Hi,

My Mk2 has the common fault where the heated seats aren't working, i've changed the module with no luck and put it down to the wiring in the seats.

A replacement set is looking at £180+ for one seat... which i'm not paying.

Has anyone had any luck with any others from Aliexpress or anywhere else?

The parts in question are:

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/3t0963555af-insert-for-the-heater-seat-leather-skoda-26837.html

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/3t0963557q-insert-for-the-heat-up-backrest-leather-skoda-29544.html

I wondered if something like this could be retrofitted

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006482145381.html?spm=a2g0o.tesla.0.0.2b91YxnhYxnhdk&pdp_npi=5%40dis%21GBP%21%EF%BF%A159.38%21%EF%BF%A129.69%21%21%21%21%21%40210385a817558600276202665e2404%2112000037367679053%21btf%21%21%21%211%210&afTraceInfo=1005006482145381__pc__c_ppc_item_bridge_pc_main__1aLhYdp__1755860027733

Thanks

Daniel

Have you tried, does it work? Same connectors and ohm?

I have the same situation, to expensive with OEM

12 hours ago, Mecksopp said:

Have you tried, does it work? Same connectors and ohm?

I have the same situation, to expensive with OEM

No I haven't mate. I daren't risk it with it being such a big task. If it was a simple swap it wouldn't be so bad.

Had you considered taking the seat out and removing the covers to find the break and repairing? I did this when I had my range rover p38. The breaks are usually easy to find due to scorch marks.. I just soldered in fresh bits of wire and it worked a treat...

6 minutes ago, scubasad said:

Had you considered taking the seat out and removing the covers to find the break and repairing? I did this when I had my range rover p38. The breaks are usually easy to find due to scorch marks.. I just soldered in fresh bits of wire and it worked a treat...

Not a bad idea at all that. My issue is (and solely my problem) is that I need the car daily and it's winter so would need it now. I may have a gander in summer time perhaps.

11 hours ago, scubasad said:

Had you considered taking the seat out and removing the covers to find the break and repairing? I did this when I had my range rover p38. The breaks are usually easy to find due to scorch marks.. I just soldered in fresh bits of wire and it worked a treat...

I also have done that earlier on another car, but my experience is that it easily breaks again. Maybe not on the repaired place but another weak place.