Seat Heater Repairs - CAREFUL

Fri Sep 8 22:49:21 EDT 2000

I did the Seat heater repair found at http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/body.html#Seat%20Heater%20element%20fix , a link that I got here from the list, and found that when I was done, had the whole thing put back together, that the repaired joint in the heater element became a very HOT SPOT!  Hot enough that you can smell the leather beginning to burn, and it will burn your skin if you keep your hand on it. I have pulled the relay for the left seat heater so that it doesn't inadvertently get turned on. I realize that the problem is high resistance at the joint, and I have to find another way of splicing the heater wires...

Has anyone else out there tried this and been completely satisfied with the result?

Thanks,
Maurice

90 V8q
85 5kst
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