Heated seats was near the top of my options want list, but couldn't find one with them and the other things
I wanted when I got my low mileage, great condition 2009 JCW Clubman earlier this year.

Retrofitting the oem heated seats to the existing interior sounds like more work than I'd like to do.

Has anyone had good experiences with aftermarket heated seats (the kind you plug in to the 12V
outlet and strap on to the seats) for the few months that I'll really need them?
There are several available and none are all that pricey, so wondering if anyone can vouch for
something with a reasonable fit over MINI seats and acceptable performance.

 

 

I have factory heated seats in the front of my 08 Cooper, but I added an aftermarket heated seat kit to my rear seats. The kits work very well. You just need to remove a portion of the seat cover to fit the elements and reassemble with new hog rings. Then run the wires to the power supply and ground.

 

Update:
These seats are working very well (Big Ant Heated Seat Cushion) with some minor modifications.
There are portions of the fabric that stick out at the shoulder areas and I used a little elastic cord
and 2 safety pins to tie around the back to hold them flatter there at the sides of the seats.
Otherwise my upper body tends to catch the edge and fold it to the center a little.
The cord comes out at the right side at the hinge of the seat, which makes it unsuitable for the
passenger side as is.
There are three wires in the cord from the switch to the seat, and I soldered about a 16 inch
length to extend it behind the seat in the crack back to the middle, and that's working fine.
I have a 3 socket adapter so I can use both seats and either a a rechargeable flashlight or radar detector all at once.