I think a .45 ought to do it.

Maybe next summer in Winnipeg, Marshall can have a seminar on lighter
removal!

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael J. Sullivan" <sullivan@openmarket.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!

> Dear Jim,
>
> The removal of the cigarette lighter in a Vanagon is one of the great
mysteries of life -- I gave up before I did any real damage!!!
>
> Cheers,
> MJS
>
> >Anyway, I'm trying to remove my cigarette lighter.
> >I don't smoke. We bought a 12vdc refrig and used it on a short trip to
> >Chicago. Everytime my daughter put her feet on the dash to "relax Dad!"
she
> >hit the plug with her foot and shorted out a fuse (3 in 500 miles....)
So,
> >for the trip we're taking tomorrow out to Colorado I decided I'd just
remove
> >the whole thing and stick it into the glove box, out sight and away from
her
> >feet.
> >I took out the glove box (big hands, couldn't work on it), removed the
radio
> >and the air conditioning controls to finally get at it. I disconnected
the
> >quik-connect plug on the lighter, popped the lighter body nearly all of
the
> >way out but there seems to be something blocking me from pulling it
totally
> >out. As best I can tell, peering into the ashtray hole (boy I hate trying
> >to get used to bifocals!), there looks to be some electrical piggyback.
I'm
> >guessing that it would allow you to tap off the lighter for another
> >electrical device. I've tugged and swore and it won't budge. Until I get
> >that dang thing off I can't pull the unit out of the dash.
> >
> >How in the h*ll do I get this stupid thing out?
> >It should be so straight forward and easy and I've already killed 2 hours
> >and all of my good karma for the next month.
> >
> >Any ideas?
>
>
>
>
> Michael J. Sullivan
> IPS "SWATteam" Architect
> Open Market, Inc.
>
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