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Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:45 pm

http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12243648voin.html
what about that? i can turn on the car and go inside while it warms up and i can flip that thing on so when i get in it would be a little warmer????

Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:14 pm

jeff930 wrote: http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12243648voin.html
what about that? i can turn on the car and go inside while it warms up and i can flip that thing on so when i get in it would be a little warmer????

The biggest 12V in the list is under 700 watts. Next cold day you get run an extension cord out to your car. Plug in a hair dryer and see how it does. Most are 1200 watts which is double the heat of that heater. Only difference is that the automotive heater is rated for continuous use.

Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:28 pm

if they don't work then why to people keep buying them?

Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:40 pm

just use a tent safe heater with propane lol....orrrr...they have those kits on ebay to make your seats heated

Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:04 pm

I installed one last year and hung it in front of the shifter. Paid about 50 bux for it. Have seen them on sale for under 40. Mine does what I had hoped. Where I live it rarely gets under 30 degrees. This thing will keep me comfortable. I do wear a jacket in the winter time. I do not drive long distances. I also have a smaller one for defrost but have not needed it yet. My car is pretty air tight. That is a necessity trying to use one of these little electric heaters. One of these will not heat your car but will keep you comfortable as long as the temps are not too cold.
Dan

Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:08 am

a thought I keep thinking...

wrap 1/4" stainless tubing around the header pipes from the front cylinder. pump water through one to a small heater core under the hood. run the pipes through a heater channel and spray in canned foam.

pump water through the other to a small heater core in the back seat area.

you would have to tack weld the stainless to the header about once per wrap.

better than not squat.

Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:37 am

OR just change or modify you exhaust to run heater boxes. They work you know, and really really well too.

Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:40 am

You should just buy a used heater box exhaust system, no? Have one for summer and one for winter.

Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:13 pm

I have a oil cooler with a fan inside my bug for heat...

Probably not the best idea in the world, but I am warm! :lol:

Thu Oct 29, 2009 4:22 pm

for 40 bucks, that camping heater isnt a bad idea... for now anyways

Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:59 pm

i agree with stock heaters, might cost a few bucks now, but if you go through all the tubes and block off the rear seat heat, they are awesome. on my last baja i made sure of no leaks, and replaced the tubes that run from the windshield to the heater channels, then filled that area with sprayfoam so they wouldn't corrode again. they worked awesome. just rembemer if you're gonna run through a decent sized water hole turn them off before you hit it and let them dry out for a few minutes before you turn them on or you'll have a steambath in your car. my heaters would send up streamers at the windshield though.