Sports heated seat repair

Brian4

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Thanks to Gookah

As was the case with his M Sport seats our Drivers seat wouldn't heat up so followed his excellent instructions and took the seat apart. Found a broken wire in exactly the same place so wondering if it is a fault with them. Anyway all fixed and working again now.

The previous owner must have go a very warm bum when it went as the wire had melted the foam backing to the leather.

Brian
 

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Brian4

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I even used the tape trick for the seat bolster but not silver.

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Brian4

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No mine is the electric hood

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Brian H

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Problem with the electric heated seats it that we at times kneel on the seats, my theory is that this causes the break in the wires, I have one failed on my passanger seat, it has shrivelled the leather up in that area.
 

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Didnt know we had a guide on this, It's a job I keep putting off on Sams zed :D

Fancy coming doing and doing us a tutorial @gookah =))
 

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I also fitted the same as @Mint , I did the back and the base, they are excellent
 

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I would replace it with the carbon heated pads (I’ve done it on my sparcos and in our family bus too!).

Much more even and quicker heating I find as it has plenty of elements to evenly spread and won’t break -can be cut through to fit hog rings etc. With cloth seats it actually gets a bit too hot on setting 2 (but is right for sub zero to own down drives!)
 

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Problem with the electric heated seats it that we at times kneel on the seats, my theory is that this causes the break in the wires, I have one failed on my passanger seat, it has shrivelled the leather up in that area.
I use an old cushion on the seat if I have to kneel on it, so far it seems to have protected the heater elements.
 
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