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• Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 01:28:02 EDT
  Here is what I really meant to send: >My headliner is cigarette stained ... I would like it to be squeaky clean and WHITE, not...
• Re: cigarette lighter behind drivers seat
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:02:31 -0700
  ...COM> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 9:48 AM Subject: Re: cigarette lighter behind drivers seat > Hello all, > Can anyone tell me how that...
• Re: Oregon Bashing
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Regarding a prior observation of "self pumping" gas with a lit cigarette --- >Not too much to worry about there, I think that is a...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 14:37:55 -0500
  ...2014 12:04:21 -0700 > From: wolzphoto@Q.COM > Subject: Re: Cigarette Lighter > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > My auxiliary fuse was moved to...
• Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 12:23:39 -0400
  I am about to buy a simple solar panel charger that plugs into a cigarette lighter type socket. I will primarily use it in...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 17:02:57 EDT
  ...Two round A/C control nobs to the left of the cigarette lighter (fan > >control, A/C on/off temp control) - was there some...
• Re: Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:32:29 -0800
  ...The OEM wiring put the cigarette lighter >> ON >> with the ignition OFF. >> >> thank you, >> >> dan >> > > > -- > Neil n > > VE7TBN > > 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https...
• Re: Long live the list!!!
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 00:07:27 -0400
  James Fritz wrote: > Thank god for the list!! > > Tim Hannink had figured out how to remove the cigarette lighter without breaking it. Give that...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:43:14 -0800
  ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights... > > > >I too would like to know how to get that cigarette lighter out of there. > > > >W...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 05:54:02 EDT
  ...We're all familiar with the weird VW Cigarette Lighter Sockets and how they are a little too big...does anyone know of a...
• Re: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:14:45 -0700
  Keith, Well, it is a good sign that the TV set comes with a cigarette lighter plug... Can you tell us how many amps...
• Re: 99 Wiper Relay Blows #16 "Term 58" Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:28:22 -0800
  Never mind. ;) It appears there was a (unusual?) cigarette bulb socket failure. image: http://tinyurl.com/q3eca9s Jostle the wire to the socket, the...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:45:47 -0700
  ...2005 4:03 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available? I just now put one in from...
• Free blue velour middle bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jermide
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:23:17 -0500
  ...Small/light cigarette burns (one is somewhat noticeable). Ask for pics. Thanks, Jeremy
• Now my van won't start...
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:01:39 -0500
  ...The odd thing is (I think) is that the radio and hazard lights work, but the cigarette lighter gives no charge to my cell...
• Something off reec.autos.vw
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 17:56:29 -0700 (PDT)
  Thought someone might have some help here. ********************************************************************* *Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `I lit my cigarette off the * * | glowing case, wondering what * * `63...
• LT series truck mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 23:51:47 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can get a set of "LT series truck mirrors"? These are mirrors shaped like cigarette cartons from European "working...
• Re: Trickle charger on hard to access House Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:55:25 +0000
  I am a little baffled.  Just for fun, I hooked up an old cigarette 12VDC plug into the outlet connected DIRECTLY to the Aux...
• Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Anderson
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:10:43 +0000
  I need to install a new cigarette lighter for my GPS unit and I'm wondering if this is just a straight forward swap...
• lighter light
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:00:46 -0400
  ...Does anyone know who can sell me the lamp that fits into the cigarette lighter light holder ... assuming I manage to get the little...
• Re: Strong dual USB?
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:52:53 -0700
  ...The cigarette lighter outlet, brake lights, interior lights, are on an 8 Amp fuse. The internet shows charge port devices with two 2.1...
• Re: So far away
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:32:59 -0400
  ...What�s the use of that little >conexion at the front part between the cigarette lighter and the >courtesy light near the co-passenger...
• Re: Instead of LED do fluorescent
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:54:15 -0400
  ...base 12 vdc fluorescent bulb (find them online or at RV places.) Cut the plug off, replace with cigarette lighter plug, you got it.
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 May 2007 12:46:33 -0700
  ...If additional wiring changes are made then all interior lights, the radio, and the cigarette lighter are also moved to the aux battery. Many...
• Full Moon In Joon (June 16-18)
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sat, 6 May 2000 22:03:04 -0400
  http://www.fullmoonbusclub.com We have a full tank of gas, a half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing...
• Re: Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:44:35 -0700
  RatShack (radio shack) and other folks sell some sticky backed magnetic tape. It's about 1mm thick. Cut a piece about 5mm square and...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:44:09 -0400
  ...Wiring to the stock cigarette lighter socket will begin to melt with a sustained 10 to 20 amp load. I would suggest using test...
• Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:27:35 -0400
  My '84 has the analog clock and it's fused with the interior lights, cigarette lighter, and stoplights (fuse #8). Fuse # Amperage Identification 1...
• vanagon airco switches (mounting panel)
  Historical mailing list - Raf Knockaert
  Fri, 20 May 2011 23:03:48 +0200
  ...switch) are mounted in a little panel between the radio and cigarette lighter). Does someone know the parts number of this panel? I cannot...
• Vanagon prices in the East (Coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 19:08:15 -0500
  ...homes. >Fredericton, NB, just past Bangor Maine, "ain't got no cigarettes...." as >featured in that famous song! "just beyond Bangor"??????? Like Bangor is...
• Re: "Don't leave home without it" items: BIBLE
  Historical mailing list - Joan Henley
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:21:56 -0400
  Well, just to add some perspective, I don't leave home without a plastic Jesus, a bronze Buddha, Tarot Cards, American Spirit cigarettes, and...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:53:57 -0700
  ...On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > The cigarette lighter (or for the politically correct...
