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I'm fitting one this evening. I was thinking for handiness just connecting to the 12V socket in the boot? Although this won't give a permanent live feed.

Just an update, changed the alternator and replaced with the shorter belt. Noise totally gone now.

Thanks guys. I've got a shorter belt coming (which I should have done ages ago)! Also getting a used alternator from a breakers with a 3 month warranty. Hope this sorts it.

Thanks for your informative reply :)

Can someone confirm the shorter belt length for diesel please?

This is the diesel so chain not belt. Chain has been replaced and engine only ever on 0w 30 since and the engine itself is ok. The noise seems to be coming from the aux belt area (which has never been changed). It might be hard to tell from the video but the noise is a sort of clicking/almost...

Can anyone help pinpoint the origin of this noise? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5zXyTeZY3M It started last year for a week or two and then went away but has recently restarted. Doesn't change with engine speed and I think it is coming from the alternator or ac compressor. Thanks!

Wiring Once the cover is back on, you can start wiring (to be honest I actually wired it in before refitting the cover to make sure it was working ok!). As I just fitted the driver’s side, I was happy enough to take the power from the 12V socket (think it draws around 50W, the socket is rated to...

Then move to the underside at the front of the seat. There are 3 more clips that need to be released. At this stage, the 3 sides of the seat cover will be loosened (you don’t need to undo the forth side along the centre console). As you start to work it off the seat cushion, you will see...

Seat Base Heater The seat base is much more time consuming and trickier. To being, I pushed the seat fully forward and adjusted the height as high as it would go. Looking underneath from the back, you will see 2 round clips holding up some material. The material needs to be removed from...

Back Rest Heater Fitting the heating pad in the back rest is the easier of the two. To begin with, remove the back cover from the seat. A good hard pull on the very bottom of the edge should release the clips (these will likely need to be replaced). With the back off the seat, undo the...

DIY Installation of WAECO MagicComfort MSH601 Retrofit Insert Seat Heater Having got fed up with the unreliable and ugly heated seat covers, I recently decided to invest in a proper retrofit seat heater that requires some dismantling of the seat and seat cover. The pack I got is only for the...

Thanks Jayok. Yes doesn't seem to be a massive power consumption. Would be a different matter I guess if I was doing both front seats. If I go ahead and do this I'll try and put together a DIY guide. Have to see how easy it is to get the pads between the sponge and seat cover without having...

I'm looking at this kit, just for the driver's side: http://www.waeco.com/ae/4381_5964.php Reading the instructions (although not 100% clear), it seems that you connect one wire to the battery, another to a switched connection (e.g. 12v socket?), and the final one to ground. The kit comes...

I'm thinking of retro fitting heated car seats. Where would be the best place to connect the power supply? The ones I've looked at have a pre-wired "loom" (they don't connect into the cig lighter). Thanks.

Thanks guys, reset worked :D

Thanks guys, I will try this later and let you know if its worked :)

The drivers side auto window up/down function on my '05 accord has stopped working (where you press the button down fully and release and the window will go fully down by itself). Anyone else had this issue and is it likely to be just the switch or the motor?

When you hear the noise, press the clutch pedal and see if its still there when coasting.

The pads were changed before I got the car at an independant so I guess they aren't OEM.