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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:47 pm |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010 Posts: 3945
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Location: basingstoke
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i was thinking as i dont smoke and have lost the in car lighter, can i change it so instead of buying a new cigarette lighter, can i get one of them 12volt cover things that some cars have instead
cheers
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:49 pm |
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Joined: Aug 18, 2010 Posts: 121
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Location: Ipswich
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Why don't you change it too a button that can do something like neons/mute button/start button etc
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Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:51 pm |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010 Posts: 3945
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Location: basingstoke
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i dont have neons so dont quite think that would work, i aint touching the ignition because i would blow me car up and i quite often use it for sat nav so it is still needed, quite good ideas though cheers
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:14 am |
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Joined: Aug 15, 2010 Posts: 286
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Location: Warwickshire for home-london for work
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all you want meady is one of thos 12vlt covers for it for when you not using the sat nav, should only be a couple of quid from pug
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:19 am |
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Joined: Mar 25, 2010 Posts: 2670
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Location: Ipswich
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Dude just search 'cigarette lighter cover' in ebay there's loads on there for like £3 
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:22 am |
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Joined: May 30, 2010 Posts: 32
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Location: Norwich
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They are a universal fit so my advice would be to go to a scrap yard and get one from a ford as I know they have them in some focus rear lighters.
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:32 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 924
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Location: Redditch
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Since the smoking ban most new cars have the covers on them insted of the lighter, so just look for a new car in the scrappy
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010 Posts: 3945
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Location: basingstoke
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cheers guys, jus found out tht my mum kept hers frm her old mondeo so i wil jus "borow" hers
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:05 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 1031
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Location: UK - North
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i replaced the 12v socket last year, i think the PN you want is 8227.55 and it should look like this when fitted..

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