Seat Warmer

[Grant Lenahan]

Maybe your's is easier.  I have leather sport seats in an S6.

They took a long time.

Grant

On Dec 20, 2010, at 6:46 PM, pyro_10314 at yahoo.com wrote:

> Didn't realize it was such a tedious job. Thinking about moving the steering wheel to the passenger side instead.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>
> Sender: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:44:27 
> To: <TWFAUST at aol.com>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Seat Warmer
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> it took so long it stayed an extra day.
> 
> I didn't care. Audi was paying.
> 
> Grant
> 
> On Dec 20, 2010, at 6:40 PM, TWFAUST at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> "Yes, you can replace the element, at least on later Audis. But its a  BIG 
>> job. You need to dis-assemble the seat. When mine was done under  
>> warranty, it sent to an upholstery shop and took > day."
>> 
>> I have seen this done at my local upholstery shop several times, I  don't 
>> recall if any were Audi. The full day seems extreme, a full hour might be  
>> more like it. That does not include seat removal time, which I have never  
>> observed. As mentioned, "hog ring" pliers are essential, and I am sure the 
>> skill  of the operator makes a difference. If you are stuck, you can grind 
>> grooves in  gripping faces of water pump pliers.
>> 
>> I suspect several profits when going through a dealership. They very  
>> rarely replace convertible tops or do upholstery repair. This is usually farmed  
>> out to local upholstery shops. A tenant of mine recently got a quote from a 
>> VW  dealership (which would have farmed it out) for $1900 to replace the top 
>> of her  Cabriolet. On my suggestion she had it done at a local upholstery 
>> shop (which  might have gotten the work anyway), the cost was $1,000.
>> 
>> PS, the manner of construction, and the materials used (hartz cloth),  make 
>> German tops very expensive to replace.
>> 
>> Tom Faust
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