heated seat

[yakez]

my heated seat does not work on the driver's side only-passenger's side works fine....any suggetions?

[dsatt12]

Get a multimeter out and check for continuity in the wires. The wires going through the door hinges seem to have breakage/shorting issues. The elements in the seat itself could have taken a beating from the drivers posterior too. Either way they both get a lot more wear and movement than the passenger side.

[yakez]

[quote=dsatt12]Get a multimeter out and check for continuity in the wires. The wires going through the door hinges seem to have breakage/shorting issues. The elements in the seat itself could have taken a beating from the drivers posterior too. Either way they both get a lot more wear and movement than the passenger side.[/QUOTE

Thanks.

[yakez]

Originally Posted by dsatt12

Get a multimeter out and check for continuity in the wires. The wires going through the door hinges seem to have breakage/shorting issues. The elements in the seat itself could have taken a beating from the drivers posterior too. Either way they both get a lot more wear and movement than the passenger side.

Where can I get a multi meter? How much?

[RoraStar96]

I think you can find a multimeter at any hardware store in the electrical dept. I can't imagine it would be to much, its not like a scantool or anything.

[yakez]

Originally Posted by RoraStar96

I think you can find a multimeter at any hardware store in the electrical dept. I can't imagine it would be to much, its not like a scantool or anything.

Appreciate it.

[dsatt12]

I think I paid $10 for my (crappy) toolbox one. All you really need though is preferably one that checks continuity- it will beep if a circuit is intact between your two probes. If you can't find a cheapo that does that, just use the resistance function. It's checking the same thing internally, just doesn't beep. Look for something other than infinite resistance.