• Re: The mysterious 'Silver Socket'
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:13:39 -0700
  ...Nothing much to see, just a matte natural finished steel socket about half the diameter of the standard cigarette lighter socket. If you're...
• Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 08:14:08 -0700
  ...allow you to drive with the windows rolled up? (a solution other than a 12v cigarette lighter powered fan on top of the dash)
• Re: Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:10:48 -0400
  ...Start smoking and use the cigarette lighter for what it is intended. or 2. Have the Hula girl hold up the arm. If the...
• Re: Where can I find Vanagon Springs?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Mar 1997 01:29:22 -0900
  ...Love, Miz Lotus-Woman vwvan82@ptialaska.net < Zero cigarettes since 6-3-96 ...> "I'm being followed by a moonshadow ..." ----- Cat Stevens ----- "Moon shadow...
• westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 07:40:15 -0700
  Where can I get a plug for the silver socket that will convert it to a regular cigarette lighter plug? I heard bmw uses...
• Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:55:34 -0700
  ...In vanagons especially, the jacks were > designed for lighting > cigarette lighter, not powering laptops, GPS units, > ipods, > cellphones, and the refrigerator all simultaneously. > I...
• 1984 Westfalia 12V Power Outlet
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker (Guido)
  Mon, 3 May 2010 21:25:55 -0500
  ...There is a 12V power outlet to the right of the cigarette lighter. It has a smaller diameter connection. Can anyone tell me what...
• cellular phones
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 1994 15:20:07 +0800
  ...its own battery, which I recharge in the house, and if THAT gets low, I can plug the adapter into the cigarette lighter. /martha
• Round silver thing under clock?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:44:20 -0500 (EST)
  ...that round silver thing under the clock, that looks like a cigarette lighter is. I've looked through the books and nothing is mentioned...
• Re: cigarette lighter hole.
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 16:14:41 -0400
  > Using a power inverter with out using the batteries ? > Hallelujah, and amen. > You have found perpetual motion !! > Where did you get this miracle inverter...
• FS: Dometic AC/DC Refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Mike Wagner
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 13:05:23 -0500
  ...Plugs into the cigarette lighter or AC. $125 plus shipping. Mike e-mail inquiries to: wagner@i-stat.com
• Re: silver socket and collapsible spare tire
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 16:02:36 -0600 (CST)
  ...Why not simply use a regular cigarette lighter adaptor? I guess that's because the bus (at least the 75) had no cigarette lighter...
• Re: Meet me in Puyallup at the fair....
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sun, 9 Oct 1994 11:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I believe. ********************************************************************* *Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `I lit my cigarette off the * * | glowing case, wondering what * * `63 kombi(RIP, next week:,() | the...
• Gas in face--
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Thu, 11 May 1995 23:59:28 -0700 (PDT)
  ...When I was done with the noxious endeavor I did indeed have a cigarette. No foolin'. Color me addicted :-)
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 09:27:20 -0700
  Entity Mike Collum spoke thus: > I put a single wrap of electrical tape around the part that fits in the > hole and pushed (buttoned...
• hooking up fans
  Historical mailing list - jeffg
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:53:33 -0400
  ...up a couple of 9" oscillating fans that plug into the cigarette lighter, but i would like to hardwire them in..can I splice...
• Re: Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:34:54 -0800
  ...The OEM wiring put the cigarette >> >> lighter >> >> ON >> >> with the ignition OFF. >> >> >> >> thank you, >> >> >> >> dan >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Neil n >> > >> > VE7TBN >> > >> > 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https...
• Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 23:11:11 -0700
  ...How do we clean the headliner? > Here is what I really meant to send: > > > >My headliner is cigarette stained ... I would like it to...
• Re: OK to Power a Laptop W/ Inverter?
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:55:26 -0500
  ...these days I recently purchased a iGo and love it, it charges both my vaio and palm treo smartphone via dc, cigarette lighter, wonderfully.
• Re: Natures Amazing Secret Weapon
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 22:56:22 EDT
  ...this list! >> I was behaving! I just let the thoughts roll around a bit, and let it cool off with a quick cigarette. :) --Paul--
• Re: What is this for????
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 5 May 2010 21:08:18 -0700
  ...I've long been tempted to order a socket for it because the cheap FLAPS cigarette lighter socket I have scabbed behind the passenger...
• Re: O.K., I admit it... I deleted the mail on coolants...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sun, 2 Oct 1994 01:52:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...all week.) :) ********************************************************************* *Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `I lit my cigarette off the * * | glowing case, wondering what * * `63 kombi(RIP, next week:,() | the...
• Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:13:29 -0230
  At worst case use a piece or two of matchbook cardboard as a shim to hold the plug into the receptacle, just don't...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:20:16 -0600
  ...Maas <katherine@kjmaas.com>wrote: > Anyone else had problems with cigarette lighter blowing when you plug in a > computer with an inverter/adapter? I...
• Re: Stereo Suggestion was iPod Solution
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:10:12 -0400
  ...Simply plug the VRFM7 into your cigarette lighter and then plug your USB stick into the VRFM7. Compatible with iPod's, MP3's, CD...
• Re: Westy - 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 16:07:55 -0500
  ...It came with table, cabinets, poptop, dometic > "cooler" (110/Cigarette Plug), the shredded cordouroy and an auxiliary battery. > > JW > and: My 86 Westy Wolfsburg...
• Re: Cigarette lighter socket standard
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 11:39:12 -0800
  Dave M wrote: >In the Vanagon it fit very loosely, flopped around, >and would not stay secure Wow, I thought it was just mine...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:28:31 -0700
  ...Most people realize how additive cigarette smoking is. It is usually just hell for anyone to quite cigarettes...extremely addictive, the whole thing ...the...