#1: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: elliotsamuda, Location: United KingdomPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:47 am ---- Hi, the cigarette lighter socket in my car has ceased to work properly (I know its the socket and not the fuse because if i hold my charger a certain way it lights up).
Now I've ordered a universal one from ebay, but i've just removed the old one and seen that it's got a very easy way of connecting, it just clips in, meaning if I can find the exact peugeot one, I haven't got to worry about soldering it. Does anyone know where I can find it? I've got a 206 1.4 Petrol. The code on the socket is Valeo 7394/12v but I've been googling that term for ages to no avail!!
Thanks for any help, Elliot
p.s I also have the "cutting out when clutch down" problem but I'm gonna follow all the advice on this forum about that!
#2: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: copey, Location: rochdalePosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:50 am ---- scrap yard?
#3: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: cartoonhead, Location: North ManchesterPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:58 am ----
copey wrote:
scrap yard?
#4: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: Abzynthe, Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:00 am ---- there's a few on ebay.
#5: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: elliotsamuda, Location: United KingdomPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:16 am ---- Scrap Yard, great idea!
The ones on ebay are just universal ones that will work with a 206, but i'll have to solder them.
#6: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:33 am ---- As said, go to a scrap yard and pull one out, they are all the same.
It is very important that you unplug your battery before removing or fitting the cigarette lighter (another member on here recently shorted out the cigarette lighter's bulb when fitting it and damaged his BSI causing all sorts of problems).
Before you go through all of the effort of fitting a new one, are you certain that its the socket and not the charger.
Sockets dont often go wrong and in-car chargers frequently break causing the effects that you describe, they operate with a fuse on a spring inside, which doenst always give a good connection, if you hold the charger in a certain way it makes, then when you let go it doesnt.
Might be a good idea to try another device first to be sure Last edited by MrrNoName on Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:37 am; edited 1 time in total
#7: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: jimjam19927, Location: PortsmouthPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:36 am ---- halfords do to.
#8: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: elliotsamuda, Location: United KingdomPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:51 am ---- 100% the charger, have tried 3 different devices to make sure! Cool now off to find a scrap yard!
P.s Since i've already ordered the one from eBay, I was wondering if it would be possible to solder 2 sockets to the supply connection.. So that I could run an extra socket, inside the glove compartment maybe? It's a 20amp fuse and it would only ever be my iPhone charger and another portable charger or possibly a charger for my netbook..
(i know I've moaned about soldering, but I'll get my dad to do it at some point, just a thought at the moment..)
#9: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:07 am ---- That would be fine to do providing its done correctly.
I currently have my standard cig socket by the handbrake and a second socket behind the centre console that my fixed satnav dock plugs into.
Only trouble is that there's not much room to splice into the existing wires, Its tricky to do. Also you have to be aware that you have two sockets on wiring designed for one.
E.g dont draw loads of current through them both at the same time.
For little 1.5amp chargers though it would be fine
#10: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: elliotsamuda, Location: United KingdomPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:19 am ---- After 2 scrap yards i gave up and just got one from a KA!
I saw what you mean about there being little space for wiring so I ended up fitting a terminal block to make life easier!
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#11: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: PaddyC, Location: IrelandPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:33 am ---- I got one from Halfords and replaced the whole unit as both were rusty and wouldn't work. The base unit from the Halfords one worked fine but needed some adjustments for it to fit with the Peugeot wiring. The crappy part you push down and take out to light the cigarette was badly designed and wouldn't pop out like it was required to do and blew a fuse every time, but I just took the standard one out of my old 306 (which is now my sisters car but she doesn't smoke so doesn't need it!) and use it with the new base unit and it works perfectly. The coils on the actual lighter part are now red with heat as it has been heated up properly compared to before in the 306 when it stayed black and barely lit the cigarette at all! I got the unit from Halfords and it was £9 and it even has a green surround to go with my green 206!
#12: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: DREWDEN, Location: huddersfieldPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:52 pm ---- Just want to stress, i did disconect the battery when i changed the lighter, its when a week or so past i noticed the bulb wasn't working, but the cigarette lighter was, (I smoke) to me it seemed obvious a bulb had blown, presuming it worked of the fuse with the lighter, so i left it because of the hassle.
What a costly mistake the light doesn't run through a fuse, but directly through the bsm/bsi.
The moral of my story is never presume.
#13: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:19 pm ----
DREWDEN wrote:
Just want to stress, i did disconect the battery when i changed the lighter
Oh, sorry. I thought you didnt my mistake.
#14: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one? Author: DREWDEN, Location: huddersfieldPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:04 pm ---- No probs, my post bit misleading and could be interprited that way.
don't think i will ever touch elecs again, leaving it to auto elec in future.
Long gone are the days when you could have a tinkle yourself.
#15: Re: Faulty Cigarette Lighter Socket - Where to buy a new one Author: MrrNoName, Location: UKPosted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:13 pm ---- Ive altered my cigarette lighter, headlight, ashtray light, and other wiring and so far its been fine, I think you just have to be careful not to short or make any bad connections.
The problem arises because its not very forgiving when you do
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