Stupid Cigarette Lighter (lol Im A Newb)

[Dhiv-Zilla]

Hey guys,

Excuse me for being a noob-ass idiot but yeah i need some help.

I recently bought an 1994 R33 and just found out that my cigarette lighter does not power any sort of charger that I put in.

It looks kinda flimsy at the moment and its obviously not working so...

Does anyone know how to re-wire a cigarette lighter thingy?

or

Am I screwed for buying a phone charger?

Thanks a lot,

=Dhiv=

[Topaz]

did you keep the box?

[Chi100188]

if u take out the centre console plastic thing its normally 2 wires that connect to the ciggy lighter it could be loose so yeah just see if it is and fix from there

[MeLSki]

is it the fuse?

My lighter's stuffed as well and won't light the lighter let alone charge anything and the fuse is gone I've been told it's pretty cheap to fix, ring around some auto sparkies in your area see who can fix it for you, may only have to pay for the fuse

Edited January 7, 2009 by MeLSki

[bryno]

cigarette lighter has its own fuse, located to the right under steering wheel in the fuse box thing.. 4th from the bottom on the right hand side - 15A fuse. You can buy them at most servos for like $2, i've bought some from Shell before.

fusebox diagram

[MeLSki]

there you go

[RICCA]

wow he knows where it is ha

[NA_Goodness]

Hopefully it's the fuse, and not a break in the wire like mine has. If the fuse doesn't fix it, take it to an Auto Elec who'll fix it easily.

[Kaido_RR]

lol @ auto elec to fix the problem.

its like 2 wires not hard to fix yourself.

and if there is no wires, just grab the power wire from the deck and the ground from the deck and hook it up , not hard

[MeLSki]

Dude, if he can't figure out if it's the lighter or the charger then I highly suggest going to an auto sparky before playing with wires himself...

Edited January 8, 2009 by MeLSki

[1R34SON]

lol my cig lighter wasnt working but i blew the lil bit of dust/dirt etc off the fuse area, then made sure the fuses were securely in which they were, went back in the car and bang its working. always a logical reason why things stuff up.. just try the easy ones first cos u never kno! then see a sparky. Mind u if u see someone genuine and the problem is simple they shouldnt charge u much at all! and if u do find a genuine person maybe by a lotto ticket on ur way home lol

Edited January 8, 2009 by 1R34SON

[Dhiv-Zilla]

Lol thanks guys - Doesn't look like the fuse but yeah i think its the actual wiring cos the thing is coming out when i pull out the actual lighter thingo

The casing isnt even sittin straight

so yeah ill go have a look

[Excess]

check the wiring , take the cd surround off. or just get a working one and wire it up

[Dhiv-Zilla]

Thanks - Im just gonna open the dash and see whats up first.