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Update lad. They work perfectly! Get nice and warm🔥. Noticed that if your not sitting in them they go back to look warm even at level 5 then once your in them they go back to being boiling.

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Hi Trevor, Yea it’s free but because I got back ones too there’s two cables for Pin 7 haha. Got the seats coded and connected. Their slow to heat up but it’s the first time! Getting a code for shirt to ground but they are working. Trying one at a time to make sure I got the wires correct! Mixed them lol drivers controlling passengers etc lol Thanks Jack

Might have to splice the footwell lights tho. Can’t see two connectors fitting in the one pin 7 on Connector B.

One in😬

Nice thanks man. Currently putting the first cable in the cecm. Have it unconnected and putting the heated seat in C pin 1. Thanks Jack

Just having a look through the fuses so have pin 37 available to me for the power for the 30 amp fuse. For the ignition plus connection I can use either pin 14 or 19 but 14 is live all the time regardless of ignition on and pin 19 is only available if ignition is on or can running. I take it I should be using pin 19? I’ll never have a tow bar on anyways! Thanks, Jack

Hi Trevor, Thanks man for all the help going to give it a go later on the night. Will take it slowly and carefully. Just at the minute I’m driving around with the car half split down and wires hanging outta places😂😂 Jack

Hi Trevor, Mechanic is sort of messing me around so tempted now of just completing the job myself. Have it 99% done at this stage but not wired in. Wires are where they need to be so just matter of finishing it. To start with, the CECM, what’s holding that in place? Is it two screws one pointing outward under the steering wheel and one on the outward facing fusebox frame? Also as I’ve two footwell light CECM cables, will both fit in the same pin you reckon? I have 3 cables to go into the CECM, 2 into the fuse box, 3 into the climatronic unit, and 4 to ground. I’m good with the latter two just the CECM and fusebox concern me. Don’t want to end with shorts or fires😂😂 Fusebox, which ports did you tap into lad? Would I be right in saying that the normal heated seat port will be dead as it wasn’t a fitted option in the car? I know there’s the ignition plus and 30 amp breaker owed source cable to be put in the fuse box. Just not really interested in waiting for the mechanic just messing me about now! So close and this should’ve in two-three days😂 Thanks man! Jack

Hi Trevor, Thanks! I know that mk5gti diagram has the pins in one way but he had switched the relay to the drivers side so I was tempted to switch the pins on the reverse of what he done on the back of the AC panel, so the drivers and passenger controls might save time doing it! Im going to use 6000k Osram W5W white leds as that’s what is in the rest of my interior. Never had a single one fail in the last 4 years and their extremely bright! Jack

Yeah man! Have the back broke on it now! Just wiring and coding. Was your control relay on the drivers seat? Was going take the gamble and switch the wires around on the AC panel from the diagram as mine is the normal passenger relay position just to save myself time! hoping the footwell lights look good too! Jack

Hi Trevor, Just putting the loom as we speak (well have it in and all!) just putting the car back together now lol! Was stumped last week by the centre console but decided today I’ll give it another attack. Have the wires all now where they need to be. Have the two looms also in for the front and rear footwell lights. Didn’t bother the door handles ones not enough reward for the effort lol! Just gotta hope and pray it’ll all work now when I put it going! Still waiting on the footwell light units though but the wires are there ready to connect. Just putting the centre console back together and taking my time so nothing ends up smashed 😂 With the footwell light looms added to the heated seat loom there’s some amount of wires lol. Although apart from under the steering wheel everywhere is clean so got all the wires cleanly installed under the carpets and under the console. I used the kufatec Mk5 golf footwell loom and surprisingly it was perfect length. Even the rear ones. For the rear I followed the drivers heated seat wires under the entry panel (was pita to get off) and then followed through from the drivers connection hole under the centre console carpet to the passengers connection hole. Going pretty smoothly for now lol! Also got the new handbrake gaiter installed while the console was out. Only pita I’m anticipating is the wiring step but might leave it to my mechanic to help me. Also notable was the damn OBD port couldn’t get it removed so worked around that panel in my way constantly😂😂 Thanks, Jack

