spen 0 Posted February 1, 2017 Mounted on the rear inside wheel arch behind the rear card, making such a racket, think they are heated seat relays, can you still get these? Or a descent replacement? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted February 1, 2017 Do a search on this Spen . There was something about this recently. I can't remember, but it was to do with the relays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spen 0 Posted February 2, 2017 Cheers Rob found it http://the-corrado.net/showthread.php?93682-heated-seat-relay&highlight=heated+seat+relays Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cressa 44 Posted February 2, 2017 I've been testing different replacement heated seat base options at the moment. ... what I have found is that the VW relays are normally very reliably and if nothing is working:- If The thermistor in the back of the pad is faulty/broken wire then the relay doesn't get the signal to close. . Or a broken connection on the heating element can cause intermittent working to nothing at all. Using an ohm meter to test the element is a quick check Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted February 2, 2017 good luck in your hunt, i have had a little a few times over the years but no joy the drivers side relay sometimes does the 'buzz' but it is intermittent. in fact, when i first brought the VR the drivers relay played up quite a lot but passenger was ok. i did swap the drivers & passenger ones round & found that the issue persisted. i have no clue why but it stopped buzzing one day when i tried it & so i left the dial in the max position. it kept working for a long while & only very occasionally now plays up ive not done any more investigations though but was considering checking the seat element & connections when i refurb the seats with glytone stuff i know that they guy who ran rayne automotive did sell replacement looms with relays at one point but he was a dead end when i contacted him to ask about the relays Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cressa 44 Posted February 2, 2017 Stevens the VW breaker had one listed on their site the other day whilst I was browsing. Wasn't ridiculous money. ..ish Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
g0ldf1ng3r 15 Posted February 2, 2017 Stevens the VW breaker had one listed on their site the other day whilst I was browsing. Wasn't ridiculous money. ..ish Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk good info thanks i am thinking along the lines of your previous post, in that the buzzing is not due to a relay fault but an intermittent supply of power causing it to constantly flick the relay between on & off FYI i did try a new dash switch & that didnt fix it both my rados' seem to heal themselves with some things - EG the VR driver relay started to behave & then last week the rear screen heated function started to work on the valver....which it had never done since buying it back lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
