gem7318

Title pretty much says it all - I just bought a 2021 Q5 Premium Plus (black on black) without the warm weather package and now have regret not having those seats due to the standard seat's comfort levels for my body type - based on some research, seat comfort is a hugely subjective thing so putting this out there to see anyone in Dallas happens to be in the opposite situation and wants to swap - I'd also drive to Austin or Houston for this

P.s. I'm new to the forum so please advise if there's a better place to post this kind of information.

ribeye

This is the right place to put it and I hope you find a match. Good luck with your new car.

brian_tii

Should be noted that the warm weather seats have ventilation and the controls for that are part of the hvac control unit. I suspect there is a good bit of work and likely programming to swapping everything.

Audis or VWs 4Life

You can also check Car-part.com for seats, you might get lucky!
https://car-part.com/

Iain_B

Yea, OP would have to source the HVAC controls for the physical buttons, unless the seats can also be controlled through the MMI?

My understanding is that the ventilated seats are not actually connected to the HVAC system. They are passively cooled, meaning they have fans in the seats that draw air away from your body, they don’t actually blowing air onto you. So, while there is no HVAC ducting, who knows if the seat wiring harnesses all have that wiring standard and it’s just not used for non-ventilated seats.

brian_tii

Mine has the summer package with the ventilated seats. You are correct. My point was just that the controls to for the seats are on the HVAC control panel and I'd think you'd need to swap that too assuming you want the cooling function. There is no option in the MMI to control the seats.

The seats themselves basically just have a fan built into them that pulls air through the holes and away from your body just like you said. There is no HVAC plumbing... that's just where the control buttons live.

hammergjh

Trade it in and get what you want. Probably a lot easier. With used car prices supposedly what they are, maybe you wouldn't lose too much.