Perfect Trevor thanks! Going to use Osram LEDs. Using a kufatec loom like this one it’s for a mk5 golf but sure the mk2 Octavia is based on that car😂 Rear Loom https://www.kufatec.com/en/light-sight/interior-light/cable-set-footwell-lighting-rear-for-vw-38540 Front Loom https://www.kufatec.com/en/light-sight/interior-light/footwell-lighting-front-harness-for-vw-38438 Both looms will be the same apart from the length of wiring. Just getting the correct light footwell unit! Which is the correct footwell light unit for that loom? See two footwell units on this genuine parts site https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-parts/octavia-2/footwell.html so was wondering which unit you used and is there a correct code? And will use a heat deflector just in case! Will be using Osram LEDs. Which bulbs do the units you fit take? BTW that parts site is brilliant for getting all genuine parts that where I got my heated seat bits. Thanks Jack

Perfect Trevor thanks! Just confirming so for: Heated Seats Connector C Pin 1 Footwell Lights Connector B Pin 7 I know I’ll have to code both the footwell lights and heated seats in using VCDS should be the easiest bit of it haha! The door handle lights are supposed to be just wired in with electric window switches on the passenger doors and the mirror adjustment switch on the drivers door so no coding needed. Going to do the rear footwell nights now as the centre console is coming out and the rear footwell loom goes to the same place as the heated seat looms so no better time! Thanks, Jack

Damn that’s some work! I’m busy finding other stuff now to retrofit before I take the console out. Going to get the bits for a foot well retrofit. Have to get the front and rear looms from kufatec. I understand that the two looms have a live and ground. Obviously grounds go to the footwell on drivers side and then the two live connectors go to the CECM B connector pin 7? It’s Connector C pin 1 for the heated seats? Found a helpful guide by Golf Wagen on YouTube. Oh and speaking of retrofits did you retrofit these doorhandle lights on the front and rear doors? Is it much of a job? I can get the parts with the connectors and all on them but very little about guides in fitting them. Thanks, Jack

Thanks Trevor. Will wire it up as is just. Hope they pull out easy if it is back to front! The guide that came with the loom is for the facelift so BCM instead of CCM and facelift climate control vs prefacelift climate controls. thanks! jack

Hi Trevor, I know this wiring diagram was from the GTi owners and from around the time you did your retrofit when the kufatec loom was wrong, but for me now with the relay box under the passengers seat would these two circled below be the opposite so drivers is pin 10 blue and passengers is pin 11 blue/red? Plus the blue Red connector has two small connectors vs the single blue connector, there is only one small connector wire on the drivers seat main connector but 3 on the passenger seat main connector. I understand Eddie-NL had to switch the underseat looms so his relay was under the drivers seat. Just thought I’d check to be sure! thanks! jack

Always thought I never had one until I seen the ashtray out and the wire attached to it haha! It’s a funny kind of bulb seems to be attached to the unit itself!

No problems man! Will get it sorted shortly! Btw is there any LED ashtray lights on the market?😂

UPDATE the seat foam wasn’t set properly after I installed the new frame so that’s the firm backrest sorted! Onto the fitting the loom now and hoping they heat up!

Thanks man! That answers it all! Have all the seats back in the car for now. Just noticed the one I replaced the backrest on too the cushion at the bottom of the backrest is a bit stiff but not wile uncomfortable just feels like it sticking out into your back a wee bit or something but a few have said to me it may need bedding it for a while with sitting on it over a few weeks so hopefully that’s the case! The lumbar does work on it so it’s not the lumbar stuck thank god! Other than that everything has been put back together and works apart from the heated seats I’ve to complete wiring on ! Thanks, Jack

Hi Trevor, Also wanted to ask, how are the wires joined to the sockets? (For the CECM, fuse box and climate control unit plugs behind unit) want to get it right before I start dismantling stuff😂 3 x wires to Climate control unit 1 x CECM 2 x Ground 2 x fusebox (Power + Ignition) 2 x plugs one for each seat Must fit my new handbrake cover too so will be an excuse to pull the centre console lol. Again, I hope all this works after all this work haha!! Thanks Jack

Haha thanks mate! I’m dreading it all now just hoping it’ll work or else it’ll all have been a massive waste of time and money haha! Will probably do the kufatec loom next week when I get more time! The main headaches have been done 😁 Jack

Perfect man, got both seats done. Just putting the passenger seat back together with the plastics around the side. Going to tackle the loom next so just prepping what I need to do. I’ll have to dismantle the sill, under side of steering wheel, fuse box covers, and centre console. Good bitta fun! Is there any screws under the ash in the rear seat where the climate vents are? And do these vents need to come out? thanks jack

Still going not far away haha! Is there any guide on removing the centre console? thanks jack