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HOW TO: Fix your heated seat
This thread is a walkthrough for repairing your broken heated seat in your 05+ Legacy or Outbacks.
Start out by removing the 4 seat bolts Once you have taken all 4 bolts out, lift the front of the seat up and you will see all these connectors for the power seat and airbags: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-CRWHCn9.jpg Some plugs are tricky to get off, shown below is a particular airbag plug and how to get it off: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-vTChvNn.jpg This plugs outer shell slides back and then it unplugs: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-VfbR52k.jpg Next step is to take the seat out, be careful in this part as you can easily scratch your plastic. Seat Removed: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-BnXzQjD.jpg Once removed, set the seat on a flat work surface and on the back of the seat take the screws out: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-h2V2BBR.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-VCxMKRM.jpg Picture of the right side plastic cover on the drivers side seat You have to work around the seat belt plug, you can get it apart without taking the belt plug off: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-sjmFXf7.jpg The left side is a bit more difficult: In from the front there are plastic retaining screws: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-CCKbfJN.jpg One plastic screw in the middle: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-QxV7rPV.jpg Pic of the left side panel removed: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-88Zjmm9.jpg Left front seat cover anchor, there are many of these all around holding the cover on: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-wQvFG8q.jpg On the back of the seat, on the bottom there is a stretchy cord, remove: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-3bJrMBh.jpg On the front of the seat there is a plastic screw holding the front cloth cover: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-jx8VGPB.jpg Front seat anchor, roll it off: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-xJMmFrx.jpg Right front anchor: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-bDbvf8L.jpg Another sneaky one on the back right side: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-xF7NBx5.jpg Now that you got most of the cloth retainers you can peal the cover off the front of the cushon and back, you will run into these below, they are called hog rings: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-PsvfnWV.jpg These are what the hog rings look like, you will need to get a new ones and a hog ring tool as well: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-jRD2HLS.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-kKd9Jnk.jpg |
Replacement part:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-vL8fsqS.jpg Plug for the back heater, it operates on the chain relay, meaning if the butt circuit isn't complete, then the back wont work either: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-wkTzhrL.jpg Close up of plug: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-zSpsPXK.jpg Old broken one: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-kbjvHhj.jpg Yay your all apart, now put the new one in and put it back together! https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-XxG6M5t.jpg Hog ring tool You will need this tool to put the seat cloth back on the cushion: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-kKd9Jnk.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-ZvN3M8f.jpg Take the ring and put it through the metal rod and clamp it to the metal rod in the cushon: https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-MjQ3dwB.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-xsQ8Zb7.jpg The rest is just reverse of taking it apart! Yay your heated seat is working again Good Luck! |
Holy cow man. Great walk through but no way I would even think about attempting that.
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EXCELLENT WALK THROUGH! Did you happen to notice the location of the thermostat for the seat heater?
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Holy crap... excellent writeup. I hope I don't ever have to do this.
One thing I'd consider is adding some heating elements on the side-bolsters, at least on the seat... those don't get warmed! |
Not that I would ever attempt this, but that was one hell of a walk through. Props to you for the patience. I am sure people will benefit from this.
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.... WOW
the back part to my seat heater is broken, but i dont think i could go through this.. haha |
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wow what a pita
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I think I'll just shoot myself instead.
(But thanks for the writeup !) |
Looks like a lable on the pic of the bad heater. Does it mention manufacturer? Thanks for the walkthru, btw.
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Very nice.
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The most important part ;) That would be awesome to have a nice toolbox
nice walk through! Quote:
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i wonder if the hog rings apply to leather seats as well
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