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Re: Lighter Receptacle '88
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 03:28:05 -0500
...My thinking is that the lighter socket is shallower than the US counterpart and you are prevented from sticking the plug in far enough...
Re: Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:13:28 -0400
...You will likely need to pull the lighter to see where this fits, but remove the glove box, do the contortion thing, and you...
Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:58:55 -0700
...First, to eliminate the #@% cigarette lighter plugs for some items I use in my WEsty. But also for other applications where I use 12v...
Re: Lighter Receptacle '88
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 07:39:40 EDT
Radar protection? Whew! Heck in my bus excess speed is the least of my worries! Thanks. BD
Re: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
20 Jan 97 14:30:47 EST
...This is not a standard "cigarette lighter" outlet size here in the US. I called the BMW cycle dealer, as someone had mentioned, and...
Copy of: '84 VANAGON A/C & OTHER MYSTERIES
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
05 Dec 96 02:18:23 EST
...On the dash just to the left of the lighter >socket is a smaller socket. It is a type I have never seen before...
Re: cigarette lighter hole.
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:34:50 +1200
>I have a power inverter gizmo that I used for years in my 1980 Chevy >van; it plugs into the cigarette lighter hole and...
Re: Lighter Receptacle '88
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 03:29:49 -0500
---------- > From: Brian Doss <BDOSS24046@AOL.COM> > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Lighter Receptacle '88 > Date: Monday, July 27, 1998 8:17 AM > > My cellphone...
Re: traveling lighter, kayaks, and paddling Lake Superior
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Fri, 27 May 2005 08:31:59 +0200
but you can expand the travelling lighter scheme to canoes and equipment as well. i am going to store my boat in a little...
Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 16:41:14 -0400
I took my lighter out a couple of months ago as it was loose, you could pull it out about 1/2", but it...
Re: silver socket
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Feb 2006 15:08:12 -0600
...the Lincoln mark VIII (don't know about other > models) had a cigar lighter with a green lighted ring ... but it was > standard size...
Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:50:16 -0500
James, I can think of an alternative to removing your cigarette lighter. Radio Shack carries nifty 3-hole accessory plugs. I wired mine to...
How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Historical mailing list - James Fritz
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:01:28 -0500
...I disconnected the quik-connect plug on the lighter, popped the lighter body nearly all of the way out but there seems to be...
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: Towing a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:51:20 -0600
...I'm also > wondering which end is lighter, front or back. I'd rather put the > lighter end on the dolly, but is this...
Heading NORTH on 20w-50
Historical mailing list - Scott Davis
Sat, 11 Dec 1999 10:06:15 EST
...I run a thicker 20w - 50 oil with no probs in the warm climate, but is there any reason to change to a lighter...
Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:12:21 -0700
Mosey on down to your local cellphone supplier. Tell'em you have a european car and the plug for your fone keeps falling out...
thermoelectric cooler problems
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Sun, 5 May 2002 16:23:37 -0400
...activities.  well, i plugged it into my lighter and it blew the cig lighter/radio fuse.  so i tried it once more...
Re: thermoelectric cooler problems
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Sun, 5 May 2002 17:36:57 -0500
...thermoelectric cooler problems > > bought one of those igloo thermoelectric coolers... > > well, i plugged it into my lighter and it blew the cig lighter/radio...
Re: New AC Thing
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:30:50 -0400
...I'm pretty sure that an A/C unit has a good deal more than a Bic lighter...but how fast and in what...
Re: All VW Paint Codes
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:31:26 -0500
...It has been repainted at some point, however, and the repaint is lighter than the original, based on the door jambs, which were not...
Re: For real? (CL listing)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:04:59 -0800
In checking the ad again, it could be a lighter plastic engine bay cover. (same as "spare" plastic cover that came with my parts...
Re: Cigarette Lighter Overload
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:25:42 -0700
My apologies for quoting the entire OED on the previous post. The usual <cntl><shift>end delete, didn't. pensioner
Re: Second Battery Question
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:16:10 EDT
<<Any suggestions on how/where to hook up the inverter to the second battery?> > When I removed my cigarette lighter to install my AC...
Re: Cigarette lighter wiring?
Historical mailing list - Mike Moon
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:23:25 -0400
Nevermind. Just had to re-word my Google search. Found it: http://www.bentleypublishers.com/tech/vw/vw.wiring.diagram.pdf
Re: So far away..Silver Socket
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:54:22 -0600
...Most vehicle related 12V appliances are made to plug in to cigarette lighter plugs, but there are some things available out there that have...
Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:16:37 -0700
For readouts of voltage, I have one of those Harbor Freight lighter socket devices...plug it into the socket and there are three readout...
Re: Mini Fridge
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:40:53 -0700
...I reckon a cigar lighter can provide that. If you're camping, and not driving, then you'd need a cabin battery that can...
Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Wed, 21 Aug 2013 19:25:47 -0500
I have not installed my BD one...but I did install a 3 socket cigarette lighter adapter direct wired to backup battery with an...
Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:23:05 -0400
...All of the outlets I've found online are designed to plug > into the existing cigarette lighter. An archive search did not answer this...
Re: replacing the cigarette lighter
Historical mailing list
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:43:00 EDT
...anyone give me a hint on how to remove the cigarette lighter from > the dash? The original no longer holds a phone charger; and...
