heated seat woes

[Ameer Antar]

I  also have no seat heat. The driver's side used to work, but now I have 
nothing. Does anyone know about heater replacements? Dealing w/ fine wire 
doesn't sound like fun, and I would probably not be able to fix all the 
broken parts. Are there OE/non-OE sources out there that would fit right 
in? Anyone have experience in prices? Thanks much.

-ameer

At 09:22 AM 10/27/00, you wrote:
>Seat heater wires, especially on the more heavily used driver seat, are 
>prone to breaking down and burning out.  The fix (in the archives under 
>hog rings or hawg rings) involves peeling back the seat covering, 
>splicing  in around the burned spots and reattching the covering.
>
>
>At 01:36 AM 10/27/2000 -0400, GTIPilot at aol.com wrote:
>
>>Hi, I'm new to the list and a new owner of a 1987.5 Special Build Audi Coupe.
>>  Problem I need a little help w/ is the heated seats.  Passenger side works,
>>drivers side does not.  I got under the dash and checked the relays.
>>Passenger side relay allows 12volts to the passenger side plug to the seat.
>>Drivers side only allows 5.6 volts to the plug @ drivers side.  I have
>>swapped relays, swapped plugs, and I am guessing the heating elements in my
>>drivers seat may be bad.  I have a Robert Bentley Manual, but it doesnt show
>>how to 'test' em to see if they are bad.  Any help would be greatly
>>appreciated..
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Brad