Neil,

I struggled with same issue of loose fitment of socket in dash :)

I used o-ring where you used copper wire. still, was not enough to
keep the iPod stalk in place. aftermarket socket so much better for
this.

alistair

On 15-Mar-10, at 11:38 AM, neil n wrote:

On 3/14/10, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> fellow Victorian vanagon owner was having problems removing the stock
> lighter from the dash.
>
> pics here;
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/
>

My first dash removal adventure had me puzzling over the cig lighter
assembly. Ironic considering I actually got the dash off w/o too much
ado.

The assembly was loose in the dash. I don't recall exactly where
slackc was, but I wound a length of #14 solid bare copper wire around
it where assembly meets dash face. This *just* took up the slack.

Neil.

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