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• Copy of: '84 VANAGON A/C & OTHER MYSTERIES
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Dec 96 02:18:23 EST
  ...I have also seen a accessory cigarette lighter that fits this outlet too, the plug also made by Hella. I have been told that...
• Re: Camping out Veggy sytle. Any vegetarians on this list?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 11:47:08 -0800
  ...I left steak and potatoes long ago along with cigarettes, dope and heavy drinking. At my age it pays to get healthy and stay...
• Re: Elec. Questions/Auxiliary Battery/
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:44:52 -0700
  ...moving the dome light, map light,mirror light,radio, > and the cigarette lighter off the main battery and onto the auxiliary > battery. Numerous posts...
• Re: Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:50:50 -0700
  thanks for the plug, i just edited the post as I had worded it wrong, original was based on bench disassembly and was a...
• Re: For David E Most, (was: Re: by the way Joel, change the stats)
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 18:21:59 -0400
  ...In addition, there's a second cigarette lighter plug under the passenger seat on the side. I had thought when I purchased the van...
• eerie cig. liters?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 21:40:52 -0700
  ...my cigarette lighter (or rather I guess the receptacle into which it plugs) glows in the dark? It doesn't matter whether the keys...
• RE: '82 oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Fri, 08 Nov 96 20:42:00 CDT
  ...Love, Lotus (Flower of the North) vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> _____ /____o\ /_ _|__| ****** () ()
• '85 VANAGON GL BARGAINS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 22:18:12 -0400
  1- Completely ORIGINAL '85 GL exhaust system - USED, but complete! - $499.95 2- Original, hardly used cigarette lighter - $89.90 3- Original oil dipstick...
• Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:41:39 -0500
  ...I still see people sharing cigarettes at stop lights quite often. I sometimes see Policemen pulling them over and explaining how you should buy...
• Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:25:59 -0600
  ...checked/replaced without removing the dash? Lastly, I got a new cigarette lighter socket(with green illumination). Mine is a little loose. Can this...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 94 10:11:53 PDT
  ...There's enough air flow when driving 60mph to suck out all the smoke from a burning cigarette (when the cig is held somewhat...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 02:38:33 EDT
  ...rocker switch, > Rear heater fan, > Ventilation slide controls, > Front heater fan, > Cigarette lighter. > > My headlight switch does not light up at all and nor...
• Re: Thoughts on conversions (kinda LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:50:53 +0000
  ...him I needed to run to 7-11 and get some cigarettes and I got in my van and went home-what a bunch...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:17:11 -0700
  ...The thing is I already have a 300 watt >>>> inverter that plugs in the cigarette lighter socket and I have my >>>> son's dorm...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Spragge
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:07:40 -0800
  ...Cigaarette Lighter removal secret > > What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I > cannot see any way to remove this...
• 99 Wiper Relay Blows #16 "Term 58" Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:53:03 -0800
  ...IIRC, the PO hacked up some of the wiring to the cigarette lighter light circuit to accommodate either the stereo or aftermarket power door...
• Re: Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 31 May 2013 19:44:50 -0700
  ...Prepping for my trip tomorrow, I took out this cell charger that I bought that fits into the cigarette lighter to test it out...
• Re: Solar Charging?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:27:56 -0700
  ...You can plug it into the cigarette lighter or clamp it on to a battery. It's a ~3 watt panel. I don't...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:24:10 +0000
  ...I already have a 300 watt >>> inverter that plugs in the cigarette lighter socket and I have my >>> son's dorm refrigerator so I...
• Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:36:46 -0500
  ...http://www.banggood.com/Dual-USB-Adapter-Charger-Cigarette-Lighter-Sockets-D igital-Voltmeter-p-949446.html Edward
• Re: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 15:15:43 -0700
  ...seat, and which operates off 12 VDC? > > I have a couple cigarette lighter sockets mounted there for your 12V > appliances, but it's an...
• Re: Running syncro without driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:31:37 -0500
  ...Lots of oil, tire shavings, metal, huge amounts of trash (gum wrappers, HUNDREDS & HUNDREDS of cigarette butts). Needless to say, it was a "dead...
• Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 09:23:18 -0400
  ...Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:10:28 -0400 > > > >Hello from Atlanta Ga.---My headliner is cigarette stained caused by > >previous owner.I noticed this...
• Re: Switch circuit to Aux Battery ??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 06:10:59 -0400
  ...now interested in breaking off the radio, interior lights, and > front cigarette lighter - basically everything on fuse #3 (15 amp). So > yesterday I pulled...
• Re: light above stove
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:57:06 -0400
  ...Go to the main fuse box under the dash, find the red wire that supplies power to ALL interior lights, radio and cigarette lighter...
• Re: Strange switch near sink
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:11:01 -0700
  ...Or the control light panel under the range. > Or whether the cigarette lighter power outlet at the front of the camper > cabinet has power...
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:46:56 -0500
  ...expensive? > > You can get a DC adapter that plugs into the cigarette > lighter for less than > 11 bucks with free shipping. > Doesn't get...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:02:18 -0400
  ...Most everything I've seen are cigarette lighter adapters, and not sure they can handle the higher voltage of a solar panel. So, I...
• Re: Dash Power outlet..?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:30:24 -0700
  Lighted? That's the cigarette lighter. Replacement from the on-line vendor of your choice. I got my replacements from Ron at Bus Depot...
• Re: Wal Mart batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:15:49 -0700
  ...bench makes it real handy for adding an additional accessory outlet (cigarette lighter), AC power inverter, Voltmeters for main & aux, etc. Geo H -- No...
