# Heated seats 1999

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jimmy, gmc\
**Created:** [January 29, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405 "2010-01-29T14:19:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![gmcbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@gmcbob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gmcbob)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405/1 "2010-01-29T14:19:17Z")

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drivers heated seat got to where the lumbar section would get unbearably hot then quit working.Im thinking its more than just a fuse,will the element need changed? how bad of a job is it?I do most of my own work but have never had to deal with this problem

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405/2 "2010-01-29T15:40:50Z")

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It sounds like the heating element in the seat failed.

The fix is to reupholster the seat with a new cover with the heating element.

Tester

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**Author:** ![gmcbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/41988e/32.png) [@gmcbob](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gmcbob)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405/3 "2010-01-29T18:00:14Z")

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yeah went to the dealer and they said i could replace the seat for 400.00 so the wife will have to use something on the leather on cold michigan days

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405/4 "2010-01-29T18:06:39Z")

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The wife has one of these in her Jeep. [http://www.comforthouse.com/winelseatcus.html](http://www.comforthouse.com/winelseatcus.html) Works pretty good!

Tester

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-1999/43405/5 "2010-01-29T18:51:16Z")

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Try a GM truck board. Maybe someone has a less expensive way.

I just looked at the link. It says “black synthetic leather”. I wonder if that is tanned from synthetic cow hide from synthetic cows