Sports heated seat repair

[Brian4]

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

 

[gookah]

Wahey....finally... I've helped someone........

 

[Brian4]

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

Brian

 

[gookah]

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

Brian

It's simple but effective.... :-bd

 

[gookah]

Is yours a manual roof by any chance?

 

[Brian4]

No mine is the electric hood

Brian

 

[Mr C]

Wahey....finally... I've helped someone........

where can I find the original post as I have a problem with my drivers heated seat

 

[Brian4]

where can I find the original post as I have a problem with my drivers heated seat

I think this is the link you are after, good luck with the repair if needed.

https://zroadster.org/articles/bmw-z3-seat-base-repair-m-sport-heated.58/

 

[Mr C]

I think this is the link you are after, good luck with the repair if needed.

https://zroadster.org/articles/bmw-z3-seat-base-repair-m-sport-heated.58/

Thank you

 

[Brian H]

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.

 

[Sp02zbr]

My drivers the same.

 

[Lee]

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

Fancy coming doing and doing us a tutorial @gookah

 

[Mint]

I've fitted one of these in my drivers seat base - very good.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152682136129

 

[t-tony]

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

Fancy coming doing and doing us a tutorial @gookah

@Antm72 has some knowledge on this subject Lee as does @Sean d.

Tony.

 

[Sean d]

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

 

[Mint]

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

Only did the base as the back was working fine

 

[Dino D]

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!)

 

[Bozzy]

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.

 

[mrscalex]

I’ve done the repair too. It’s just a cr*p design and vulnerable to damage.