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• Cigarette Lighter Removal 101
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:16:08 -0500
  Since the archives contain no procedures for removing the cigarette lighter from a Vanagon/Westy dash, I submit the following posting based on my...
• Fwd: Cigarete lighter removal
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:53:37 -0600
  Begin forwarded message: > > Can anyone tell me how to remove the cigarette lighter in a 1989 > vanagon GL? > I'm trying to isolate a...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 22:22:20 -0500
  > In my ongoing quest to keep my 85 westfalia from turning into a beater, I > would like to get my lighter going just in...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:51:13 -0800
  ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating > lights... > > > | Any ideas on shoring up the cigarette lighter when it's been removed one > | time too...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:42:43 -0500
  ...dead lighter > > In my ongoing quest to keep my 85 westfalia from turning into a beater, I > > would like to get my lighter going...
• dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:42:33 -0500
  In my ongoing quest to keep my 85 westfalia from turning into a beater, I would like to get my lighter going just in...
• Re: CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 10:23:27 -0800
  ...CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL >I need to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my '87 Westfalia. I've >tried in vain to pull...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:30:15 -0400
  ...If there's a way to avoid using the cigarette-lighter-type sockets, do it; because lighter sockets are very good for lighters and...
• Re: Removing Cigarette Lighter Socket
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:06:02 -0500
  On a related note, I want to replace the illuminated green band around the lighter as it is no longer illuminating (although the lighter...
• Re: Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:06:00 -0700
  ...Cigar Lighter The stock cigar/cigarette lighter plug in is shorter than convention and can be a problem. Many have replaced it with a...
• Re: Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:45:33 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/ <http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/> On Thu, Apr 1...
• Non-interchangeable cigarette lighters Part Identifier: 9062
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Non-interchangeable cigarette lighters Part Identifier: 9062
  July 11, 1986
  Two different cigarette lighters are used in Volkswagen vehicles and they are NOT interchangeable. If installed in the wrong vehicle, it is possible that...
• Re: Cigarette lighter removal
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 13:30:09 -0500
  Hi William, IIRC the cigarette lighter is held in by (I think it's 2) plastic tabs. You can get access to the lighter...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:42:13 EDT
  I have a couple of new, VW dealer lighter sockets with lighter for $10 each. Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com...
• Re: Lighter plug in dash a big joke...
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 13:25:44 -0500
  ...I am curious though about Jerry's plug: >The lighter socket in my '88 Westy was missing the lighter, but when I >tried to...
• 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...
• Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:35:01 -0800
  hi everybody, I need help on how to wire the cigarette lighter differently so it will work only with the ignition ON. The OEM...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:53:01 -0500
  ...Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...I just removed and "Tightened" up my in-dash lighter. It is easier to remove the...
• 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...
• Re: Cigar Lighter Wiring Question.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:38:57 -0700
  I have a blog post that attempts to explain how the lighter comes apart/out of the dash http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03...
• Re: Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49:03 -0700
  ...please disconnect battery , or fuse #3 before working on lighter. Also you have to, of course, remove electrical plug from back of lighter, and...
• Removing Cigarette Lighter Socket
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:17:29 -0700
  Does anyone know how to remove the cigarette lighter socket? Does anyone know how to remove the cigarette lighter socket without a crowbar? TIA...
• Re: silver socket - another source for plug
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 14:03:13 -0500
  ...But, not using the cigaretter lighter (indeed, not HAVING the cigarette lighter, only the lighter socket), I wonder if the "silver socket" Bosch insert...
• WTB 91 Vanagon Cig Lighter
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Sat, 1 May 2004 09:12:40 -0700
  I am looking for the lighter for a 91 Vanagon. I have the housing, just the plug/lighter is what I need. Thanks Enjoy...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:54:34 -0400
  ...wrote: > > I need to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my '87 Westfalia. Roy, Removing the lighter can be tricky. Although you...
• Re: So far away..Silver Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 15:59:45 -0400
  ...The vanagon cigarette lighter is a different size than the cigarette lighters of most vehicles, but if you jam the stick from a wooden...
• Re: Dash Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:50:50 -0700
  ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/ <http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/> On Thu, Apr 1...
• CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 13:16:40 EST
  I need to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my '87 Westfalia. I've tried in vain to pull the connector off...
• Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:19:09 -0700
  Frank made a good point about the poor connection we get with cigarette lighter plugs. They tend to be loose, provide a high resistance...
• Re: Removing Cigarette Lighter Socket
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:52:56 -0400
  ...On a related note, I want to replace the illuminated green band around the lighter as it is no longer illuminating (although the lighter...
• Re: [WetWesties] Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:30:50 -0700
  On 7/18/07, David Etter <detter@mail.auracom.com> wrote: > > There are heavy duty Cigar Lighter plugs and if you replace the 16...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 16:53:10 -0500
  ...There was no power at cigar lighter as socket was bad. There was full power on wire leading to the lighter. I pulled out...
