[V8] Heated Seat repair?

[Kneale Brownson]

Check this from a Google search of the audifans.com archives for "hog
rings", the devices that hold the leather onto the metal frame of the seat.
 Pretty complete sounding description from Doyt:
http://www.audifans.com/archives/1999/07/msg00129.html 

At 12:35 PM 5/22/2004 -0500, Scott Baumann / Progressive Technology
Solutions wrote:
>Hi all, up to 165K on the V8Q (70K put on in the past 16 months = 
>bulletproof, for you lurkers and ponderers of V8 reliability out there...).  
> Just went through it all with all new Boge Turbo gas shocks, full-blown 
>T-belt job (pump, rollers, etc), tune-up (plugs, wires, caps, rotors) and 
>fresh valve cover gasket.  I decided that for about a $2500 investment all 
>together, it was good for at least another year and 60-70K before I make the 
>move to a 2000+ A8.  Market prices should be pretty good for them by then, 
>as I saw one go on Ebay recently (2001 w/fair miles) for $23K.  I will 
>likely keep the V8 for my new driver in the house (daughter).
>    ANYWAY - to my question:   I spent last week on a run up to Northern MN 
>with a factory rep.  This moron, on three occasions, turned around in his 
>(passenger side, nicely heated) seat to reach into the back seat for 
>something or other.  On his third trip around, I had to speak up about NOT 
>using his knee into the seat as a pivot to reach into the back.  Well, I 
>must have spoken too late, as my wife announced a non-functioning passenger 
>side heated seat :(  the next day.
>    I cannot say that I recall much e-traffic in history about this type of 
>repair.  I would assume that you need to pull the entire seat out, remove 
>the seatback from the lower, pull the (spotless tan Conolloy in this case, 
>again :( ) leather seat cover off, find the offending, and assuming broken 
>wire, and re-solder.  Is it as easy as it sounds?  Any BTDT's?  I appreciate 
>any help....