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Hi guys,

I've recently noticed that my Ciggie Lighter is not working as the metal coils inside are not electrically charging. I run my Tom Tom SatNav's charger from it and it is crucial for long road trips so can someone please tell me how to fix it or can any mechanic fix it quite easily and if so would this be expensive?

Basically it's just not eletronically charging, no power to plug-ins.

Your urgent help would be much appreciated as I'm going on a cruise very soon.

Regards,

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when did it stop working? have you had any wiring work done on the car? Its more than likely just a fuse so check your fuses and see if any are blown. The cigarette power source is a very basic design so that will make it easy to figure out whats wrong. Its either the plug has come off, or the power isnt getting to the plug (blown fuse). If a mechanic charges you more than 20 bucks i'd slap him in the face...

perhaps hard wire the satnav in since you use it heaps? or say buy connectors and hardwire that into a curcuit, and then plug the satnav into that?

spose obvious question, but checked the fuse?

Guys, i know a fair bit about engines, turbos etc... but with electrics... fuse etc... i have no clue... can someome please give more details and/or pics...and i do not have the know-how to wire into hardwiring...

Mime blows the fuse all the time! Plug somthing in the wrong way and it dies. You have to open the fuse box down near the bonnet release there and pull out the fuses one by one till you find one where the loop of metal inside does not join anymore, replace it with another one of the same color and you are set.

From memory the fuse you are looking for is on the row of fuses on the right near the bottom so start bottom right and you should save yourself some time

Hey fellas,

Update: I checked the fuses... there are two lots 1st in the engine bay, 2nd are under the dash just underneath steering wheel... the fuses in the engine bay are for engine bay related things, horn, lights etc... but the one in the dash controls most of the interior stuff... the question is, which one controls the cigarette lighter?? Can someone please help, a pic or something? Thanks.

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