Not meant as a gloat, just dumb luck in finding a heated seat control unit and switch at a trip to the wreckers today. No actual heating pads though, the seat was gone from the van. It was '90 7 passenger van, sunroof, side moldings etc. The wreckers only have about half a dozen vanagons in the yard but a metric butt-load of JDM mini trucks/vans, Delicas etc. Surprising to see so many, I suspect that they get written off by our insurance agency (ICBC) more readily than other vehicles.

Back to the heated seat, it was an option here in Canada but I rarely see them.To be honest, it always seemed like an afterthought judging by the placement of the switch (see: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/vanagon-nice-find-at-the-wreckers/)

alistair