• Re: Mod keeps your fridge lit while driving.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:19:07 -0700
  ...oooh I have the image of the man lighting the cigarette at the gas station in Hitchcock's "The Birds". Alistair '82 westy, diesel...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:38:00 -0800
  ...a 300 watt inverter can be expected to >> work with a cigarette lighter plug. In the VW, things are really bad > as >> the lighter...
• Re: Charge battery but can't access it
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jul 2023 20:00:13 +0000
  ...are trickle chargers that can just hookup to your power outlet (cigarette lighter), but no big voltage. Good luck with all the work. Dave...
• Re: Industrial Motors/air compressors
  Historical mailing list - M. Grant
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 20:20:37 +0100 (BST)
  ...However, a more modern version I've seen around plugs into your cigarette lighter/ silver socket and powers a very small compressor to inflate...
• Cars salespersons who are WWW/email ignorant...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 16:25:41 -0700
  ...that standing in the hot sun or cold winter and smoking cigarettes and starving is easier, huh?! The sales manager was also the genius...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:04:09 -0700
  ...with 100 amp-hours or more in a > BIG battery. > > Re: cigarette lighter sockets. Mark Drillock identified > a classy, very well made socket and...
• Re: Aux. Battery-Stereo Amp question
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:55:16 -0700
  ...You cannot pull this current even from the beefest cigarette lighter circuit. Unless you absolutely need such a huge inverter for occasional and short...
• suppressing electrical noise
  Historical mailing list - lp
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:19:30 -0700
  ...It's coming thru direct connections to the battery, take-offs from the cigarette lighter, & wiring from the fuse box (ie, everywhere). I'm...
• Re: Halon & extinguishers in general
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 19:20:56 -0500
  ...Those itty-bitty extinguishers are useless unless you are trying to put out someone's cigarette. If you feel like you need one, carry...
• Re: Interior light/work light
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:22:04 -0800
  ...It comes with a cigarette lighter power > cord and uses 4-C cell batteries. > I use rechargable batteries in mine. I glued the bristle...
• Re: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:06:29 -0500
  ...with the windows rolled up? > > > > (a solution other than a 12v cigarette lighter powered fan on top of > > the dash) > > > I'm with you...
• Re: Second Battery (again)
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:16:20 -0800
  ...BTW, my previous Westy, and '85, had a solid state isolator and aux battery with everything except the starter, ignition, and cigarette lighter on...
• Good stuff from JC Whipme?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:11:54 -0700
  ...Anyway, for about $40, they list one of those solar panel charge through your cigarette lighter deally bobs. Has anybody used one of these...
• Re: Friday! Song Time!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 16:24:54 CDT
  ...point fingers THIS time) has been sipping the cooking sherry! or sniffing the glue! or smoking them 'funny' cigarettes. waaaaaay round the bend. joel
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:49:17 -0500
  David, did you mean to say DC notebook adapters are quite "in"expensive? You can get a DC adapter that plugs into the cigarette...
• Re: Trivia question early vanagon Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Edmund Hintz
  Mon, 5 May 2025 17:02:48 -0700
  ...https://campwestfalia.com/replacing-the-vanagon-westfalia-cigarette-lighter/ On 5/5/25 9:31 AM, Mark McCulley wrote: > I'll take a guess...
• Re: cig lighter light?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 7 May 2002 13:14:41 -0500
  ...The light and the cigarette lighter both grounds through the lighters outer shell. That is - the lighter housing itself is the ground and either...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:03:55 -0700
  ...Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 11:21 PM Thanks to Frank Condelli, I now have a plug-in voltmeter plugged into the cigarette lighter. When...
• Trip to Williamsburg
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 07:58:55 -0500
  ...Plus on that route I get to see roadside shack after shack selling liquor, pork, fireworks and cigarettes. Those people sure know the important...
• Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:24:54 -0700
  ...http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/VWBattery2.JPG There is a power outlet (aka cigarette lighter socket) on the side of the box for hooking...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:49:58 -0500
  ...The engine was also coated with an engine oil and cigarette ash mix.) Seems that 81 was a good year for Vanagons. Wonder what...
• Voltmeter for Cigarette Lighter Socket
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:42:58 -0700
  Cheap, removable, backlit LCD, swivels: http://www.skingcompany.com/detail.asp?product_ID=1044 This site is new to me, kinda interesting (mobile lifestyle...
• Re: Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:19:06 -0500
  ...Add another 15% for inefficiencies and you can see that a cheap inverter plugged into the cigarette lighter socket will not do the trick...
• Re: Westy Battery
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 13:08:27 -0700
  ...will be to power lights, maybe a fan and light your cigarettes. This doesn't require the huge amperage that starter batteries have, so...
• Re: Re; Solar power your VW
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 11:58:23 -0700
  ...I would suggest trying to find a cigarette-lighter type charger for the Canon, though. A lot of energy is wasted in converting the...
• Re: For real? (CL listing)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:35:32 -0800
  ...the narrow cigarette lighter in the dash 3/8" .. rather than the north american 15/16" cigarette lighter yours On Jan 17, 2008 7...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:42:32 -0700
  ...In electronic cigarettes to make the produced vapor better resemble cigarette smoke c.. As a medical and sexual lubricant (A.K.A. "personal lubricant...
• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:18:12 -0800
  ...drinking coffee, > swatting at the kids, cursing the dog, smoking a > cigarette, talking on > the cell phone, putting on makeup (or picking his nose...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:27:51 -0600
  ...a friend as helper. > > - replace the climate control bulbs > > - replace the cigarette lighter with twin USB ports > > - replace the brake booster seal > > - replace all...
• Re: power in bus for a PC (little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 28 May 2000 15:27:25 -0700
  ...Second choice would to build a little regulator and place it in line with the output from the cigarette plug. It may turn out...