Ventilated seats
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What’s with this fascination to add useless extras to a car that people have just purchased?.
If you wanted the ventilated seats, you should have gotten them from the get go.
Ante up the ponies and get your big boy car with all your favorite toys.
if it’s a used car wait for one with all your favorite specs.
ventilated seats are not an aftermarket add on. The ventilated seats have perforations, the padding is different and of course there is a fan. You would probably need to replace the seats.
If you wanted the ventilated seats, you should have gotten them from the get go.
Ante up the ponies and get your big boy car with all your favorite toys.
if it’s a used car wait for one with all your favorite specs.
ventilated seats are not an aftermarket add on. The ventilated seats have perforations, the padding is different and of course there is a fan. You would probably need to replace the seats.
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Completely disagree. Also being in Texas, in the heat of the summer especially, I will often have to arch my back uncomfortably to get some airflow back there or I'll start sweating, since the bolstering is like a hot box that won't allow your back to breath.
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I've now got a cab. I've got the ventilated seats, which are ok but not great, but I wish the air scarf would allow cold air to come out.
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I have the ventilated seats also had them in my RS7- I kind of wish they didn't however the car has everything else I wanted- I'd love to shed weight with the car every pound helps. I don't know if the fan etc. adds weight. I probably should cut back on the donuts too- probably biggest performance upgrade is to get rid of this pre-surgery can't go on runs, COVID sitting at home feeling sorry for myself weight.
OP Unless you live somewhere super hot keep it as original as possible for a while. Some smart gentleman here gave me a tip to use the car a bit before I make changes. I am glad I listened- The car as is - is everything I hoped it would be. Also, I could be wrong, but I personally think that every time you get some shop or even yourself to change something out you risk creating a bad electrical connection or something else. If I had them switched out sure enough the next day the car would catch on fire.
OP Unless you live somewhere super hot keep it as original as possible for a while. Some smart gentleman here gave me a tip to use the car a bit before I make changes. I am glad I listened- The car as is - is everything I hoped it would be. Also, I could be wrong, but I personally think that every time you get some shop or even yourself to change something out you risk creating a bad electrical connection or something else. If I had them switched out sure enough the next day the car would catch on fire.
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That's a fairly superstitious approach to take with these cars, as a large number of us have modified our GTs extensively. I've wired in dual dash cams, radar detector, tuned the car, added EVM, disconnected the spoiler motor from the spoiler, etc. 22k miles, no issues.
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I can't even imagine how miserable life in the Texas summers would be, on longer trips, in this car if that wasn't one of the first things I had done.
That's a fairly superstitious approach to take with these cars, as a large number of us have modified our GTs extensively. I've wired in dual dash cams, radar detector, tuned the car, added EVM, disconnected the spoiler motor from the spoiler, etc. 22k miles, no issues.
That's a fairly superstitious approach to take with these cars, as a large number of us have modified our GTs extensively. I've wired in dual dash cams, radar detector, tuned the car, added EVM, disconnected the spoiler motor from the spoiler, etc. 22k miles, no issues.
I am not saying don't modify or make a car your own and that I won't. I am saying that even the factory engineers at AMG can make mistakes, so there is always a risk, so it is a simple risk V reward situation. For you living in Texas you feel you need the ventilated seats - Great but not everyone is living in Texas and if you don't need it I am just pointing out that in his case he may be better off leaving it alone for something he may not get a ton of benefit from in his situation.
If I were still in the market for a GTR, and it was heavily modified I'd want it to be gone over with a fine tooth comb by a qualified shop and since they are often sold pretty quickly that may not be feasible. I bet if you take all modded cars there is a pretty big percentage that have major failings due to mods but overall most are probably good to go.
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