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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:55 am |
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Hey all,
I need to access the wiring directly behind the cigarette lighter, can this be done without taking the entire centre piece off? (the plastic piece around the gearstick and handbrake etc)
Ive taken the gaiter off and had a look but I cant see any wiring for it, the end of the cigarette lighter plug seems to be wedged against the carpet.
Does the cigarette lighter pull out of its socket? can it be levered out?
Thanks in advance for any help 
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:53 am |
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bump, been trying for a while and not sure how it comes out, I dont want to break it lol.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:43 pm |
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i found mine to be a right pita to get out so i took the electric window switch out and got to the wires that way mate.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:02 pm |
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With a torx screwdriver you coulda got to it by now lol takes 5mins.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:04 pm |
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Take the whole centre consol out, Have to slacken the handbrake and move it back a bit for the consol to come out.
The lighter then comes out in one piece attached to the consol.
To split the lighter there's a philips screw in the bottom of the lighter.
Word of warning, i did mine 2 months ago after putting everything back i shorted the bulb part of it and did damage to my bsm and bsi.
I've done 2 posts recently, SIDE/TAIL LIGHTS and FUEL PUMP
All this damage was caused by the bulb lighter.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:21 pm |
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| DREWDEN wrote: |
Take the whole centre consol out, Have to slacken the handbrake and move it back a bit for the consol to come out.
The lighter then comes out in one piece attached to the consol.
To split the lighter there's a philips screw in the bottom of the lighter.
Word of warning, i did mine 2 months ago after putting everything back i shorted the bulb part of it and did damage to my bsm and bsi.
I've done 2 posts recently, SIDE/TAIL LIGHTS and FUEL PUMP
All this damage was caused by the bulb lighter. |
Shouldn't have been a numpty then and left the battery connected.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:35 pm |
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sounds like a right pain! does the window switch just pop out? i dont need to take the lighter out, just get to the wiring for an ignition feed 
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:46 pm |
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| MrrNoName wrote: |
| sounds like a right pain! does the window switch just pop out? i dont need to take the lighter out, just get to the wiring for an ignition feed |
on mine i just pulled both the switchs up as if to open the windows but a bit harder and it just poped out.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:53 pm |
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and you could get to the wires through that? sounds good, my drivers side switch is playing up anyway so i might be able to replace it while im at it lol
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:21 pm |
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iirc i just popped the window switches out to get the the wiring for lighter,
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:25 pm |
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| MrrNoName wrote: |
| and you could get to the wires through that? sounds good, my drivers side switch is playing up anyway so i might be able to replace it while im at it lol |
yeah there's not alot of "slack" in the wires as they are all twisted togeather but i did manage to un-twist them enough to do what i had to do mate
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:13 am |
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I went to a scrappy today to get another part and took the oppertunity to pull the cigarette lighter out to see what was behind it, oddly enough it just pulled out, real easy lol.
there's a small grey, large pink and large yellow/green wire attatched to the bottom of it.
Im guessing pink is positive and yellow/green is earth, can anyone confirm this?
Yeh, I know about not being any slack, ive never worked on a car worse for skimping on slack wire lol. My ford fiesta was no where near as bad. You think for the sake of it they would just leave one or 2 cm more lol
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:28 am |
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| MrrNoName wrote: |
there's a small grey, large pink and large yellow/green wire attatched to the bottom of it.
Im guessing pink is positive and yellow/green is earth, can anyone confirm this?
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Large pink = +
Green / Yellow = -
Grey is the + for the bulb.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:34 am |
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nice one, cheers mate 
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:53 am |
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| tomd0801754 wrote: |
| DREWDEN wrote: |
Take the whole centre consol out, Have to slacken the handbrake and move it back a bit for the consol to come out.
The lighter then comes out in one piece attached to the consol.
To split the lighter there's a philips screw in the bottom of the lighter.
Word of warning, i did mine 2 months ago after putting everything back i shorted the bulb part of it and did damage to my bsm and bsi.
I've done 2 posts recently, SIDE/TAIL LIGHTS and FUEL PUMP
All this damage was caused by the bulb lighter. |
Shouldn't have been a numpty then and left the battery connected. |
couldnt agree more
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