• WTB: Vanagon Cigarette Lighters
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 08:34:51 -0500
  Anyone know of a source for Vanagon cigarette lighter inserts? I just want to buy the replacement "pop-out" part - not the whole lighter...
• Cigarette Lighter Removal
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 15:34:44 -0500
  I need to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my '87 Westfalia. I've tried in vain to pull the connector off...
• Re: about the westy silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 16:41:46 -0400
  ...Since I use the cigarette lighter socket for power, and not for an actual lighter, I replaced mine with a power outlet from Radio...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:45:59 -0700
  ...There was no > power at cigar lighter as socket was bad. There was full power on wire > leading to the lighter. > > I pulled out...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:40:56 -0700
  A quick workaround to the problem of cigarette lighter style power adaptors falling out of the stock Vanagon dash cigarette lighter socket is to...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:34:18 -0800
  Any ideas on shoring up the cigarette lighter when it's been removed one time too many? Both of mine are really loose. bmc...
• Re: Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:20:06 -0700
  > I bought a replacement cigarette lighter for the van > from a place > specializing in VWs and Audis, and the same thing. VW used two...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 18:18:35 -0800
  It is actually fairly easy to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash. While it may not be the preferred or only way of...
• cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 20:25:21 -0700
  I'm not very good with understanding amps....my air compressor which I use through cigerette lighter doesn't reach back tires well. I...
• Re: Lighter plug in dash a big joke...
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:15:33 -0700
  Interesting! The lighter socket in my '88 Westy was missing the lighter, but when I tried to plug in the lighter from my '90...
• Re: No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 21:42:08 +0000
  ...A contact on the cigarette lighter had bent and was making contact with the metal on the dash, causing the lighter as well as...
• Problems with cigarette lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:21:48 -0600
  Anyone else had problems with cigarette lighter blowing when you plug in a computer with an inverter/adapter? I got a Mac adapter from...
• Re: cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 23:39:01 -0400
  Have you thought about installing a power outlet (cigar lighter socket) just inside the rear hatch, using the proper gauge wire and a fuse...
• Need replacement cig. lighter
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sat, 11 Sep 1999 09:14:19 -0500
  My cig lighter has been busted for quite a while, so I took it out last night only to find that the replacement I...
• Re: dead lighter
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:28:00 EDT
  My lighter stopped working in my 82 Westy. I replaced it with an accessory outlet I bought at a Kragen Auto Parts. I looked...
• Re: A Good Cigar Lighter?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:36:06 -0400
  > > > > What's a good, tight-fitting cigar lighter type receptacle that mounts > > well to thin metal like the dash? > > > > -- > > Rocky J Squirrel > I like...
• Re: CIGARETTE LIGHTER REMOVAL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 10:29:51 -0800
  ...It simply shows the >two different lighters used by VW. Anyone know how to remove the lighter?
• Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:25:29 +0200
  ...Michelin to light truck tyres 185R14 C6PR I recognised a very lighter steering. I could not do hair spin corners with one arm and...
• Plastic(Alloy?) Vs Steel Engine Cover in a Diesel Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 20:42:09 -0400
  I've the option on the lighter weight plastic/alloy? engine cover to replace my steel cover that weighs a lot! The alternative is...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:29:57 EDT
  ...If you "REALLY" want your lighter socket plug back you can buy lighter plug replacements at Canadian Tire or any good auto parts and...
• Re: westy silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 20:10:19 -0600
  > No, the "silver socket" is quite a bit smaller than the cig lighter, and > the > VW lighter seems to be a bit larger than...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 19:54:03 -0500
  How many amps can you put through USB compared to a cig lighter socket? Jim Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 1, 2021, at...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:43:14 -0800
  ...Replaced it and fixed my lighter from the outside with a wooden stick to bend the inside tabs to hold the lighter in properly...
• Re: 12V meter with USB and cigar lighter outlets
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:36:46 -0500
  Either that or buy 2 of the different selections, then you can mix and match either lighter sockets or USB ports in the hole...
• cigarett lighter
  Historical mailing list - ForestDweller
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:41:37 -0700
  ...I replaced this with an 8A fuse and then hooked up the two wires to the cig lighter, with the lighter piece taken out...
• Re: How to replace the cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:56:40 -0700
  ...How to replace the cigarette lighter > Hi, > Can someone provide the right procedure to extract the cigarette lighter > from an 89 Westy Syncro? > Best...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:38:30 -0400
  ...One of the best > puzzles VW ever made. > Zoltan Here's Lighter Removal 101 from: T J Hannink http://www.vanagonauts.com/Cigarette-Lighter...
• cigeritte lighter light
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:18:49 EST
  how do i replace the light on the ciggeritee lighter how does it come out of dash thanks patrick 87 wolfs gon