Ventilated Seats
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From: Freakin' work! Ughhhh!
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From: North Texas
Racer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Orange County NY
My wife's new Buick has seats that are perforated but not ventilated. They're better than plain leather but not as comfortable as the ventilated seats.
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: New Jersey
love the ventilated seats on my 2009 C4S still not sure which is the best way to clean and preserve them. (don't want to plug up the holes and I assume that the perforations will allow the seats to dry out) Have followed other discussions about treating seats but nothing specific for ventilated.
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
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From: Pacific Northwest
It is a great option... so worth it.. though it. It is just a fan pulling air through the seat, so it helps our backside and back perspiration system work to cool those skin surfaces, but the effect is so much better than without.
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From: Little Rock
Can you benefit from the ventilated seats without using the a/c compressor? Or do they require the a/c be turned on? I love the idea of windows down and ventilated seats, but if you get the drag from the a/c, what is the point?
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From: Boston-ish
They *should* work independent of the A/C since they're not cooled seats (which would use the AC to cool) rather they are ventilated (a fan pulls air away from your backside). Much in the same way that the heated seats are independent from HVAC temp setting.
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From: THE Republic
At first i had my doubts but now i love them. Its especially for a Cab due to the heat soak. However I've always wondered, is a there a filter somewhere? I mean its sucking the air, presumably stinky right?