Does anyone else have the Wet Okole heated seats? If so, have you figured out a way to reduce their heat or adjust the thermostat? They work great, but come with only a on or off switch. I replaced the switch with one that is in the dash, but matched the original on/off function. I don't believe that you can simply add a high, medium, low type switch if the built in thermostat does not support it.

Any suggestions?

 

This is just a wild concept, but what if you connected power to the interior dash lights? When you use the dimmer function on the turn signal stalk, it adjusts power. Don't know if it would work, but would be pretty cool if it did.

 

Would be cool, but I don't think you can simply adjust the voltage sent to change the temperature of the seat. I think there is a built in thermostat.

 

Anyone else have any suggestions? The only response I got back from Wet Okole was that the seats are a on/off only with no adjustment. I find it hard to believe that there is no way to adjust the temperature.

 

the temp on an adjustable one is controlled by resistors i would guess.. thats how your blower has its speeds. thats why when a blower motor resistor goes you loose low speeds and r left with only high... no resistance. you might be able to wire it in. i would just turn it on till your buns are warm then turn it off. seems like alot of extra work just to have hi med and low. or get a adjustable kit. my kit is hot on low and i have to turn off and on.

 

That is exactly how I handle it now and it does work, just trying to see if there is an easy way to add some variable voltage or something in a switch would would be easy.

 

When you installed it, did you notice any circuitry?

Or was it just wiring, switches and heating elements? If so, it sounds like it would be easy to do by just adding a rheostat inline with the power. However you seem to want the clean factory look.

Another option would be to change the On/Off switch with a On/Off/On switch. Wire it so it functions as High/Off/Low. You would have to experiment with different resistor values to find what temps you like.


"Would be cool, but I don't think you can simply adjust the voltage sent to change the temperature of the seat. I think there is a built in thermostat."

The thermostat protects & maintains the MAXIMUM heat. If you drop the supply as stated above, all you will do is cause the thermostat to never kick in.

 

i believe you would need a rehostat. might be wrong. maybe a electrical guru will chime in.....
ops missed that in previous post.

 

Any luck with these? I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of these and was wondering if anyone had figured out a way to adjust this.

 

None yet, but I did talk with a product manager at Wet Okole and they said they were working on a solution. I still like the heated seats and love the seat covers even without an adjustable thermostat. I just turn them on until hot then turn off.