Cigarette lighter replacement

subjfd · Post by **subjfd** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:40 am

2 dumb questions:

1) How do I replace the cigaterre lighter ?

2) Can I buy any generic one, or do I need a sub specific ? I am only using it to power my iPod !

Cheers

JF

93 Legacy L Wagon
4WD
5 speed
Too much rust !

Mulletbob · Post by **Mulletbob** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:15 am

That's a very good question...mine also isn't working and I'd like to get it fixed...if you find out, let me know and I'll do the same.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:48 pm

They are all the same really. Any minor modding could easily be done.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:38 am

Have you removed one, Phil? I just gave a quick look over mine and couldn't figure out how to get it out. Its bezel doesn't seem to be a snap-in-snap-out deal like the dash switches' bezels.

rallysam · Post by **rallysam** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:59 pm

The cigarette lighter? I think I read in the FSM or Haynes that that it is screw-mounted. You have to remove the whole instrument bezel to expose the screws. At that point I gave up and did my projcet a different way

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:43 pm

I remember looking at it when I had removed the upper console trim (when I removed the gauge cluster), and I don't remember seeing any obvious mounting hardware.

I guess I'll take a look at the Haynes manual though.

tris91ricer · Post by **tris91ricer** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:25 pm

Yes, its screwed on. Mines been giving me trouble as well -- the sidekick makes a squeal when the charger is put to it, and I believe the cigarette lighter to be the source of its power fluctuations.

Just get in the dash and replace it. A good 90mins with your car, and you've learned something, and replaced a part. I'm the idiot around here -- if I can do this, yall can too.

Brat4by4 · Post by **Brat4by4** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:40 pm

tris91ricer wrote:Yes, its screwed on. Mines been giving me trouble as well -- the sidekick makes a squeal when the charger is put to it, and I believe the cigarette lighter to be the source of its power fluctuations.

Just get in the dash and replace it. A good 90mins with your car, and you've learned something, and replaced a part. I'm the idiot around here -- if I can do this, yall can too.

So true, well parts of it at least.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:06 pm

Thanks, Tristan. Where exactly are the mounting screws? How do you access them?

tris91ricer · Post by **tris91ricer** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:29 am

If you take the kick panel off, (driver's knee - knocker) and reach up and around, the screw (phillips head) should be on the left. I believe there is just one. . .

. . . Feeling. . ..

Yeah, just one.

Will, I'm glad you really do think I'm an idiot. I can't wait to surprise you later.

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 5:45 am

Hehe... Cool. I'll give it a try; thanks.

kidatari · Post by **kidatari** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:40 pm

tris91ricer wrote:If you take the kick panel off, (driver's knee - knocker) and reach up and around, the screw (phillips head) should be on the left. I believe there is just one. . .

Thanks for that, I kind of gave up on figuring out how to replace my now defunct lighter on my old SS after about 5 minutes of messing with it

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