Cigarette lighter question
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Cigarette lighter question
The cigarette ligher on my 67 hasn't worked since I bought the car. I wanted to get it working so I can plug in GPS, cell phone charger, etc.
The AIM shows an orange wire. I found a disconnected orange wire near the lighter so I plugged it into the tab on the outside lighter housing. Instantly blew the 30 amp fuse the PO had protecting that circuit. Replaced the fuse with a correct 20 amp, did some research online and figured out that orange wire must connect to the center pin coming out of the back of the lighter. Hooked it up and all is fine.
But what is that tab for on the outside of the lighter housing? I looked all over here on this forum and at vendors sites and can't find any mention of a tab on the housing and none of the pictures I've come across show this tab.
Thanks,
-- Steve
The AIM shows an orange wire. I found a disconnected orange wire near the lighter so I plugged it into the tab on the outside lighter housing. Instantly blew the 30 amp fuse the PO had protecting that circuit. Replaced the fuse with a correct 20 amp, did some research online and figured out that orange wire must connect to the center pin coming out of the back of the lighter. Hooked it up and all is fine.
But what is that tab for on the outside of the lighter housing? I looked all over here on this forum and at vendors sites and can't find any mention of a tab on the housing and none of the pictures I've come across show this tab.
Thanks,
-- Steve
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Lighter light bulb "shade" housing clips in there. It's a dash light that provides illumination of the interior of the cigarette lighter housing. There are pictures of the parts at the various parts suppliers like LICS 
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Thanks.
The tab I'm wondering about is the flat tab sticking up on the outside housing (item on the left in the picture). I don't have anything attached to it right now and the lighter is working.
As far as a light to illuminate the inside of the cigarette lighter, I'll have to look back under there again to see if I can find it.
The tab I'm wondering about is the flat tab sticking up on the outside housing (item on the left in the picture). I don't have anything attached to it right now and the lighter is working.
As far as a light to illuminate the inside of the cigarette lighter, I'll have to look back under there again to see if I can find it.
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Thanks.
The tab I'm wondering about is the flat tab sticking up on the outside housing (item on the left in the picture). I don't have anything attached to it right now and the lighter is working.
As far as a light to illuminate the inside of the cigarette lighter, I'll have to look back under there again to see if I can find it.
The tab I'm wondering about is the flat tab sticking up on the outside housing (item on the left in the picture). I don't have anything attached to it right now and the lighter is working.
As far as a light to illuminate the inside of the cigarette lighter, I'll have to look back under there again to see if I can find it.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '20 thru '25
.I need to look up under the dash for the shield and the bulb holder.
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