10:18 AM
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The heated seats in my 2014 work well, but do not get nearly as warm as the ones in the 2015 Impala I had.
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12-03-2023, 11:27 AM
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I also have a 2019 Z51 3LT. My heated seats are nowhere near as hot at my 2018 Canyon Denali. The vette seats get warm after a while but never hot. I guess it's enough to take the chill out of the seat in the winter. However, when I put the AC on the floor and hit the cooled seats. They are significantly colder than my Denali. That works for me since most of my Vette driving is in warmer months.
12-03-2023, 11:29 AM
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That wont do anything for heated seats. They dont work off of a fan like cooled seats do. Heated seats have a grid, like a heating blanket, that warms up. No air flow.
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12-03-2023, 04:56 PM
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My 14 Vette seat heaters a weak at best. Too bad because in the cold it’s great to go to topless with the seats how and heat on. I’ve had other brand convertibles with much bet seat heat. Not a deal beaker. My 22 Tahoe seat heaters are awesome.
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12-03-2023, 08:22 PM
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12-03-2023, 09:18 PM
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The seats also are ventilated. The warming is slowed down by the other feature's presence, but they work great. Almost as well as my Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Wouldn't want a C7 Corvette without em.😊 
12-03-2023, 10:00 PM
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Mine goes in to CarMax service tomorrow for this reason, only mine do not heat any at all.
Both seats stay cold although the dash controls works as they should.
It's on them to fix it.
Both seats stay cold although the dash controls works as they should.
It's on them to fix it.
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12-04-2023, 08:21 AM
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Like others have posted my 2014 seats take longer to warm up than my wife’s Denali but feel fine after they do warm up. My wife’s Denali on high actually get too hot for me.
12-04-2023, 08:25 AM
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In cold temps mine take at least 10 minutes until you feel anything.
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12-05-2023, 02:45 PM
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So, Carmax just called and said that the seats are warming up as designed. Thermal testing showed the seats to be warming up to 85 degrees on high.
They said there was nothing to fix. I am not sure how long he waited to get it to heat up, but in my 5 mile drive to breakfast with the wife, neither seat felt warm by the time we got there.
I know my Infiniti seats get warm before I back out of the driveway. LOL.
I guess I have to live with its heated seats shortcomings.
They said there was nothing to fix. I am not sure how long he waited to get it to heat up, but in my 5 mile drive to breakfast with the wife, neither seat felt warm by the time we got there.
I know my Infiniti seats get warm before I back out of the driveway. LOL.
I guess I have to live with its heated seats shortcomings.
12-05-2023, 02:50 PM
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The heated seats in our 2011 Toyota will scorch your buns after 5 minutes.
The heated seats in our 2020 Honda are, uh, ok.
The heated seats in our C7 almost worthless.
The heated seats in our 2020 Honda are, uh, ok.
The heated seats in our C7 almost worthless.
12-06-2023, 09:53 PM
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So, Carmax just called and said that the seats are warming up as designed. Thermal testing showed the seats to be warming up to 85 degrees on high.
They said there was nothing to fix. I am not sure how long he waited to get it to heat up, but in my 5 mile drive to breakfast with the wife, neither seat felt warm by the time we got there.
I know my Infiniti seats get warm before I back out of the driveway. LOL.
I guess I have to live with its heated seats shortcomings.
They said there was nothing to fix. I am not sure how long he waited to get it to heat up, but in my 5 mile drive to breakfast with the wife, neither seat felt warm by the time we got there.
I know my Infiniti seats get warm before I back out of the driveway. LOL.
I guess I have to live with its heated seats shortcomings.
They're slow to heat, but definitely there....
12-06-2023, 09:54 PM
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