sean99
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- Sunnyvale, California
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- 01 Limited 5.0
My heated seat started acting up last week. It was getting so hot in one spot I had to turn it off...then it stopped working altogether
The light would come on, but the seat would not get hot, so I figured it was a short.
I took off the side panel (two clips on top, two screws on the bottom) , but left all of the wires connected.
I cut the vinyl in a couple of spots to get it past the wiring. (see pic)
There are plastic pieces on the bottom front and side of the seat sewed to the vinyl that need to be popped of a rod.
I peeled back the material and cut the hog rings off to expose the burnt shorted out area.
The wires are sandwiched between two thin layers of cotton like material that are glued together.
I peeled them apart to expose the short.. I cut out a two inch burnt section of wire, and straightened out a small section of the blue wire to make up the difference. I soldered the wire, used a small cap, and some electrical tape, I cut a small slot in the padding of the seat, and pushed the new connection into it leaving room for play.
I spray glued the material back over the wires and put the seat back together.
This fix was much easier than I anticipated
The light would come on, but the seat would not get hot, so I figured it was a short.
I took off the side panel (two clips on top, two screws on the bottom) , but left all of the wires connected.
I cut the vinyl in a couple of spots to get it past the wiring. (see pic)
There are plastic pieces on the bottom front and side of the seat sewed to the vinyl that need to be popped of a rod.
I peeled back the material and cut the hog rings off to expose the burnt shorted out area.
The wires are sandwiched between two thin layers of cotton like material that are glued together.
I peeled them apart to expose the short.. I cut out a two inch burnt section of wire, and straightened out a small section of the blue wire to make up the difference. I soldered the wire, used a small cap, and some electrical tape, I cut a small slot in the padding of the seat, and pushed the new connection into it leaving room for play.
I spray glued the material back over the wires and put the seat back together.
This fix was much easier than I anticipated