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Not that i smoke but was going to put the sat nav in the van i have just bought and noticed that there is no 12 volt cig lighter is this normal its a 1984 watercooled van

Is there a small round metal 'hole' in the dashboard that doesn't look like anything useful will fit in it?

If so, you need one of these...

thanx for the speedy reply but no there is nothing at all that even resembles a hole let alone cig lighter

Wire in a new fused socket from your leisure battery, that way you know it's been done properly

thanx for the info i will go down that route i think

I fitted one so it comes out the side of the plastic cowling for the speedo on the door side. My thinking was being plastic it was easy to drill with a hole saw, and if I changed my mind getting a new plastic cowl would be relatively cheap. Just make sure the internals of the socket don't foul on the back of the clocks, and your sat nav charger doesn't hit the quarter-light with the door shut.

BOXY wrote:I fitted one so it comes out the side of the plastic cowling for the speedo on the door side. My thinking was being plastic it was easy to drill with a hole saw, and if I changed my mind getting a new plastic cowl would be relatively cheap. Just make sure the internals of the socket don't foul on the back of the clocks, and your sat nav charger doesn't hit the quarter-light with the door shut.

I did the same, but with an in-line socket on a short length of cable, emerging from the back of the cowling. Careful though - when I took it in for an MOT the tested warned me that any fixed objects in this area can be a fail as they obstruct your view of the screen! I just lifted the cowling and tucked it in underneath...

Just my opinion but surely its neater and safer to put in the dash next to the stereo fixed in properly

EarthWormJim wrote:Just my opinion but surely its neater and safer to put in the dash next to the stereo fixed in properly

I've got one there already. But then you have the cable for the satnav trailing up and across the dash.

depends where you have your sat nav I suppose and what else you have on the dash

EarthWormJim wrote:depends where you have your sat nav I suppose and what else you have on the dash

Good point. I like to keep mine close to the instruments because I tend to use it as a speedo - the one in the dash is in km.

I put two in the dash.


I've got a single (and I believe genuine one) in my junkbox.

Just bought a three way ciggy socket with built in USB 5v socket off the fleabay for 3 quid INC POSTAGE from hong kong!!

180553117165

Bargain!

Andy, Julie, & Bobdog wrote:Just bought a three way ciggy socket with built in USB 5v socket off the fleabay for 3 quid INC POSTAGE from hong kong!!

180553117165

Bargain!

They are ridiculously cheap, hope the build quality doesn't match the price.

One for the Sat Nav. And two for the kitchen - diner