[s-cars] heated seats

[Igor Kessel]

Mark Strangways wrote:
> I did a repair to my drivers seat of my ex 5000TQ.
> It had a broken wire in the right side near the knee area. I was easily 
> able to find the broken wire, due largely to the burnt area around it, 
> but since I was to splice it, it became hard to get any extra wire from 
> the mat to make the splice. Subsequent jobs became more frequent and 
> subsequently easier and faster.
> 
> There is little joy in removing the leather from the seat or back area, 
> but it's doable as is most crap with these cars.
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Mullane" <tmullane at snet.net>
> To: <chrispetrulio at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 10:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] heated seats
> 
> 
>> Christian,
>>
>> BTDT a few weeks ago on my S6.  Not a fun job.  The repair is 
>> complicated,
>> but it is reasonably easy to figure out what needs to be done.  You will
>> need a pair of hog ring pliers, some trim cement and a staple gun...oh 
>> yeah,
>> and the $192 seat heater element.
>>
>> I had intended to do a write-up, but there were soooo many steps that it
>> just wasn't feasible.  I did post a series of three posts about it on
>> AuidWorld, but my posts consist largely of bitching (do a search for 
>> "my a$$
>> is cold").
>>
>> Of course, I am assuming that the bottom heater element is bad, but this
>> should be tested prior to attacking your seat.  The easiest way is to ohm
>> out the two elements, one in the backrest, and one on the bottom.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:37:06 -0800 (PST)
>> From: Christian Petrulio <chrispetrulio at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: [s-cars] heated seats
>> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Message-ID: <20041215223706.57808.qmail at web54306.mail.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> I'm new to the list and just bought a '94 S4, which I
>> love, but the driver's seat heater doesn't work.  Does
>> anyone have experience with this?  Is this something I
>> can fix on my own?
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> S-CAR-List mailing list
>> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
>> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
>>
> 
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
> 

I have fixed a number of those. No big deal. Take the seat out of the 
car, find out with a multimeter which element (seat or back) is broken, 
locate the charred burned spot, resolder the heating element, reassemble 
the seat.
I always use electrical zip ties instead of the hog clips.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros