Installation of heated seats Ford Focus 2

Are you tired of freezing in the winter getting into your Ford Focus and waiting for the car to warm up? Then this article is for you. Here we will explain in detail how to install and connect heated seat mats. Please note that this article assumes the presence of wiring for the mats to the seats, as well as heating controls under the radio.

Detailed instructions on how to deliver heated seats for Ford Focus 2... To start the installation, you need to prepare the following materials and tools:

• heating mats;
• TORX t50 nozzle (sprocket);
• head 7;
• pliers;
• hot glue (you can use the usual moment);
• it is advisable to purchase plastic clamps (perhaps this will facilitate your work, below is described exactly how);
• other small tools that can help you (for example: scissors, screwdrivers).

If everything is ready - let's go:

Step 1. Remove the front seats. 

To do this, first unscrew the bolt (7mm head) fastening the pads (see the location of the bolt in the photo), where the heating, the seat belt pretensioner, the electric seat adjustment are connected. Disconnect the block from the seat.

Bolt 7mm, secures the block with wires

Now we move the seat all the way back and unscrew the 2 bolts (TORX sprocket) fastening the guide rails (see image)

Further, in the same way, we move the seat all the way forward and unscrew the 2 rear bolts.

Rear seat bolts

That's it, now the seat can be pulled out.

Step 2. Remove the trim from the seats.

First, we disconnect the mounts from the iron (see image)

Disconnect the cladding fasteners from the iron

For convenience, it is necessary to disconnect the side plastic caps (see photo). Squeeze the piston with pliers and take it out. Completely plastic can be left on, this will save time, because to remove it completely you will need to remove the seat adjustment knob, which is quite problematic.

Piston fixing plastic

And so, we removed the fasteners, we begin to remove the skin. Once you peel back the front edge, you will see that the upholstery is secured to the seat with metal rings (on both sides and in the center of the seat). These rings must be sequentially unclenched and disconnected. Similarly for the seat back, except that the rings are attached there only in the center of the back, the vertical fasteners are 2 twigs that can be easily detached

Step 3. We glue the heating mats.

We take out the foam rubber and glue the mats to it (see photo). It is advisable to apply the glue to the place where the heating element does not pass (it is easy to see since the mats are almost transparent). When gluing the mats on the back, the foam rubber can be left in place.

1. Glue seat heating mats

2. Backrest trim is fixed on two rods

Step 4. We draw the wires and connect them.

We put the foam back in. Actually how the wires should go, see the photos. And also a separate photo for which connector to connect the colored plugs to.

How to lead and where to insert the wires. seating

Seat plug connectors

Step 5. Assembling the seat.

In the reverse order, we stretch the trim (make sure that the mats do not slip), fix the plastic, fasten the seat.

Supplement: it is possible to fasten the seat upholstery with standard rings will not be very convenient, so in this situation you can use plastic clamps - fix the upholstery with them, having previously removed the old rings.