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• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 21:00:46 -0700
  ...Guess what? They go in a cigarette lighter type power port. This is a brand new insulin pump as in it has only been...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:30:57 -0700
  ...Is this true? | | |Lastly, I got a new cigarette lighter socket(with green illumination). |Mine |is a little loose. Can this be done without...
• Re: Smoke break to Julian
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 22:21:00 -0300 (ADT)
  >Diane smoke a cigarette (not allowed in the Campmobile). Sure to irritate the SO this way, plus I don't like to stop until...
• Re: Q: How do we clean the headliner?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 23:10:22 PDT
  ...smoke >eaters. > After a good Saturday night, we are talking about cigarette stains which >could be used for floorcovering. It would also clean that...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  ...You can get dozens of cigarette lighters from junk yards when you're there for the more important things.
• Re: 88 vanagon battery/water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:59:21 -0400
  ...I bought a voltage monitor at Gowesty.com that plugs into the cigarette lighter. http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv? Screen=CTGY&Store...
• FW: Re: Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:08:19 -0600
  ...Seattle newspaper ad for Vanagon service If I get all three "Parts Repair and Love" do I get a free 'cigarette' afterwards. ;-) David (dsl82westy...
• Re: PS Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - Trooz
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:26:02 -0800
  ...Powerlet is a BMW-type connector and not a standard cigar/cigarette lighter connection. You'll need an adapter for that, or the Powerlet...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 19:02:25 -0500
  ...All successful and working fine.The last on the list was replacing the damn cigarette lighter as it was spinning in the dash and...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:08:51 -0400
  ...Mini Fridge Has anyone tried using a minifridge (the kind they sell for dorm rooms etc.) pluggged into an inverter off the cigarette lighter...
• Re: Behr AC System - Removal
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:56:30 -0400
  ...DID lose my radio location...which I don't like....plus had to relocate the cigarette lighter due to the big Behr hoses and...
• Gold Captains seats wanted:
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 18:18:09 -0700
  ...Ideally, they will be in fine shape, with no rips, tears cigarette burns or stains. Please email me, any time if you happen to...
• Re: Capt. chairs for sale
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:50:44 +0000
  ...I found several good sets of blue ones, but only one set of brown ones, and the drivers seat had a cigarette burn. I...
• Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:35:00 -0500
  ...I use the cigarette lighter socket for charging my phone, and have also used it to power an Engels fridge which it does well...
• USB power?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:35:30 -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: Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:42:33 EST
  ...have seen DC to AC power converters that plug into the cigarette lighter socket at Wal-Mart. They are available at many other places...
• The REAL Boy & Girl stuff....Vanagon PORN !!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:06:34 EDT
  ...have been brewing a pot of coffee to have with my cigarette. I even could have bought one of those "If This Van's...
• Re: Power Outlet (Cigarette Lighter) Rotating
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:13:28 -0400
  I used large narrow piece of heater around the unit with a nylon zip tie pulled tight. Worked well. You will likely need to...
• Re: weird things happening (peripheral VC)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 16:54:37 -0500
  >First - while driving, I'm listening to the radio, and I plug my >cellphone = >charger into the cigarette lighter to charge the phone. All...
• Re: 12 volt heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 09:17:30 MST
  > I saw a tiny heater that plugged in the cigarette lighter (which isn't > used for cigarettes by anybody I can think of). Anyone...
• Re: 2nd Battery
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:13:03 -0500
  ...I have > the GoWEsty 2nd battery setup and plan to expand that to power interior > lights, cigarette lighter outlet, and radio. Wondering what brand...
• odors/smells - eradicating
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 23:11:28 -0700
  At 12:31 PM 10/1/96 -0500, you wrote: >The PO of Lewis smoked (Cigarettes!)...damn those POs...and I've been >trying...
• Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:36:03 -0400
  Hey speaking of Cig lighters - the green ring just spontaneously started working in my bus last night - it's cool. I never realized they...
• Re: PS Re: Electrical Question: Adding charger ports for accecories
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 20:53:22 -0800
  ...Do the connections lock in place or are they just a friction fit like the common cigarette light we are used to in NA...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 23:01:03 -0400
  ...It's a terrible connector for any power use anyway, it was built very cleverly to supply cigarette lighters and automatically release them when...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:10:38 -0400
  Hi Dennis (or anyone else), Would a 150 watt inverter also need to be plugged into something other than the cigarette lighter? I've...
• LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 10:37:50 -0700
  ...I especially liked the lack of a cigarette lighter and the presence of 2 - 12 volt sockets (cigarette lighter sockets with cover). There are...
• Re: Cigaarette Lighter removal secret
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:58:39 -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...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:21:33 -0400
  ...Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever > Re: "*I got a neighbor two houses up the street with an enormous > cigarette boat...
• Re: Garcia/stickers
  Historical mailing list - michael.r.robison
  8 Apr 96 17:39:43
  ...drugs for years, but he never could shake hot dogs and cigarettes." Which were probably as much to blame for his heart giving out...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:47:24 -0500
  ...The Schraeder valve is >somewhat larger in diameter, IIRC. >Larry The Schraeder valve is the standard arrangement used on automotive tires; like the cigarette...
• Re: 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:06:39 -0600
  ...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: 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: PRICE OF Cigaretttes
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 21:34:09 -0800
  ...Smoking in California has dropped 26% since the last cigarette tax was passed 2 years ago. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Macromedia, Inc. coyote@macromedia...
• Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
  Historical mailing list - =David--M=
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 13:31:25 -0400
  ...Now today, while hoofing it through our >local >wherehouse type store we happened upon a small AC/DC color TV/VCR combo >with >cigarette...
• Re: Vanagon conversion with Previa engine - anyone has done it?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 01:31:24 -0500
  ...cramped inside, has minimal ground clearance and still reeks of the cigarettes she used to smoke.) Oh, and for the "death to rodent" camp...
• Re: Now my van won't start...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:19 -0800
  ...think) is that the radio and hazard lights work, but > the cigarette lighter gives no charge to my cell phone charger, and the > key...
• Re: Rodent smell
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 21:29:52 -0400
  ...Good luck PS, it also gets rid of stale cigarette odor or most any other for that matter.
• 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...
• Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:25:45 -0700
  I would like to remove the factory cigarrette lighter from the dash of my '91 Westy. I've been able to release the lighter...
• Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 01:05:58 -0700
  ...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: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 22:00:14 EST
  ...So, I can keep the engine running, lock the door, and go in to grab a case of soda or a pack of cigarettes...
• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 12:56:17 -0600
  ...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: Fresh air fan enhancements?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:00:04 -0700
  ...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: Such Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 16:06: 6 EST
  ...The Pinto The faulty wiring on pickups Could cite the tobacco industry Cigarettes don't contain nicotine Cigarettes only contain a minimal/measured amount...
• Re: Christmas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sun, 25 Dec 2005 02:24:14 -0500
  ...I turned on the blinking christmas lights that I have strung around the inside of the van (costco cigarette lighter inverter works good for...
• Re: Instead of LED do fluorescent
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:12:48 -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: Fw: Dash Power outlet..? revised
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:55:17 -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...
• Re: The Vanagon wave!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 08:33:15 -0600
  ...I'm driving down the road drinking a cup of coffee, chewing gum, smoking a cigarette, swatting at the dog, listening to the radio...
• Re: Split Window Bus Education Begins
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 19 May 2003 16:43:53 -0400
  ...I was living aboard and cash was for food and cigarettes, etc. Finally it got so bad I was running on just one rear...
• Re: anyone bought a Coleman thermoelectric cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:10:15 -0400
  ...its like a little frige, but its > portable like a cooler..runs off 12v household current or you can use the > cigarette lighter adapter...
• 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: Halogen bulbs ... is there a difference between AC & DC bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 10:34:16 -0400
  ...brick" that steps down household AC to 12VAC, and attached 12V cigarette lighter plugs. They clip on nicely along the kitchen shelf, or to...
• Re: Solar Panel - Diode question for Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:23:06 -0500
  ...I don't know if this has a diode or if a diode >is in the cigarette lighter. It's self-contained, got everything...
• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:40:53 -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: 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: 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...
• Smelly Interior
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Tue, 1 Oct 1996 10:26:08 -0700
  Hey Ya'll The PO of Lewis smoked (Cigarettes!)...damn those POs...and I've been trying to get the bad smells out. I...
• Lug nuts off!
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 14:05:15 -0400
  ...All these "mechanics" (my mechanic friend calls those type of guys "parts replacers") were smoking cigarettes in the garage too! Bryan
• Re: foil-reflecting sunshade-now fresnel lense?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 01:37:22 EDT
  ...reflector that created a 6 inch line of what looked like cigarette burns in the cloth seat upholstery. >> So this gets me thinking (although...