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[MartinP]

Right, As I have a spare seat I thought I would strip it down to remove the heater pad.
Feel free to comment and if it makes sense an Admin might put it into the HOW tO section.

With the seat out, remove the 2 phillips screws at the bottom of the back panel and take it off.


Remove the 2 push in retainers on the cloth tabs holding the bottom of the backrest cushion to the frame


using 2 flat blade screwdrivers, push the headrest socket retaining tabs in to release the socket


Wind the seat back halfway, unclip the backrest cloth and strip off the backrest cushion and cover from the frame. Disconnect the plug on the side of the frame that connects the seat and backrest heater pads.

[MartinP]

Strip the cover over the top portion of the cushion and you will now have the backrest cushion with the cloth cover held on with approximately 22 wire rings


On a 1 - 10 scale of easy to infuriating, this is a 7 (putting them back on will be 11


I used a pair of long nosed pliers to hold the ring and a flat screwdriver to twist the ring open (like a keyring) then you can rotate the rings to release the cloth backing from the wire frame in the cushion.

Once off the heater pad is stuck with double sided tape to the cushion, peel off carefully

[MartinP]

remove the hidden retaining clip from the pivot cover (push it through with a small screwdriver/punch/dofer), it can be picked out after the cover is removed (shown sticking out of the cover ready for refitting)



remove the pivot bolt (15mm socket) and the spring clip on the tensioning pin.

On the other side prise off the adjusting knob, draw out the shaft. Unscrew trim retaining pin and repeat to remove the back rest from the seat section.



Unclip the seat cushion, this is a length of plastic at the back and all around the bottom edge a strip of cardboard stuck onto the cloth to form a clean edge to teh seat.
Take the foam cushion off, you are again faced with 14 of 18 wire rings to remove.



You do not need to remove all 18 of the clips as the heater pad is shaped and can be fed over the cloth cover if you leave 4 wire rings still attached.

Once again carefully strip the heater pad from the cushion



wire conections to the pad



Refitting will be a job requiring patience