Cigeratte Lighter Dont Work
 

well the top one does work but my radar detector is pluged in it. if i plug the radar detector into the bottom plug it gets enough juice for it to make a buzzin sound but thats it. i check the fuses and all that stuff, i dont know if any one has had this problem but it would be nice to be able to charge the cell phone when i forget my house charger

thanks

Sounds like just a bad connection. Have you pulled the socket and checked for a bad connection or melted wire?

it could be a fuse that is bad but not showing bad. those fillaments in these fuses can have a crack and when minimal current goes through them they will heat up and expand and break the connection. i had one inline with an amplifier that kicked my butt for an hour. it would read 12v until a load was on it and it would read 0v.... changed the fuse and it was good to go..... and the fuse looked like new.....

thanks for the fast replies:U: but i did change the fuse with a new one and it did the same thing. how do you go about pullin that thing out i have nver messed with one before and the pick up aint here its down at the house untill christmas break, need to save money so i am driven the samurai

you'll have to remove the part of the dash that the radio in in..... i haven't looked at a truck of that year closely but on mine there are a couple of screws and that piece snaps out and you can unplug it from the back.... my 96 is different..... look inside the plug/lighter thing and see if there is any rust on the center power thng inside the lighter. if it is you can pull the fuse to remove the power to it and try to scrape that rust off with a screwdriver..... might work might not.....


does anyone have a pic of that era of a dodge's dash? i can prolly walk you through it step by step if i could see one in person.....

I might be able to snap one tomorrow - or find my service manual...

the service manual would be TITS if you could get the page posted up here.....


isn't the ashtray and cig lighter in a flip out cubby in the lower part of the dash? next to the cup holders?

I thought I was the only fool doin this. Got this big ole truck that I have spent all this money on and I'm drivin a Tracker around since Diesel fuel is so much higher then gas right now.:baby:

No...the lighter and ashtray are seperate. I will try to get both tomorrow. Its cold (-20 and lower) and Im trying to change batteries and fix a broken battery terminal but Ill see what I can do.

As an alternatuve steeldragon, you can always get something like this:

http://www.wirelessgalaxy.com/ac/uni...er_outlet.html

http://www.wirelessgalaxy.com/ac/uni...er_outlet.html

:baby:


:poak:


i have a splitter on one of mine. one stays on all the time and one is switched ignition. i keep it in the switched ignition that way the cb and radar detector will shut off and the cell phone will stay chargin...... definately a thought that only cost $10 bux or less

Another though of the day for you all. Instead of pluggin all this stuff in to these lighter sockets, why not just hard wire em right to the fuses. I have the radar detector, CB, electronic compass, and my aftermarket seat heaters wired right into the fuse panel so I don't have all the cords hangin. Radio Shack sells the little tabs that slip right over the fork of the fuse and power what ever you want that is dedicated to be in that truck all the time anyway.

Fuse taps I believe they are called. They take a bit of beggering around with to make them work right...but yeah, thats a way to go too. Im going hard wire my cell phone in tomorrow....lol

Yeah Ben - the windchill was minus 28 Celcius today....Fall is finally here. Now, where did I put my heavy sweater???

If you wanted to really do it right, a guy could just pick up one of thoes little cheapy 5 fuse blocks to put all this stuf to and then just wire the new bloc to the truck. Would be a lot cleaner but to much extra effort for me.

Hell Doc, I thought you said it was cold. -28 sounded cold till you said celcius. It's that cold right now all the way down here in Illinois.

I dont think so - Chicago is -2C right now....not -20 C:

http://www.weather.com/weather/local...om=search_city

Chicago, that's like sayin you live in Ontario, just cause your from Canada. I'm 5 hours away from even the outskirts of Chi town. Our local weather is showin us at 24 w/windchill right now, -8 in your world. But for me that's a little misleading. They take that reading from the airport in town and there's always more wind blowin out in boonyland then there is in town around here.

oh.....ok....

I see everyone's right on topic as usual..... :poak: lol lol

See what this does fer ya:

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

2. Pull the cigar lighter knob and element out of the cigar lighter receptacle base, or unsnap the protective cap from the power outlet receptacle base (Fig. 1).

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3. Look inside the cigar lighter or power outlet receptacle base and note the position of the rectangular retaining bosses of the mount that secures the receptacle base to the instrument panel (Fig. 2).

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4. Insert a pair of external snap ring pliers into the cigar lighter or power outlet receptacle base and engage the tips of the pliers with the retaining bosses of the mount.
5. Squeeze the pliers to disengage the mount retaining bosses from the receptacle base and, using a gentle rocking motion, pull the pliers and the receptacle base out of the mount.
6. Pull the receptacle base away from the instrument panel far enough to access the instrument panel wire harness connector.
7. Disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector from the cigar lighter or power outlet receptacle base connector receptacle.
8. Remove the cigar lighter or power outlet mount from the instrument panel.

INSTALLATION

1. Install the cigar lighter or power outlet mount into the instrument panel.
2. Reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connector to the cigar lighter or power outlet receptacle base connector receptacle.
3. Align the splines on the outside of the cigar lighter or power outlet receptacle base connector receptacle with the grooves on the inside of the mount.
4. Press firmly on the cigar lighter or power outlet receptacle base until the retaining bosses of the mount are fully engaged in their receptacles.
5. Install the cigar lighter knob and element into the cigar lighter receptacle base, or the protective cap into the power outlet receptacle base.
6. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

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Hope that helps. Holler if you need something else.

Show off....lol

I guess I dont have to take a pic of my dash or find my factory service manual now.

Nice post Johnny Cetane. I will have to take a look at mine because the cigarette lighter doesn't work but the aux. one does.

:lol:

And for the important stuff, really nice post Johnny :U:

Once again "Johnny On The Spot" is right where ya need it when you need some relief.