[WalkinTarget]

It's a law of averages, isn't it ?? After last weeks disappointing day in the garage (see here - http://cfmoto-forum.com/general-discussion/disappointing-day-in-the-garage/ ), today was a total success ! I managed to get a Polaris seat slider and a heated seat kit installed on my Catillac with very little mess or issue. I was going to hold off on the heated seats for another 6 months, but figured we still had some of March and April to get through, and I've ridden in 29° weather while having sleet hit me in the face, so heated seats seemed like a pretty good idea after all. I picked up a Carbon fiber kit from Ebay for $59 - claimed to offer a waterproof relay, so it was a little insurance over the cheaper model of the same brand. 

The brand is named Carbon Fiber, and it offers all you need to do 2 seats. Really no issues to report other than not having a 3/16" drill bit to make 2 holes in the center console to mount the switches. I left plenty of slack in the cabling by the seats and tucked the rest into the center console with 3 zipties holding it all together so it didn't catch on the shifter on anything else located in there. I also added dielectric grease to all electrical connections to further assist these so-called waterproof relays and fuses.

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While I was doing this, I also wanted to add a Polaris seat slider to the drivers seat. Very little was needed to make it work properly, other than re-tapping two holes and enlarging 4 more. This solves a number of things for me personally:
 
More legroom !! Not that I was cramped in there, but it's really nice to add 2" to stretch out your legs when you want to.
Sliding seat provides easy access to a tool bag behind the seat, and also allows another driver to easily find the sweet spot to sit in.
Better field of vision looking out over the hood. Its easier to locate a boulder on a corner and put a tire on it with the higher ride height.

I bought that used offa Ebay, and at $44 it was a lot cheaper than a new one at $72. All told, I have a shade over $100 in both upgrades. Oh yea, since I used a Discover It card for the heated sat purchase, that came with a promotional $50 credit on your first purchase, so my final tally after the credit will be $53 

The heated seats in high will radiate some nice heat through the seat base and back - you get two pads for each seat - and I have a ride next Friday that I am sure I will be able to test them out.

Location of switch on center console - https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvOnOWku2Z3vhPksF3WPs88NAE-D0g

Seat slider and heated seat switch - https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvOnOWku2Z3vhPkujTDE8Aq88NEBKQ

Raised seat compared to passenger seat - https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvOnOWku2Z3vhPkt0-ooalTKK8_hNg

[dragonmac]

you will love the heated seats...and for the price you will think "why didn't I install them sooner " // first add-on that I did to my zforce // definitely going to look into the slider seat bottom // thanks for the input

[WalkinTarget]

Dragon, be careful with the measurements when using the Polaris seat slider. I had a very useful thread from a member on Wildcatforums that detailed this process from start to finish, and my seat was only 1/8" wider than the Polaris unit. Where that will affect you is on the slider mechanism - if you don't keep the distance between the 2 rails consistent, you will find that the slider binds up when you move it back. My existing bracket measured 9" between rails, but the Polaris measures 9-1/8", so that extra 1/8" needs to be addressed at some point, and when we tapped the new holes on one rail side, we just pushed it out 1/8" on that side. Here's what it looked like from the base of the seat:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AvOnOWku2Z3vhPp-FlUqpOrzkwXzGg

The kit has two steel brackets that mount to underside of the seat, then the seat slider rail go in on either side, and lastly the original plastic seat base goes on over top of the sliders. Since I bought it used, it did have some surface rust and mud that was gumming up the slide. A healthy dose of oil and lithium grease sprayed on to both sliders, followed by some end to end sliding action of the rails made this thing buttery smooth, and good as new.