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jk206 · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:04 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

oh right, think ill get some cable from ebay and i think ill still put a fuse in.

jk206 · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 11:03 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

oh right, think ill get some cable from ebay and i think ill still put a fuse in.

macca1411 · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:54 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

jk206 wrote:

@macca
what gauge cable did you use? also did you bother with a inline fuse?

I have a reel of 3 amp figure of 8 cable from Maplin which I just cut a length off.
I didn't bother with an inline fuse as I'm only plugging phone chargers and sat nav leads into it. The original fuse should be adequate for these. The socket near the handbrake never gets used now, and I'm fairly sure the lighter still looks like new as the car is a no smoking zone.

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

cheers iain, is that the stuff you used when you did this?

iainlovatt · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

macca1411 wrote:

I fitted a second accessory socket. I put it in the passenger side footwell just below the ashtray, in the gap near the airbag ecu. Took about 10 minutes to do by splicing into the original wiring loom that powers the cigarette lighter. It doesn't light up but that's only through choice and has a black cover over it so you hardly know it's there. Will take a picture next time I go out to the car.

Pictures added

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v...2eb4d3a336

looks really smart that,

and jk206

here you go, clicky

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

@macca
what gauge cable did you use? also did you bother with a inline fuse?

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

That Looks smart and is out of the way, just gota decide if I want it in the glove box or there now!

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:24 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

ah right nice one cheers macca

MrBSI · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:43 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

macca1411 wrote:

has a black cover over it so you hardly know it's there.

I keep meaning to fit the black cover over my lighter socket, I got one out of a Citroen years ago, maybe get round to it when I change the blown bulb Laughing

Lighter has never been used in my 206 Cool

macca1411 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 10:21 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

I fitted a second accessory socket. I put it in the passenger side footwell just below the ashtray, in the gap near the airbag ecu. Took about 10 minutes to do by splicing into the original wiring loom that powers the cigarette lighter. It doesn't light up but that's only through choice and has a black cover over it so you hardly know it's there. Will take a picture next time I go out to the car.

Pictures added

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12v...2eb4d3a336

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:52 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

will do, no idea when ill get round to doing it though!

iainlovatt · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:34 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

cool chuck up a photo when its done!! Very Happy

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:33 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

yeah was gona get a spare 206 cig lighter from scrapy as i know the wiring is the same and just splice into the original wiring and put a fuse in to be on the safe side. cheers pal! should look good

iainlovatt · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:42 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

jk206 wrote:

That's a great idea! Never thought about the glovebox

I know its appealing to me now lol!

their are 3 wires for the cig lighter if you use a pug one,

light
power
earth

just run 3 cables from the original one to that or splice into them,

would look good to!!

jk206 · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:37 am Post subject: Re: cigarette lighter

That's a great idea! Never thought about the glovebox