Seat heater repair success?

Steve Kramer skramer at mac.com
Wed Mar 13 15:02:45 EST 2002


I have a similar interest in this as well.  I have found that my old audi
that I donated to my school system has now gone to the junkyard.  My current
V8 has a nonworking driver's side seat heater.  My older 89 200 has a
working one.  If I get the seat, I should be able to swap elements right?
Just got to remove the seat at the yard.


Also anyone out there who has a 89 200 turbo , my old had a complete exhaust
system put on it.  If you're looking for one in the chicagoland area - it
would probably be very cheap.  give me a ring.


Steve Kramer
90 V8
89' 200 t muerte at the junk yard

> From: "Doyt W. Echelberger" <Doyt at buckeye-express.com>
> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:18:13 -0500
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Seat heater repair success?
>
> Two years ago, after reading everything in the archives, I took apart 4
> front seats and found  at least two breaks in each seat element. I then
> twisted and soldered each break. None of the repairs is functional today.
> Right away, each seat developed hot spots at the repair points, and the
> heating elements failed soon after.
>
> The hot spots were so hot that you would want to remove your hand after a
> short period of testing.
>
> My conclusion/hypothesis was that the Nichrome(?)resistance wire didn't
> take well to soldering, and some form of twisting/crimping/clamping alone
> would have been a better way to try doing the repairs.
>
> I'd like to hear from people who have repaired (not replaced) seat heaters
> and have had them work without hot spots for long periods after the repair.
> There is adequate information about taking out the seats and getting off
> the seat covers, and getting them back on again. But I don't remember much
> about reports of long-term survival after the repair attempts.
>
>
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> At 07:26 AM 3/13/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> I am trying to replace a seat heater and have been offered this part #
>> 4A0963555B.  I cannot get my family Bible to recognize this #.
>>
>> I want to use it on seat and back rest of a SQ in case my soldering
>> abilities cannot match the element breakage I expect to find.
>>
>> Anyone?
>>
>> Colin
>




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