I installed the heater beneath the front passenger seat and built a black cover to point its interior vent into the cargo area. The mounting, pipe routing and cover fabrication took several diary sessions.
maXpeedingrods Under-Seat Diesel Heater appears in my build materials and equipment for this work.
I installed the heater beneath the front passenger seat and built a black cover to point its interior vent into the cargo area. The mounting, pipe routing and cover fabrication took several diary sessions.
Fitting the Heater and Making the Separate Vent Cover
I removed the passenger seat, made the floor opening, and sanded, primed and painted around it.
I fitted the heater and worked beneath the van on its connected pipes, filter and pump mounts.
I made the black cover with triangular sides and continued the fuel-pump wire route through a factory floor opening.
The underside of the heater installation during the mounting work.The custom vent cover behind my passenger seat.
My Takeaway from This Job
The sloping seat platform made the separate vent face an important part of the job. I liked the finished black panel, although an awkward screw position left a hole for a larger washer in my follow-up plan; the installation took several diary sessions.
The heater installation included the mounting, connections and a custom interior cover as separate pieces of work.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Current Listing
B08RD4Y378
Manual Models
MXR1F split and MXR2Y all-in-one
Reference
Parking Air Heater user manual
The current maXpeedingrods listing links an original Parking Air Heater manual covering split and all-in-one arrangements. It separates the component layout from controller operation and shows the parts belonging to each configuration. That makes it useful for identifying the heater, pump, ducting and control connections before organizing a van heating layout. The split arrangement places components in different locations, while an all-in-one housing groups more of them together. My under-seat heater account remains the record of my own installation; the linked document belongs to the current purchase option shown on this page.
Yes. The linked manual includes MXR1F split and MXR2Y all-in-one layouts, with component diagrams and controller instructions.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
The VEVOR and LF Bros alternatives use all-in-one enclosures with their own tank arrangements. That packaging is different from my under-seat layout with a separately fabricated vent cover.
Product
What distinguishes it
Purchase link
maXpeedingrods 12V/24V 8KW Split Diesel Heater
Under-seat heater with my separately fabricated vent cover
This diesel heater combines its components in a handled enclosure. A separate controller and ducting provide the controls and air-routing components for the unit.
