Cloth to Leather - Can I keep heated seats? ('90 80Q)

[Huw Powell]

> Hello, I'm going to be changing my interior (most likely) from the generic
> cloth seats that my 1990 Audi 80 Quattro came with to some nice leather ones
> I am close to getting my hands on.  My only dilemma in purchasing these
> seats is whether I can keep the heated seats function of my current cloth
> ones.  My car came with heated seats, and the circuitry and elements has
> always worked.  The leather seats do not come from one that had heated
> seats.  So, is there anything I can do, or should I just bite the bullet?

Uh, no.  The seat heaters are resistive elements installed under/in the
seat cushions.  they either have them or they don't.  As someone said,
you might be able to add some, but it will be a lot of work.

> On a similar vein, I was wondering if the powered heated seats from the 100,
> 200, or 90 work?  I mean, could I jury rig the powered part into my car and
> retain the heated parts of them?

The 90 seats will work.  If changing between power an dnon power seats
you'll have to swap the front cross member that incorporates the seat
attachment point(s).  They are quite different.  The rear tracks are the
same.  This has been done at least once, however.

The 100/200 seats probably will not fit, but I'm too lazy to go measure
them right now...

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Huw Powell

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