Part # Needed for Seat Heater

[Effervescent]

Help me prove the stealership wrong: as they are saying I need to replace the entire Vader...YEAH RIGHT! :mad

What are the part numbers for the two heating elements in a 95 M3's leather Vaders?

Thanks,
-Eff

[///Mpmp1025]

OT (kindof):can u retrofit the heated seats on vaders that dont have it?

[Effervescent]

Yes.

-Eff

[Griz]

from realoem

64118391280 heater element seat
64118391281 heater element backrest

not sure about the control unit

[Effervescent]

Thanks.

-Eff

[kutscher]

hey eff - who are you going to have do the replacement, and do you know what it's gonna run you? My driver's seat heater doesn't work, but I haven't fixed it due to the cost of having someone do the labor on it.

[Aradaiel]

If you do get these, please lemme know the approximate price. I need to throw at least a driver's seat heater in my car :D

[E36DJ]

Hah - I'm about to jack the parts out of the passenger seat..

It's bruital in the morning before the car warms up, seats warmed up way faster. I miss mine. :(

[Thewiz666]

I'm curious about this as well. My driver's seat burnt out several years ago, but I don't know how to access to change it out.

[dr pooface]

Do the vaders have an element in the backrest???

[jvit27]

Each element costs about $80. There are 2 per seat. One in the ass and one on the lower back.

You need like 75 new D-rings for each seat too and 2 new "bee stingers"(plastic clip) It's not difficult labor but it is time intensive. I retrofitted them to my cloth vaders and it takes about 2-3 hrs per seat. The seat needs to come out of the car and skin needs to be removed from the foam.

[BMWManiac]

absolute pain in the ass. I just replaced my passenger side seat back heating element.

Things I learned:

fingers hurt afterwards....but instead of d rings, use small zip ties...works like a charm

The only thing is that I have to redo it because the leather doesn't sit tight like it did...I have to do a better job stretching it to make sure everything is flush.

[///Mpmp1025]

does anyone have a write up?