Cig lighter
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Cig lighter
Have a fag lighter socket in the dash of my westy, it's a bit loose but can't for the life of me see how it comes out.... Any clues????
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Re: Cig lighter
Usually just a large nut on the back.
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Re: Cig lighter
Ummm... It's the green illuminated type, sure that there's no nut, I can almost get it out but it's got a bigger piece on a kind of piggy back behind which won't fit through the hole!!!Oldiebut goodie wrote:Usually just a large nut on the back.
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Re: Cig lighter
I've one of them that I put in the back of my van - the green plastic part is put in first as it has the extra bit for the bulb then the metal part is pushed into the plastic. So just push the metal piece out first - it is all just an interference fit with each piece on these ones.
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Re: Cig lighter
You beauty!!.... Thanks very muchOldiebut goodie wrote:I've one of them that I put in the back of my van - the green plastic part is put in first as it has the extra bit for the bulb then the metal part is pushed into the plastic. So just push the metal piece out first - it is all just an interference fit with each piece on these ones.
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Re: Cig lighter
I have one like that and it is a sloppy fit,do they do ones that are a tight fit,when I put a belkin usb adaptor in it sort of flops down a bit and I cannot get it to fit better
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Re: Cig lighter
Exactly!!!!!scottbott wrote:I have one like that and it is a sloppy fit,do they do ones that are a tight fit,when I put a belkin usb adaptor in it sort of flops down a bit and I cannot get it to fit better
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Re: Cig lighter
The push fit ones are OK in something like chipboard/ply but for thin metal you need the ones that have the nut on the reverse (sometimes it is a metal shroud that acts as a nut that doubles as a heat shield for when it is used as a cigarette lighter).
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Re: Cig lighter
Thanks for the help guys... Mr oldie your quite correct in that this type is not best suited to the tin dash!! With the help of a scalpel I managed to trim down the green plastic enough to pull it out using the kitchen knife taper to pull the metal ring away from the green platic..... Gotcha 
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