R1200RT custom heated seats

[lesliebrennan]

I have an 05 R1200RT with standard heated seats, but I would like to upgrade to Sargent or maybe Meyer.

It seems that BMW have changed the wiring, so it may not be easy to switch between the standard seat, which I like to use for the daily ride to work in the rainy winter season, and the upgrade, necessary (as we all know) for a ride of any decent length.

Anyone any experience with this issue?

Thanks a million

 

[cwsenn]

Rick Mayer just did my seats and the heating pad was just replaced into the new fitted seat. He makes the new seat from your exisisting seat pan. If you want to change them out you would need new seat pans. Maybe a Sargent comes with new pans, I don't know. I live in the Puget Sound area and it rains plenty so I plan on caring for the leather as best as I can. I know Rick can do your seats and cover them with vinyl if you prefer so that the rainy weather is not an issue. Heck my leather boots get wet everyday throughout the winter months here and they hold up well so long as I keep them coated with a good leather preservative. If the water is beading up on your leather it should not be a problem for your seats or your boots, jacket, etc...

Lownslo

 

[rebus]

I have Corbin heated seats. They come with their own pan and heater so there is no down time, and they plug right in to the stock wiring on my '05 R12RT. The pilot seat is their "stock" custom, and I found it a bit wide causing my legs to dangle a little. I live close enough to Hollister for a day trip, so I cruised up there and they tweaked it while custom fitting my wife's seat.

 

[hlothery]

Rick Mayer did my seats. I gave a refundable seat pan deposit. He ordered a new set of seat pans, and did the seats on that, with the heating pad in place, and sent them to me. I had to return my seats to him within 30 days to get the deposit refunded, which was no problem. I have leather seats, have ridden several times in the rain with no problem. He does make a seat cover for that purpose, which can be ordered at a discount price at the time of purchase of the seat.

 

[DMR]

heated seats

Bill Mayer did mine, and kept the heated seat option. Had to send the seat to CA and wait for it to return. If you don't have an extra seat, I wouldn't send it during the height of the riding season.

Dave
05rt

 

[RHARVEY]

I have a Rick Mayer seat that is heated. He just used my stock seat and replaced the heater with the original. It works just fine. I have not used it much since the weather here has not required it.

 

[lesliebrennan]

Thanks guys for all your thoughtful comments - seems like the Mayers have it!

 

[jwesolowski]

I had a Rick Mayer seat on my R1100RT and loved it. I got one for my R1200RT and thought it was pretty mediocre. I've sent it back to Rick for adjustment, and I'm hoping... I'll let you know. He did use the stock heating web, and that did work fine. I've ridden a lot in the rain, and it's not a problem: I usually ride with the rain cover on.

One item, though. Rick is three for three with me in terms of promising delivery much earlier than eventually happens. On my R1100RT, I ordered in September, was promised November, then December, delivery. I ultimately got the seat late in February.

For the R1200RT, I ordered in January, was promised delivery in March, then April and received it in May. I returned it after 6000 miles; was promised delivery by the end of August and it's scheduled to arrive September 11.

If my reworked seat is as good as the R1100RT seat (Rick cautions that it may not--he doesn't like the R1200RT seat pan), it'll have been worth waiting for. I sure wish Rick would be more straightforward about delivery dates, though. It's a real irritant.