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• Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:49:28 -0800
  ...She > literally melted the lighter jack in there because she had a 3-way > adapter with all her electronic goodies plugged into. I was...
• Re: Inverter Question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 21:05:36 -0400
  You can charge your camera from one of those muti-voltage devices that plug into your cigarette lighter. Why convert from 12v DC to...
• Trivia question early vanagon Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 May 2025 09:48:11 -0400
  ...my 84 vanagon that is mounted to the right of the cigarette lighter? And, is there anything useful, direct fit thing, that can replace...
• Re: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:04:46 -0400
  ...for the silver socket that will convert it to a > regular cigarette lighter plug? I heard bmw uses same type for their > motorcycles but...
• Re: Strong dual USB?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:34:19 -0700
  ...Here's an option that seems to be popular and should fit within the existing cigarette lighter (allegedly): < https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Waterproof...
• ZOLTAN, t.v hookup for van
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:02:36 -0700
  ...I just plugged it in the cigarette lighter. I the camping site we could use the AC outlet. But there was no TV viewing...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 10:56:17 -0700
  ...n51219@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I >> cannot see any way to remove this...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:45:11 -0400
  ...2008/10/14 Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>: > I know what you mean, but the nice thing about the stock lighter socket > is...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:23:20 -0800
  ...n51219@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > What is the secret to removing the cigarette lighter from the dash. I > cannot see any way to remove this...
• So far away
  Historical mailing list - Guillermo Manuel de Villena
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:53:28 +0200
  ...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: USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 09:27:49 -0400
  ...I was referring to the way the cigarette lighter plugs seem to wiggle out and not be working when you think they are... Shawn...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:53:10 -0500
  ...A contact on the > cigarette lighter had bent and was making contact with the metal on the > dash, causing the lighter as well as...
• Re: FYI Satellite Radio Users
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:23:47 -0700
  ...The older units get warmer than the newer ones. > > caverat > > 89 westy > Interesting side note on cigarette lighters. There are two outlets in my...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:19:35 -0700
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for charging > my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does > well...
• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:39:19 -0700
  ...Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> wrote: > <<I need to install a new cigarette lighter for my GPS unit and I'm wondering if this is...
• Re: vanagon airco switches (mounting panel)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 20 May 2011 20:37:58 -0400
  ...switch) are mounted in a little panel between the radio and > cigarette lighter). Does someone know the parts number of this panel? I > cannot...
• NO VW CONTENT "hot/cold Igloo coolers found"...
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 07:03:57 -0800
  I went shopping for school paper and notebooks and came across those Hot/cold coolers that plug into your cigarette lighter at McFrugal's...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:09:29 -0500
  ...Cigarette Lighter > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hi Woody. > > What year Vanagon again? > > There should be an OEM connector between wire from fuse box...
• Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:27:03 -0800
  <<I need to install a new cigarette lighter for my GPS unit and I'm wondering if this is just a straight forward swap...
• [SYNCRO] Dif Lock
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 15:33:37 -0800
  ...in my cell phone and reached over to pull out the cigarette lighter and pulled out the diff lock instead. I immediately realized my...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 Dec 1996 19:52:50 -0800
  ...I doubt I'll go back to the dealer again for anything, unless I need another one of those $40 cigarette lighters... Dan Fuller...
• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 08:23:54 -0400
  ...On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Bob Anderson <ROBERTANDERSON294@comcast.net > wrote: > I need to install a new cigarette lighter for...
• Re: more anti theft tips
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:05:18 -0500
  ...We wired the cigarette lighter as a kill switch by running a ground wire to the ignition coil. When you parked it, you could...
• Re: Alcohol in gas
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 15:28:02 PST
  ...Is there some european (DIN?) standard 12V outlet that is used over there the way we use cigarette lighters here as a source of...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:51:02 -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: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:43:41 -0400
  ...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: Strong dual USB?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:33:01 -0400
  ...I'm not an electrical expert. > > The cigarette lighter outlet, brake lights, interior lights, are on an > 8 Amp fuse. > > The internet shows charge...
• Re: Strange hole in dash
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 22:06:27 -0800
  ...Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:05:51 -0800 > >Anybody know what the little hole about 6" to the right of the cigarette >lighter is...
• Re: Lighter Receptacle '88
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:34:58 -0500
  ...The trickiest part was actually soldering a lead to the real cigarette lighter since I wanted to be on the same fuse. To make...
• Solar Panel Sale
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:30:54 -0700
  ...to a battery, or various types of voltage connections including a cigarette lighter type, 9V, �etc. �Sale price: �$169.99� I've never used...
• AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 May 2008 21:45:59 -0700
  ...from the duct above down to the dash next to the cigarette lighter? I'm cataloging the year to year differences and I'm...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:29:30 -0400
  ...sell for dorm rooms > etc.) pluggged into an inverter off the cigarette lighter. This seems like > a cheap alternative (since we already have both...
• RE: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:34:25 -0700
  ...the cigarette lighter socket will do fine ... and when you catch the vanagon with the idiot lights on: 1) Turn on lots of stuff...
• Re: Cigarette lighter socket standard?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 14:57:54 -0500
  This sounds like the European standard plugs. I have the same problem in my Saab. Fortunately the adapters aren't hard to find. Sprint...
• Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 17:49:53 +0200
  ...detector/phone charger/vacuum cleaner/cooler/breakdown light comes with a cigarette lighter plug, not with the silver thingy. Yet we get the silver...
• Re: Round silver thing under clock?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:59:59 -0800
  ...that round silver thing under the clock, that looks like a cigarette >lighter is. I've looked through the books and nothing is mentioned...
• more on silver sockets
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Feb 1997 09:38:03 -0800
  ...trivia masters I just came upon several NOS (I think) VW cigarette lighters. The part number is ZVW171109 They are Manufactured by Casco Products...
• Re: How to tighten up the cig lighter socket?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:56:20 -0800
  ...not to break any of the plastic parts on my illuminated cigarette > lighter which has always allowed anything plugged in to hang at an...
• Re: Solar Panel - Diode question for Westy
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:42:24 -0600
  ...I don't know if this has a diode or if a diode is in the cigarette lighter.
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:47:19 -0700
  On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:30 PM, The Westy man <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: > As far as I can remember, it is...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 May 2010 10:47:01 -0400
  At 08:12 AM 5/22/2010, Steve Williams wrote: >A classic ground loop, right? The cigarette lighter plug isn't >grounded in the...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:45:59 -0700
  ...A contact on the > > cigarette lighter had bent and was making contact with the metal on the > > dash, causing the lighter as well as...
• Re: Strange hole in dash
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 19:17:37 EST
  ...including a plug that fits both the silver socket and your cigarette lighter outlet, as well as a 3 way adapter. Steve Lashley SKL...
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:48:25 -0400
  ...I was a bit surprised to see you suggested connecting the charger through the cigarette lighter. That is more convenient, of course, but I...
• 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: Lighter plug in dash a big joke...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 10:06:09 -0500
  The stock cigarette light socket is the wrong diameter for standard accessories. A piece of Velcro placed on the plugs will help them stay...
• High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:41:23 +0100
  There was a thread the other dayabout wiring connectors, cigarette lighter plugs, etc.� I bought some of these http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 2 Nov 2021 11:19:35 -0700
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for > charging > >> my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does > >> well...
• Re: Voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 16:51:38 EDT
  ...Any suggestions? I have a tiny little digital battery meter made by Whistler that plugs into a cigarette lighter outlet. They cost about $11...
• 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...
• Re: Interior light/work light
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 11:13:50 -0500
  ...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: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:51:56 -0400
  ...for the silver socket that will convert it to a > regular cigarette lighter plug? I heard bmw uses same type for their > motorcycles but...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:48 -0700
  ...I detest cigarette lighter > plugs for anything even though I use them. About the only thing I can say > good about them is that...
• Re: VW Solar Battery Charger Part No. 1CO 915 687- Any experience?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:24:04 -0800
  ...IIRC it is meant to be plugged into the cigarette lighter socket. Theoretically it could be used to charge or maintain other devices. But...
• Re: "Koolatron" cooler
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:30:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...It says the cooler is powered by > regular 12v car battery current, and can be plugged into your cigarette > lighter. We have an Igloo...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 21:20:09 -0400
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for charging >>> my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does >>> well...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 20:12:14 -0500
  ...The hard part to understand is how a 300 watt inverter can be expected to work with a cigarette lighter plug. In the VW...
• Re: Woah! Didn't see that coming!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 31 May 2013 19:23:53 -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: Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 22:56:48 -0500
  > > > The vans are 1990 Carat, 1990 tintop syncro, 1989 GL tintop. >> > Look at Bentley page 07.215, track 132. You can get easy access...
• Re: Good stuff from JC Whipme?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:25:11 -0700
  ...Anyway, for about $40, they list one of those solar panel charge through your cigarette lighter deally bobs. That size panel will ONLY provide...