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Heated seat fault - 96 ZJ

The drivers side heated seat on my 96 ZJ has stopped working although the passenger side works fine. I recall seeing a post a while back to the effect that a common weak point was where the power wire connected to the seat heater mesh as it was constantly being flexed through use of the seat. The solution was to re-solder this connection.

I am not sure where this connection is located or how to get at it. Anyone got any schematics to e-mail or can point me to a detailed guide on the web?

Thanks

Frank

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mic canic

Do the resistor wires wear out from the heat of extended use or do they fail because of a fault in the grid usually?

If from extended use, new resistor wire can be bought by the foot and crimped in.

Just a thought...

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

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Something like a burned fuse link wire then.

Di you know what the resistance for the grid should be so folks could meter it to see if it is still good?

I'll bet a $2.00 piece of resistor wire and a couple crimps is a pile cheaper than a new unit.

Mike

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