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Subject:Re: A Good Cigar Lighter?
From:Rocket J Squirrel
Date:Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:55:17 -0700

Thanks!

On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 00:12 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Any of the all metal ones from the local parts store work fine. The VW one is a loose fit for most plugs as it is not the standard US size.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: A Good Cigar Lighter?
>
> [As I approach pulling the dash to R&R the heater box I'll be gathering
> hintz and tipz for taking care of other things hidden behind the dash.
> This is about adding a few spare cigar lighter receptacles on the dash.]
>
> What's a good, tight-fitting cigar lighter type receptacle that mounts
> well to thin metal like the dash?
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
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