Re: CCC's Sat. nite explosives/bombs/fireworks!
Historical mailing list
Sat, 6 Jul 1996 00:17:09 -0400
Martha Rubin writes: >Bring matches, lighters, fluid, gasoline, butane, acetylene, etc. What - no magnesium? ;-) Jim / BusBoys@aol.com
Re: portable heaters?
Historical mailing list - ~K~
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:10:51 -0400
Anyone know of any decent heaters that plug into the cigarette lighter? I'm about to embark across Canada with no heat... thanks.
Finding a short
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 18:03:06 +0000
...I have been isolating and testing circuits, and isolated the short down to the circuit that goes to the cigarette lighter and glove box...
Re: Things not to wear when welding
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:36:37 -0600
...I personally read the Safety Bulletin that 'banned' BIC lighters from breast pockets of welders. I didn't believe this either when I was...
Re: vanagon engine lid
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 23:00:35 +0000
> for the lighter palstic lid on my '82 'GTi' camper. I also thought the > insulation on the plastic lid looked better that the metal...
Re: Cigarette Lighter Removal 101
Historical mailing list - Marie Whitehead
Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:59:13 -0400
Roy- I'm curious- what kind of cup holder did you put in the open space where the ashtray was? Marie W.
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:42:33 -0700
...For lighter loads that need 12v just adding additional cigar lighter outlets in a convenient location should do the trick. And if all else...
Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:57:42 -0500
...I I purchased a couple extra "cigarette lighter" plugs for charging accessories. My thought it to mount them where the A/C controls currently...
Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Mon, 7 Oct 2013 16:57:13 -0400
...One step up from that would be the flexible neck butane lighter from Bernzomatic http://www.amazon.com/Bernzomatic-019585-Flexible-Stem-Lighter/dp...
Re: Mini Fridge
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:51:02 -0700
...Good luck powering that thing with a cigar lighter. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 06/10/2013...
Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
Historical mailing list - JonR
Wed, 26 Feb 1997 09:58:47 -0500
On a personal note: I recently switched from a "C" load range passenger Yokohama 205/70R-14 (inflated to max psi 36lbs)to a...
Re: What Is This Type Of Connector Called?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:26:06 -0700
...Loren Busch wrote: > >> I find cigarette lighter plugs, for many >> reasons, to be very unreliable and finicky. >> > > Lighter plugs are excellent for their intended...
Re: Brief Trip report - AZ to PA & Return
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:45:50 -0600
Maggie's Subie-powered Westy got 20+ mpg on the trip - but she's a bit lighter than the Roadhaus.
Re: Pesky lighters
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:08:31 -0800
...Mrs Squirrel and I use BBQ/fireplace lighters like > the > Scripto Aim N Flame* when camping because the long snoots are useful for > lighting...
Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:16:28 -0700
...Dash Power outlet..? > For those (like me) who have always felt the standard cigarette lighter > makes a poor 12vt outlet and only became a...
removing cigarette lighter redux
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:42:44 -0400
I am once again trying to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my 83.5 V'gon Without breaking anything this time...
Re: Metal Stove Cover
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:39:02 -0700
...a European 12 volt connection. They don't use the cig. lighter much for power. And you will find out how flimsy that is...
Re: Nitrogen was:Michelin Agilis Tires
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:42:14 -0700
...I remember him saying something about it being lighter and more stable pressure-wise than compressed air. I'd love to hear more about...
Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:07:03 -0500
Hell why not helium for lower rolling resistance? Or hydrogen, even lighter. This is my Vanagon, I've named it Hindenberg... George/ATL
RE: 12 volt heaters?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Sep 95 12:20:29 PDT
...It will not warm anything, and it burned out my cigarette lighter from overheating. DON'T GET TEMPTED. IT WON'T WORK. LEARN FROM...
Cig lighter won't light.
Historical mailing list
Sat, 11 May 1996 15:25:37 -0400
Hey volks, I've got this cigareette lighter in my 85 Westy that has a green trim ring that is supposed to be illuminated...
Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 02:17:39 -0500
I have one of the VW units that plug into the cigarette lighter....tried it out and it killed my battery also. Warren C.
Re: Mini Fridge
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:07:43 -0400
...Your not getting that out of the dash lighter socket. Check the power consumption on that small fridge. Some of them need as much...
Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 30 Jul 2011 11:12:05 -0700
...I'm charging the phones off the cig lighter. I was also hoping to run a few fans off the 120v for the trip...
t.v hookup for van
Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:19:26 -0500
...The converter drew too much power from the lighter socket and blew the fuse so we wired a lighter socket/adapter (included with the...
Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:46:03 -0400
...Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote: > Take a look at the lighters available from West Marine. Way better quality than auto parts shops. > > Karl...
Re: VW Solar Panel
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Fri, 31 May 2002 10:33:00 -0700
ok, but how does that work? plug it into the cig lighter socket and it charges the battery? bill On Friday, May 31, 2002...
Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:52:39 -0700
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Re: Inside rear handle from sliding door
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Mon, 20 May 2002 23:06:30 -0500
Hi amigos: It looks like this handle is used to help closing the heavy sliding door. Which year has a lighter door? Regards, Javier