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Originally Posted by docsalr
All rear seats have built in heaters (atleast the leather ones). There are no separate part numbers for heated or non-heated seats. They are not hooked up at the factory as the option was not ordered. My guess is that they can be hooked up if all the other wiring is in place by ordering switches and perhaps recoding. A lot of people have done it on E53s.
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Many people said that about my X3 as well. I figured I would buy the switches and hook them up, but before I did, I pulled the rear seat to make sure the heating elements were actually there. They weren't. The wiring harness wasn't there either. I believe the confusion came about because the parts book only shows 'with heating elements' for all vehicles. That would save them stocking double the number of parts. They essentially charge you for the elements whether you need them or not when you buy replacement covers. It doesn't mean they only built them that way though. Let us know what you find out when you open your seats, the E70 X5 could be different than the E83 X3.
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2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White
Retired:
2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey
2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver
2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey
2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue
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