Agree. Its not like they don't have the technology or how to, same f150 controls, charge me $1500 for perf seats and another $500 for the cooled seat option, I’ll buy it. 4dr Badlands Sasquatch, 2.7, lux package, hard top, I’m already going to be north of $55k, whats another $2k at that point?
Year 2 option probably but if enough people complain and tell Ford (especially those in the hot summer places) they need to offer them they might reconsider.
Such design oversight for rear seat comfort though. Nice job Ford!So, things just a little more interesting...
So, if Ford is piping cold AC under the seats to cool rear passenger feet (lol), it seems like a simple step to route that puppy up into the seat. I had earlier wondered if Ford had concerns about water and muck getting into a seat cooler, but if they have an open vent sitting on the floor of a 4DR, the seat looks like a no brainer.
While I would prefer to have cooled seats as a first choice, second choice would be a seat fan, both these of course require perforated seats. Lacking the first two, I would gladly take the Sport Bronco style perforated seats as at least the holes allow for natural cooling convective air flow.
where the 2 guys in the broncos are and out and about driving around here in CO and Denver, we are in the 90s and they're between 5200-10000' closer to the sun depending on which trails they're hitting.
interesting. I have a '17 f150 and I haven't noticed any issues with my cooled seats over the few years of using them. Are you saying this has been an issue for awhile?
I understand, I have lived in Colorado, the humidity is bone dry compared to the southern states oppressive humidity. When they are done testing in Colorado please send them to Texas.
they offer perf seats as Ive already explored this option to combat my wife when she finds out they're not offered in her bronco. But the big question is, and I doubt the katzkin installers know this yet or not, but I know in the gladiator, they won't installed the degrees setup due to sensors in the 2 front seats. I'm in the middle of planning out my gladiator order and this is the only thing Im stuck on but it sounds like I'll need to be the one who installs the degrees setup since they can't due to legal reasons in the seats and then the katzkin installer will install the leather w/ perf and warranty their work.
true, that's why I moved away from hot humid FL, not as hot as TX but 110% humidity if there is such a thing, and came out here to CO.
Yes, Florida along with many other states need cooled seats as well. I was on a work assignment to Florida once, we were working outdoors, at midnight, with sweat running down our faces, I agree, it had to be 110% humidity. In fact, the electronic camera sensor I was testing failed due to the humidity. I had to go home a design and a hermetically sealed enclosure to protect it before we could go back and retest.
