fuses = questions?!

[Slaz's92Camry]

So I was looking at my owners manual just for fun and was checking out the fuses in the Instrument panel and noticed that there is a fuse for "outside rear view mirror heater" so i looked and i have a 10A fuse where it says it would be and i have a 15A fuse in the very bottom right corner that is labled "fog." Does this mean a J-vin 92 XLE is able to have heated side mirrors?? and what could that "Fog" fuse be? any1 have any idea?

Thanx- Slaz

[Mister_Perkins]

Probably Optional Stuff your car could have came with. The fuse blocks are usually generic.

example:
My 95 has heated Seat fuse, but doesn't have heated seats. lol

[chronoti]

noooooooooope

j-spec had heated folding side mirrors

fog? well thats just generic left over from the windom options

[SexieWASD]

Heated seats were an option? Sign me up for a set of those!

[Mister_Perkins]

Originally Posted by chronoti

noooooooooope

j-spec had heated folding side mirrors

fog? well thats just generic left over from the windom options

How is what I said noooooooooope?? You just confirmed what I said. So the J-Vin had a particular fuse block. If you had every option equipped with the vehicle, then ever fuse was used. If not every option, you had the Fuse still there, just not in use.

[Mister_Perkins]

Originally Posted by SexieWASD

Heated seats were an option? Sign me up for a set of those!

Yeah tell me about it. Would have been nice if the XLE had it equipped. Leather heated seats. mmmmmmmm

[uibalnme]

There is a company that makes heating elements for seats that never had them from the factory. I may install a set next winter. SoCal weather just isn't cold enough to need seat heaters right now. As for heated mirrors, well...I found a way to get them.

[Mister_Perkins]

Nicce Is the heated seat Just like a Coil thats placed behind the foam?

[uibalnme]

^ Kind of...they install right under the upholstery, they come in different sizes too.

http://heated-seats.com/products.php

[Mister_Perkins]

Very cool. After checking out a few Electronic Schematics I'm thinking my camry may not have a Heated Seat fuse. I will check tomorrow to see, but I don't see anything about heated seats in the 92-96 camry.

[uibalnme]

Doesn't matter. With one of those kits, any car can have heated seats. I may install a set in my 65 Mustang, and I know for a fact those didn't have heated seats.

[fenixus]

Originally Posted by Mister_Perkins

Probably Optional Stuff your car could have came with. The fuse blocks are usually generic.

example:
My 95 has heated Seat fuse, but doesn't have heated seats. lol

^+1

yup, same here hehe , I have a 20A fuse for seat heaters, but no heaters were installed (original 1st owner chose not to have that option installed).

someone in SolaraGuy posted a nice aftermarket kit consisting of heater mats. wasn't too expensive, like $150 or so. only problem that console plastic panel by shifter needs to be drilled in order to install the buttons.

This is what the guy used on many models of his with good results:

http://www.solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=50804

Originally Posted by dug320

This is company. 20+ installations and no problems to date.

http://www.heatedseatkits.com/
The website has a pretty good pdf on how to do it.


You need to buy are hog clips and pliers like this. These are really poor pliers but you will only have to do 20 (10x2).

http://cgi.ebay.com/HOG-RING-PLIERS-...item336403acd2

You will also need something like this to draw for power.

http://www.amazon.com/Littelfuse-FHA...985242&sr=8-12

A 20 mm drill bit for the switch holes. DON'T cheap out and find what you think is imperial equivalent.
A soldering iron, solder and heat shrink for the wires.
Wire cutter to snip off the odd hog clips
12 or 10 mm socket to remove the seats (can't remember the exact sizes) and to separate the bottom seat from the rail
phillips screw driver to pull the plastic covers off.
silicone spray to help slide the covers back on
about 2 hours to do the first seat 1 hour to do the second (it takes me 60 minutes to do both)
a cold wobbly pop to sip as you ass gets nice and toasty as you admire your work.

I run the one wire down the console and then left and right I used a bolt from the hand brake as a ground.

[Mister_Perkins]

Originally Posted by uibalnme

Doesn't matter. With one of those kits, any car can have heated seats. I may install a set in my 65 Mustang, and I know for a fact those didn't have heated seats.

lol .. That would be B/A

[chronoti]

there was a dealer option my cuz had it in his 94, the punch out in the center console held the switch.

mine didn't have any extra fuses

and it was nope due to none of those items were options here, and it's j-spec not j-vin, i have a j-vin here but they were j-spec options

[Mister_Perkins]

Let me take some pictures of my J-Vin XLE and my 4-Vin USDM. brb

Edit: I took pictures of all 4 of my camrys. 2 of then 4-Vin and 2 of them J-Vin. All 4 of them have fuses that my car is not equipped ( SEAT HTR, MIRR HTR, and FOG )