Heated seat element replacement

[AndyP]

I've not used these myself but I'd be cautious about condemming them if you haven't fitted them as they won't appear to get warm if you just turn them on in free space.
Put them between blankets or duvet and see if they get warm then.

Check that they consume the 5 amps they say they do. If they do that's 70 watts which is more than enough to warm even the coldest bum

John

That's exactley what I did, they were hooked up to a battery which was in turn connected to a 20A charger to ensure a consistant supply. I them put a towel either side of the element and sat on them! It took a good 5mins before I could even tell they were working, and even then I really had to concentrate. I did hook up a multimeter to check current draw but I can't remember what it was, not 5A though.

Cheap Chinese c**p, avoid.

[johne]

DO NOT BUY THOSE!

I bought a set for the A6 and they are s**t, I could get the seat hotter by farting! I'm just glad I checked them before going to all the trouble of fitting them. I'm now looking for some OE one that will fit as I'm sure the A6 ones are NLA too

I've not used these myself but I'd be cautious about condemming them if you haven't fitted them as they won't appear to get warm if you just turn them on in free space.
Put them between blankets or duvet and see if they get warm then.

Check that they consume the 5 amps they say they do. If they do that's 70 watts which is more than enough to warm even the coldest bum

John

[mdz]

Element itself is just a piece of wire and it's repairable if broken

[as2q]

DO NOT BUY THOSE!

I bought a set for the A6 and they are s**t, I could get the seat hotter by farting! I'm just glad I checked them before going to all the trouble of fitting them. I'm now looking for some OE one that will fit as I'm sure the A6 ones are NLA too

Cheers for the heads up Andy I was tempted to buy them earlier glad I didnt

I'm going to give Audi a shout tomorrow see how much the A4 ones cost, I'll report back with a price

[AndyP]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3706241163...84.m1423.l2649

DO NOT BUY THOSE!

I bought a set for the A6 and they are s**t, I could get the seat hotter by farting! I'm just glad I checked them before going to all the trouble of fitting them. I'm now looking for some OE one that will fit as I'm sure the A6 ones are NLA too

[as2q]

Cool, need to find an A4 now with a pair of working elements

[Drummer87]

good thing the A4 replacement has been confirmed. I'm needing one also Martin so we could split between the chairs.

[as2q]

Yeah I see that now no mention of a thermostat in the description hmm. If ones out of an A4 will work ok I'll source a pair from that

Cheers

[audinut]

adjust the settings? - surely warm bum or not warm bum is enough

[djh]

will these work though? The oem ones have a built-it thermostat which is why you can adjust the setting on them.

agree

Just get a pair of seats from a a4 breaker and rob the elements out of them.

[Error404]

will these work though? The oem ones have a built-it thermostat which is why you can adjust the setting on them.

[epic]

You should be able to buy them from Recaro as well.

[as2q]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3706241163...84.m1423.l2649

Cheers mate these should do the job

[audinut]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3706241163...84.m1423.l2649

[TimE-J]

I'd be interested to know your findings as my passenger recaro doesn't heat the back only the base.