Comments on: Acura TL Seat Heater Fix

By: joe

joe — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:22:46 +0000

I want to place 2002 acura tl seats in a hot rod can’t seem to find the wiring connection to get the seats to run ( need help)

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:05:21 +0000

Passenger side only heats the seat; the back section is not heated.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:18:48 +0000

U rock josh, ill be doin the job soon on my 03tl. The butt warmer on the driver side quit working but the back still works…..mine isnt a type s but do u know if the passenger seat is suppose to heat the back or only the butt?

By: Derrick

Derrick — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:34:57 +0000

Thanks! Not sure if I would have had the confidence to do this without your advice. Took me 5 hours to replace both pads in the driver’s seat (01 TL). Saved $600.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:42:28 +0000

It worked great on my 2003 TL-S. Thanks for the photos and the video Josh. I never would have tried this without your guidance. I had the most trouble getting the 3 hog rings back on in the middle of the seat. Tight.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:16:17 +0000

Thanks for the tips, Kevin. Good to know that these instructions are helpful for MDX owners too.

By: Kevin H

Kevin H — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:24:20 +0000

Great help! I would not have tried this project without the video and step by step instructions. I repair my MDX seat heater this weekend (3-4hrs of work). I took a bunch of pictures on my digital camera as is disasemble the wires and then refered to them during the resassembly. I had the same issue with a burnt wire. There were a lot more hog rings on the MDX because of the seat pattern. I ended up bending the straight bar, pulling it out, and then fishing it back through hog rings & re-bending the ends. I also tested the heating circuitry prior to removign the leather and one of the two prongs showed an open circuit. This would be a good test prior to disassembly. After soldering in the new wire both circuits were closed. The heater is back working after 3 years and I saved $500. THANKS JOSH!

By: SG

SG — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:00:32 +0000

This was a huge help – I replaced the upper and lower pads – both were burned out. I also crossed the connectors on the seat controls – crazy that they were not keyed properly. Anyway its all good – thanks for the video!

By: Tony12

Tony12 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:20:42 +0000

Great video Josh. Fixed mine with no problems. I wish a lot of other DIY videos would follow your lead. NOW… Can you make us a video on how to DIY the crappy 02 TL transmissions? …LOL

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:31:32 +0000

Hi Larry, It’s a good chance the heating elements are burnt out. If you do the repair and find this to be the case, let me know. That would probably help out a lot of other Acura MDX owners.