Seat Warmer

[John Cody Forbes]

Ive done the job without hog ring pliers (needle nose and regular worked iirc) in n afternoon including pulling the seat which is cake. I did buy hog ring pliers very shortly thereafter ;-).

-Cody (mobile)

On Dec 20, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> 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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