Cooled seats

Heated seats have been around a long time, but when did "cooled" seats
first appear?

The first time I remember hearing about them and thinking " Oooh,
nice!" was on a MB S-class 2 or 3 years ago.

Reason I'm posting in this group is the leather seats in my '98 M3 are
really a problem in the Arizona heat right now; probably not helped by
the fact that it's a convertible. If I park where there's no shade,
which is unavoidable sometimes, even with a sunshade and the windows
down slightly, top up of course, the seats are very hot. Being leather,
there's no air circulation, so after I get home, my back is literally
dripping with sweat. Sounds like it's time to get a lambswool seat
cover or something.

It's gotten so bad, my wife (who's actually the main driver) and I had
a big fight as to the probability of getting a retrofit kit from BMW to
add cooled seats. Without even calling them I'm 99.9% sure they would
LTAO. #1 it's a '98 before cooled seats appeared in any production car,
#2 the cost would be astronomical considering it's a B'mer. She was
really hurt that I would dismiss her idea so easily. Women!

Thoughts?

In article .com>,
mcquarrie > wrote:
>Thoughts?

(Tom Waits voice)One more goddamn thing to break(/Tom Waits voice).

Get the sheepskins They really make a huge difference in any
weather even when it's extreme.

I mean when was the last time you saw a sheep with air conditioning?

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On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:49:58 +0000 (UTC),
(Richard Sexton) wrote:

>(Tom Waits voice)One more goddamn thing to break(/Tom Waits voice).
>
>Get the sheepskins They really make a huge difference in any
>weather even when it's extreme.
>
>I mean when was the last time you saw a sheep with air conditioning?

Wellington boots come to mind, but let's not go there.
--
Dan.

Or what about those "covers" made from wooden balls strung together
like a net?


Richard Sexton wrote:
> In article .com>,
> mcquarrie > wrote:
> >Thoughts?
>
> (Tom Waits voice)One more goddamn thing to break(/Tom Waits voice).
>
> Get the sheepskins They really make a huge difference in any
> weather even when it's extreme.
>
> I mean when was the last time you saw a sheep with air conditioning?
>
> --
> Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org
> Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
> 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
> 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

In article .com>,
mcquarrie > wrote:
>Or what about those "covers" made from wooden balls strung together
>like a net?

I have no experience with them. Robus, right? My brother drove a cab in
a past life (he's an artist) and said they utterly rawk but for orthopedic
not thermal reaosns. I do have sheepskins and they make the WORLD of difference
in summer and winter. They're black and you can leave he car all day in 100 F sun,
get in and sit down and not be burned.

Try doing that with leather or vinyl.


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Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net