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Seat heater element questions 200 1986

posted by  wongg3 on  Fri Feb 20 16:54 CST 2004
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Hey Bob, long time no chat! Definitely keep the heaters, they would be great in another 240 or any other car.

Those seat heaters are so simple, I think they can almost always be repaired. The most common failure is what you mentioned, the connection breaks off at the thermostat.

The fix I use is a Don Foster technique, and it works well. Instead of simply re-attaching the heater wire right to the thermostat, you get some 18/20 ga wire, solder an inch or so to the thermostat, and solder the other end to the heater wire. This is much more durable!

As for removing the elements, you just undo all the hog rings, and pull back the upholstery. Pretty simple.

Take care!
Greg
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