Awfiretto
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When I bought my 07 LT (III) 110k 4WD, I made sure the heated seats worked. Well, a few months in the butt warmer driver side stopped working. This left me annoyed.
All the other seats worked, the lights came on, never shut off, just the butt didn't work.
I finally decided to attempt repair today, and am so glad I did. It was realatively easy, and only took about 3 hours (can be done much faster, but I was "tinkering" a bit.
*NO NEED TO REMOVE SEAT! (thankfully, having replaced the power slide rail on the passenger and that was a bear,)
*Tools:
8mm socket
pry tool (or flat head)
Soldering Iron / Solder
Duct Tape
Small amount of wire.
Process:
(start with seat raised to its highest and reclined all the way back)
1- Remove power seat switch caps (pry tool) - just pull/pry hard
2- Remove side cover where seat controls are (no need to disconnect)
3- Pull the plastic fastener from under the seat attached to the leather cover and pull back leather
3a - The inside clip can be removed by pulling up the foam and reaching in to pop off
4- Discover your heated seat element all crunched, burnt-ish, and disconnected wire towards the back
5- Take element inside (cut wires with enough space to reconnect)
6- Iron out element & Inspect under light
6a - note that the thick wires on the side run all the way up, if an element is broken it shouldn't prevent it from still working as it is all in parallel
6b - If you notice frays on the edges by the blue tape this is no worries
7 - Solder extensions on to all four wires
8 - Tape up with electrical and duct tape (keep in mind you will be sitting on it...)
9 - Connect wires, test,
10- Tape, and re-install (push really far back and duct tape to the plastic piece at the back.
11- Use as much duct tape as you see fit
12- Re fit the seat cover, ensuring to snap in the blue bars under the leather.
13 - Enjoy your DIY repaired heated seat.
There's nothing really to break here, so even if you are new to this, you can probably do it. A cheap soldering iron and some duct tape will get the job done. If all else fails and the element is beyond repair you can order one online easy enough.
I will post a few more photos in a reply because the limit is 5 per post?
Either way I am elated this is fixed for cheap and few hours. It really was easy.
Questions or comments please post and I'll do my best to reply.
All the other seats worked, the lights came on, never shut off, just the butt didn't work.
I finally decided to attempt repair today, and am so glad I did. It was realatively easy, and only took about 3 hours (can be done much faster, but I was "tinkering" a bit.
*NO NEED TO REMOVE SEAT! (thankfully, having replaced the power slide rail on the passenger and that was a bear,)
*Tools:
8mm socket
pry tool (or flat head)
Soldering Iron / Solder
Duct Tape
Small amount of wire.
Process:
(start with seat raised to its highest and reclined all the way back)
1- Remove power seat switch caps (pry tool) - just pull/pry hard
2- Remove side cover where seat controls are (no need to disconnect)
3- Pull the plastic fastener from under the seat attached to the leather cover and pull back leather
3a - The inside clip can be removed by pulling up the foam and reaching in to pop off
4- Discover your heated seat element all crunched, burnt-ish, and disconnected wire towards the back
5- Take element inside (cut wires with enough space to reconnect)
6- Iron out element & Inspect under light
6a - note that the thick wires on the side run all the way up, if an element is broken it shouldn't prevent it from still working as it is all in parallel
6b - If you notice frays on the edges by the blue tape this is no worries
7 - Solder extensions on to all four wires
8 - Tape up with electrical and duct tape (keep in mind you will be sitting on it...)
9 - Connect wires, test,
10- Tape, and re-install (push really far back and duct tape to the plastic piece at the back.
11- Use as much duct tape as you see fit
12- Re fit the seat cover, ensuring to snap in the blue bars under the leather.
13 - Enjoy your DIY repaired heated seat.
There's nothing really to break here, so even if you are new to this, you can probably do it. A cheap soldering iron and some duct tape will get the job done. If all else fails and the element is beyond repair you can order one online easy enough.
I will post a few more photos in a reply because the limit is 5 per post?
Either way I am elated this is fixed for cheap and few hours. It really was easy.
Questions or comments please post and I'll do my best to reply.
