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02-08-2007, 01:49 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Gilbert,
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Cobra Make, Engine: FFR MK1
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Is it worth getting a car with heat?
Is heat an option that I should be looking into living here in AZ? It still gets pretty cold in the mornings during the winter.
Is it something that is easy to add? I wouldn't think you would need to have vents in the dash, it would probably be fine if you just had a hose under the dash, like ski boats have.
Steve
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02-08-2007, 01:51 PM
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"wouldn't need vents in the dash" is what I meant....
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02-08-2007, 01:53 PM
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I guess I'm going crazy, it does say, "wouldn't"
Nevermind....
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02-08-2007, 01:58 PM
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I went through the same worries and thought process. Don't bother.
Plus, the heater lines are butt ugly on the motor. 
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02-08-2007, 01:56 PM
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Get the frost off the windshield, and keep those toes warm. It will open up options on where, and when you drive.
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02-08-2007, 02:13 PM
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I've used my car for 20 yrs,NO heater, but I do have heated seats,like AZ ,CA is cool at night and in the morning.I have always wanted to hook up some kind of defroster though,I have often been caught with a frosted up windshield (mines Lexan .I think it frosts up worse than glass,but lighter and safer).The heated seat works great .
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02-08-2007, 02:29 PM
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Heater in AZ? Get a car with a big block. You'll have all the heat you need.
John
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02-08-2007, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by double ugly
Heater in AZ? Get a car with a big block. You'll have all the heat you need.
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That's another question I had, does a lot of heat radiate from the engine compartment?
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02-08-2007, 04:23 PM
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It does. The amount is determined by how much you sheild the foot boxes etc.
John
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02-08-2007, 04:32 PM
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What is the standard for heat shielding, if there is one? Is this something that is easy to do after the car is purchased, or is it something that should be completed when the car is built?
Steve
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02-08-2007, 02:36 PM
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Do you have a wife or girlfriend? If so, get the heater. She'll be much more receptive to taking the Cobra do dinner or coffee or whatever rather than the daily driver.
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02-08-2007, 02:56 PM
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Not needed most of the time. Unless you go to the north country during the colder months. But, those of that do just dress warm.
Mike
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02-08-2007, 03:03 PM
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Never mind the guys in other parts of the country.... Frost on the windshield? Right... there isn't enough humidity
If you want heat, wait until mid April and save your money. Criminy it is close to 80 today!
The heater is worthless in a roadster as you have no windows, unlike a convertible. Only those who are extremely confident in their masculinity or have allergies like Fitz would ever put a top up on a Cobra. They are also pretty limber to enter and alight from the bloody thing. I had heat in the SPF and it was useless...
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02-08-2007, 03:08 PM
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Heat?
In the NorthEast cold usually includes wet, salty roads, and ice. In AZ it is just cold, I would get it if possible to allow a more pleasurable driving season.
I decided to skip the heater for the formentioned reasons in the NE.
Jeff
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02-08-2007, 06:55 PM
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Anyone have a quick link to a "seat heater" thread that was posted here probably a year ago? I've grown accustomed to using the ones in my daily driver, and having these in the Cobra would really be great on cold mornings and cooler evenings. The factory SPF heater (at least the 700 series) is not much to write home to Mom about. Engine heat is nominal, though for some reason I tend to notice it more on the really warm days. 
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02-08-2007, 08:50 PM
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I was thinking about seat heaters too. I figured as long as I was going to do that I would add a memory seat button too.  
John
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02-08-2007, 09:23 PM
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Heat? Are you crazy?
That is what sweat shirts with hoods are for.
In the summer in Phoenix you are dying for cool air. I have a top like Mul suggests to keep that bloody sun off my head. It is the only way to go in the summer. A open roadster in the winter with heat makes no sense as the air just penitrates your neck. There is enough heat coming form your firewall to keep you comfy with a jacket. Put a ski jacket on and forget it.
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02-08-2007, 09:24 PM
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Location: Syracuse,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR 228, Roush 342R, 457HP/428TQ, modified AOD
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Dean,
I installed these last Fall: http://www.cobraheat.com/warmseats.html
They work great! In fact, I usually use the low setting, since high gets VERY warm.
Takes the edge off on cold trips when going "topless".
Cheers!
Dave
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02-08-2007, 09:41 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: SPF 2613 Titanium w/Black, Roush 402SR
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Dave,
Did you take the seats to an upholstery shop to have the inserts installed?
The latest SPF's have a mysterious cable that's in the piping right near the seats...not sure what it's for...heated seats perhaps??
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02-08-2007, 09:54 PM
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Got the Bug,
No, I did them myself, but I did have to remove the seats to get the pad into the seat backs.
My battery is in the trunk, so I ran the wiring down low through the rear bulkhead and placed the switches on the rear bulkhead on either side of the battery cut-off switch.
A lot depends on how easy it is to get the pads into the seats and then get your seats back together. On my BDR it was easy. On an others like an SPF, I'm not sure how easy doing a neat job on the seats will be.
Cheers!
Dave
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