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Cigarette lighter
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Safety Car
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
Cigarette lighter
Can the cigarette lighter in my 87 be swapped out for a modern one that is cabable of fitting cell phone chargers in with no problems ? I happen to have a T-Mobile SK2 and the damn thing cannot fit in all the way because the charger is too big for it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Huntsville AL
All lighters are the same size. Swapping won't do you any good. If the problem is the base/back end of the charger is too big to fit into the area above the plug - get an aftermarket plug and mount under the dash on the passenger side right next to the console. That puts it out of the way so you can still use the drink holders.
Melting Slicks
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From: 1993 Quasar Blue 'vert Scottsdale AZ
Are you saying that the lighter-hole is too small a diameter for your charger, or that the space around the lighter is just too cramped for the charger to line-up with the hole?
Burning Brakes
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From: Hyde Park NY
St. Jude Donor '05
Buy a DC/DC splitter. the kind that has one small plug that goes into the lighter port and has two wires coming out of it, each with another lighter port. works fine. can even close the door over the lighter area and just feed the two wires out through seam in door. thats what i do
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
Originally Posted by Lichen
Are you saying that the lighter-hole is too small a diameter for your charger, or that the space around the lighter is just too cramped for the charger to line-up with the hole?
Yes its too small a diameter for my charger. Thats what I was referring to.
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
Originally Posted by RAGOVET
Buy a DC/DC splitter. the kind that has one small plug that goes into the lighter port and has two wires coming out of it, each with another lighter port. works fine. can even close the door over the lighter area and just feed the two wires out through seam in door. thats what i do
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Pretty sure all cigarette lighters are created equal. I bought a new universal unit from a parts store and installed it on the right side of the console underneath the passenger knee pad. You have to pull the radio and heater control box to access the backside. I jumped the wiring into the existing lighter circuit. Nicely hidden yet accessable...
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From: Fort Lauderdale FL
Originally Posted by JrRifleCoach
Pretty sure all cigarette lighters are created equal. I bought a new universal unit from a parts store and installed it on the right side of the console underneath the passenger knee pad. You have to pull the radio and heater control box to access the backside. I jumped the wiring into the existing lighter circuit. Nicely hidden yet accessable...
