Cigarette lighter not powered?
#1
Cigarette lighter not powered?
Hi guys,
Any known reason why a cigarette lighter wouldn't have juice on a 1989 GT? I just bought a radar detector that needs access to that plug, and when I plug it in, I get nothing. Hopefully someone knows a common reason it wouldn't work, and a quick fix that wouldn't require me to remove the center console and wade in to figure it out. I have already checked all the fuses and they all look good.
If I am going to need to get dirty to get to the bottom of it, is there an easy place on the fuse box to tap into with a new plug so that I can get it going quick and dirty for my trip to Miami on Friday?
Thanks in advance!
Any known reason why a cigarette lighter wouldn't have juice on a 1989 GT? I just bought a radar detector that needs access to that plug, and when I plug it in, I get nothing. Hopefully someone knows a common reason it wouldn't work, and a quick fix that wouldn't require me to remove the center console and wade in to figure it out. I have already checked all the fuses and they all look good.
If I am going to need to get dirty to get to the bottom of it, is there an easy place on the fuse box to tap into with a new plug so that I can get it going quick and dirty for my trip to Miami on Friday?
Thanks in advance!
#2
Will the cig lighter element get hot?
On my Mustang, I have to use an adapter to two plugs because my
GPS plug is too short to make a good connection in the Mustang hole.
My phone charger plug will work by itself.... but it is longer...
GPS plug is too short to make a good connection in the Mustang hole.
My phone charger plug will work by itself.... but it is longer...
#4
I'm thinking your gonna have to dive in a get alittle dirty. Trace the wires for loose connections, or broken wires. I have the same problem on my 88 and I think mines actually shorting out somewhere along the way because it was causing a slow battery drain. I'm lazy, I just pulled the fuse because I never use the outlet.
#8
So According to various sites I have seen on the internet about problems like this is the bottom part is too corroded to get a solid connection. It does look a little ragged in there, so unless I want to pull the console, which I don't, I'm left with cleaning the existing part. I have no dremel tool with a brush attachment, so short of buying one, what could I use to ream it out really good in there (of course after pulling the fuse, that is)?
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