2011 R51 - heated seats not working

[brickbox]

Bottom cushion seat heater on my 2011 Pathfinder has stopped working. Seat back heater works fine. With the cold days starting here already, I would like to fix it.

Can I use the Dorman universal seat heater kit off Amazon or would I need to order the factory one from the local Nissan dealer?
Would using the Dorman kit entail having to cut/splice the existing connector on the car?
The Dorman kit would be less than $50 while the cheapest Nissan seat heater for the bottom cushion (87385-ZP00A) is about $110.

Any thoughts from the members here on which would be the best option? Thanks!

[VStar650CL]

You'll definitely need to do some cutting and splicing with an aftermarket kit, but the heating element itself is basically just a stretched-out resistor. The high-low setting is achieved by putting the elements either in parallel or series, so that won't be affected either. Pretty much anybody's element should work fine, it's just a matter of the amount of work to install it.