Stage one. Remove your glove box....You may be able to get access via
the opening when you pull your ashtray, but I find it a lot easier
getting access from the glove box side. This will allow you access to
the rear of the cigarette lighter. You can disconnect the wiring.

Stage two. Disconnect the connector on the back of the cigarette
lighter.

Stage three. Separate the alumuinum section from the green plastic
(lighted section). This is the hardest part. Stick a knife between
the two and gently wedge them apart. Once you have done that the
metal middle section should just pull completely out.

Stage four. Remove the green ring. Should be easy now that the
aluminum middle section is gone.

On Sep 23, 2006, at 5:02 PM, Woody Halsey wrote:

> Can anyone give me a hint on how to remove the cigarette lighter from
> the dash? The original no longer holds a phone charger; and the
> spare I
> have in a spare dash in the basement does. ... But I cannot figure out
> how to get either one of them out, even when I have easy access to the
> back of the dash. It looks as though the little light bulb has to come
> off, for starters, but ...There is, I am sure, a trick ...
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> Thanks,
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> Woody
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> 83.5 V'gon
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> Haverhill, MA
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