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Feb 8th, 2023, 07:38 | #1 |
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Heated seat on fire!
Well I'm not too bothered about losing heated seat function so they will be disconnected but the seat is in need of a repair.
Could anyone recommend anywhere I could get some seat fabric for replacement? The seat cushion is sagging a bit too if anyone has a grey GLT driver seat for sale I would be very interested as well. Thanks |
Feb 8th, 2023, 08:25 | #2 |
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I believe there was a recall back in the day for faulty thermostats causing the heating elements to burn out, and potentially catch fire, as you seem to have experienced...
Getting a whole seat from a breakers would probably be the easiest fix. |
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Feb 8th, 2023, 08:39 | #3 |
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The recall for the seats in the 850 is still available from Volvo. Put your VIN into this link and check if your car has been done
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Feb 8th, 2023, 09:37 | #4 |
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Feb 13th, 2023, 20:18 | #5 |
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Happens to any heated seat if there is piecing damage (studs on some jeans will do it) into the heated mat. Or 20-30 years worth of butts have worn the materials down until point of failure.
You can't get genuine mats anymore. Sometimes they just glue onto the foam base sometimes they are sort of built in. Best if to get the base foam from another car (see my recent thread on part numbers there are 2 or 3 different seat base foam shapes) for 850,x70 and c70 |
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