[s-cars] Backrest Heater Element Fix-It Notes

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In a message dated 6/12/02 8:29:34 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
dohnal at hevanet.com writes:

Thank you for the suggestions with the heating element.  Works like a champ
again.  Not that I need it now that it is in the 90's.  But I can now look at
the switch and know that it works.   For others thinking of doing this job,
be sure to have an extra set of hands, impact driver, and also use the large
straight T-Pins for reattaching the leather to the foam.  It is very tough to
weave the pin, but once you get it it is not going to move.  I also wish that
I had the staple gun that spread the staples into the foam.  Would have saved
about an hour of blood and sweat.

Thanks again,

Mark
92 S4


> >a) zip ties - so you don't have to use those POS hog clips when
> >reconstructing the leather to the foam. You'll end up with a much better
> >repair - the shape of my driver's side bolsters were much improved after
> the
> >replacement job.
>
> I agree with this.  There's also the problem of reattaching the
> foam/leather
> combo to the horizontal wires in the seat frame.  For this I used 20-gauge
> bare wire looped around the rods in the foam and in the leather, then
> twisted behind the wire in the seat frame.  Using 2 pairs of pliers to
> start
> the twist, I was able to pull all of the slack out of the attachment.
>
> >and,
> >
> >b) you'll need some way of re-attaching the leather to the
> element/backrest
> >combo - either an upholster's stapling gun, or perhaps short of that,
> >consider using medical bandage ties with long claws to penetrate the
> >leather. Does anyone else have any ideas here?
>
> I've done this twice, and the second time (an improvement over the first
> time) I just used straight pins.  After pushing a pin through I made a
> small
> loop out of the pointy end with a needle nose plier.  I wish I had the tool
> that just fires the staples in, it would save a whole lot of work.
>
> Between the wires and pins, I poked myself about 10 times, losing a few
> drops of blood for each poke.  This is one job I don't like doing!
>
> Wayne Dohnal
> 1994 S4
>