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[pjd7325]

The front heated seats dont appear to work. The switch iluminates but no heat at the seats. Any ideas? Thanks.

[Andy B]

The front heated seats dont appear to work. The switch iluminates but no heat at the seats. Any ideas? Thanks.

heating element is fubar'd  Remove seat & inspect what you've got, you might get away with chopping a bit of element out & resoldering or fitting a separate element. Robert Lincs is your man on heated seats. 

[pjd7325]

Ok, thanks for that

[vauxfan2k]

leather seats are notorious for not heating, its a strip down the seat and replace element job to get them working most of the time, and thats a hassle you dont really want is it?

invest in some thermal boxers 

[pjd7325]

Or some deep heat pads!

[edsomega]

I have had the same problem - is there a strip down guide on the forum anywhere? I have a set of earlier seats (my car 1999 pre-facelift) from a 1996 (allegedly) Omega with (allegedly) working heated seat elements. Can these be swopped over? Thanks for any advice. One day I will get all the bits on this car working together, at the same time lol. I'm nearly there!!!

[Andy B]

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Can these be swopped over? Thanks for any advice.  ....!

I would think the cover for the base could be swapped over, but as your car has airbags in the side of the seat, the earlier back section cover wouldn't be suitable cos it won't have the airbag fitted.

[unlucky mark mv6]

leather seats are notorious for not heating, its a strip down the seat and replace element job to get them working most of the time, and thats a hassle you dont really want is it?

invest in some thermal boxers 

Has anyone ever succesfully done this with the leather,and how long did it take to do?

[Andy B]

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Has anyone ever succesfully done this with the leather,and how long did it take to do?

I fixed my heated seat on both my Senator & this Omega. the fault on both was the same, a small burnt out section of the heater elemet on the base. I cut out about an inch or so & re-soldered. I can't say for the Senator ( I no longer own it  ) but the Omega's is still working 4 or 5 years later. Stripping the seat enough to get to the heating element, is quite straight forward but be aware that it's bloody heavy!   

[Dave DND]

These are proving quite popular at the moment !!

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/am-haw.html

 

[Welung666]

An utterly shameless...



... there Dave

[Dave DND]

An utterly shameless...



... there Dave

Ah, Come on . . .

You expected no less from me !!!

 

[Kevin Wood]

These are proving quite popular at the moment !!

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/am-haw.html

 

I fancy some of those for my Westfield. I guess I should have checked how easily the seat covers come off when I had it all apart. Got a feeling it's going to need skills with a needle and thread, so that's me out.

Kevin

[unlucky mark mv6]

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Has anyone ever succesfully done this with the leather,and how long did it take to do?

I fixed my heated seat on both my Senator & this Omega. the fault on both was the same, a small burnt out section of the heater elemet on the base. I cut out about an inch or so & re-soldered. I can't say for the Senator ( I no longer own it  ) but the Omega's is still working 4 or 5 years later. Stripping the seat enough to get to the heating element, is quite straight forward but be aware that it's bloody heavy!   

Take it your seat was leather andy,and was it difficult to remove the cover. :-/

[Andy B]

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Take it your seat was leather andy,and was it difficult to remove the cover. :-/

Yes, mines leather. The cover isn't too difficult to remove enough to access the heating element. At the back of the base is a wire rod sewn into the cover and tensioned to the frame (I think - it was years ago now that I stripped mine) via 'hog rings'. I found it was easiest the twist the two ends from each other to open it up rather than just splay them cos it makes it easy to close than back up again. The sides & front of the seat cover has a card strip sewn to it and this is held into a fabicated 'groove' welded to the seat. If you push down on the seat base (in the same direction as sitting on it) you get enough slack to allow the card to come out of the groove.
It's easier to than explain ..... 


I suppose I should remove my seat at some time to patch up where I damaged the inboard side of my driver's seat when I had an argument debate with the £1 coin stuck in the seat runner last year.