I spotted this on Alistair's website the other day, a very good write-up:

http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/

<http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/vanagon-lighter-socket/>

On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Wes Neuenschwander <
wes.neuenschwander@comcast.net> wrote:

> I would like to remove the factory cigarrette lighter from the dash of my
> '91 Westy.  I've been able to release the lighter/light assembly from the
> dash proper, but I can't remove the lighter completely because it's
> restrained from behind, apparently from the various electrical components
> and/or the wiring harness connector(s).
>
> Any advice on how to get this thing out??  I plan on replacing it with an
> OEM heavy duty '12 VDC outlet' (basically an all-weather socket designed
> for
> pickup truck bed installations), but if I run into complications installing
> the new device I'd like to be able to reinstall the factory original
> lighter, if necessary.
>
> Wes Neuenschwander
> Seattle, WA
>