$28 seat heat pad replacement DIY

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TB, when you had your seat covers apart, were the elements sewn into the seams where the hog rings go? Or can they be removed freely?

I made the mistake of kneeling on my seats last fall and broke the thermistor wiring. It worked intermittently for a while but finally gave up the ghost and won't stay on when the button is pushed.

There's a seller on German ebay that sells the elements by themselves but if i have to totally take apart the seams then it probably wouldn't be worth it to use those.

Otherwise it looks like a new skin will be on order before next winter (brrr). That or get another used seat to replace the bottom. This is my second pair of x5 seats since my e53 didn't come with heated seats originally.

Thanks,

Carter