thanks for the plug, i just edited the post as I had worded it wrong,
original was based on bench disassembly and was a bit misleading. All
ok  now.

alistair

On 1-Apr-10, at 8:45 AM, Shawn Wright wrote:

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
>