thinking about retrofit heated steering wheel

[ACDC ev]

2020 vs 2021

 

[Stach]

Can you spell out exactly what you're seeing, what currently exists (wiring, etc..) and how feasible it is?

 

[UncertainTimes]

I’m thinking about having pancakes for breakfast

 

[Black306]

I’m thinking about having pancakes for breakfast

Mmmm...pancakes. Had a McMuffin. Too lazy to pour cereal.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

That has to be the worst case of "sleep posting" I have seen in years.

 

[Mr. Big]

I tried putting the post through Google Translate but it came up blank.

 

[sightman]

Mmmm...pancakes. Had a McMuffin. Too lazy to pour cereal.

So did I. Went grocery shopping by 8am. Across the street was my greasy, tasty, McMuffin! I went for it!

 

[Fernand]

 

[tintinfish]

The orange circle roughly translates to “heating wire/cable”

 

[Candleflame]

is it even possible? the wireing harness would have to be updated as well.

 

[MrHopsing]

Can't find anything in the wiring diagram as well, I think it should be pretty updated since it got the heat pump.

 

[hcdavis3]

A pair of gloves would be alot less hassle. Or direct the vent at the steering wheel.

 

[Korgmatose]

Wait. Are these pictures a disassembly of the 2021 steering wheel confirming heating elements in the wheel?

 

[AllanO]

Wait. Are these pictures a disassembly of the 2021 steering wheel confirming heating elements in the wheel?

Nobody except the OP knows.

Some posters are so lazy that they post links without trying to put their own words on the message they want to convey to the audience. Apparently, other posters use photos in the same way.

 

[notrhj]

English isn’t everyone’s first language.
That said many have tacked the model 3 heated wheel and thrown in the towel.
No heating element in past steering wheel iterations.
No clockwork connector for heater power.
No cable harness support for heater.
No integration for switch/ controller however there may be baked in firmware support.

Once a model 3/y surfaces with a heated wheel I’m sure Chinese integrations will follow.

 

[Biscuitman]

This shows you how international Tesla is, posting from China.
Probably no other car forum has such diverse members

 

[Victoria3]

A retrofit steering wheel with just a plain old button for steering wheel heat could work just fine I would imagine. I think the airbag integration will be the tricky part.

 

[TLLMRRJ]

Chances are, this dude is selling an upgrade to a heated steering wheel. Why he doesn't know how to use some translator website to include some explanation is beyond me.

 

[Mr. Big]

^^^ His previous posts are in english so I don't see why he doesn't offer more explanation as to what we're supposed to be getting from the pictures.

 

[Candleflame]

A retrofit steering wheel with just a plain old button for steering wheel heat could work just fine I would imagine. I think the airbag integration will be the tricky part.

small button and a connector to draw some power is completely fine. not sure how much power is neded. 50w should be more than enough? 12v x 10A tapped from one of the small steering wheel wires?