I’ve been running my GPS cable to the back cigarette lighter for years. Finally - I find it’s a one minute fix. Thank You DriftDreams 242 for taking the time to help the public..
The video description is great! This kind of cigarette lighter USB integrated machine is necessary. I bought this elecdeer brand not long ago. After using it for a period of time, it feels very convenient and very good. Everyone can spare one.
Thanks for bringing this subject up. I'm on a o2 pump because of leukemia. I've been replacing mine with 25 amp rated receptacles. I also bypassed the the factory connection with soldered and heat shrinked connections. Once in awhile, I clean the male contact with sandpaper. Marinco is the brand I think.
You could pull the fuse for the outlet instead of disconnecting the battery. Easier and safer, especially for people that aren't used to working around cars. If the outlet is switched to the ignition, just leave the ignition off while you do the work.
Did you mean just keep the car off and do this without the key in? Is that it? I’m tryna do this as I have this problem but don’t wanna mess with the battery. I appreciate your response🙏
Or you could take it out if you get two little screwdrivers there's two holes in the sides you try those out and then the cigarette lighter will slide out and you can replace it with a new one doing this method is only a Band-Aid eventually bending that back up and then putting your plug in it over and over is going to end up breaking the prong completely off it's really not hard to replace one but this is a good temporary fix 🤘🏻
@@GORILLA_PIMP Not really. At least for me they weren't. You do have to drill holes for the ones in the back doors. There is a place perfect for them in the TC.
I just bought a used car and the transmitter works but it cuts in and out during the song it’s really annoying,Upon closer inspection I saw the port is filthy could this be causing interference? If so, what can I use to clean it safely and remove all that dirt?
What happens if you smell smoke coming from it and then you unplug the device and plug something else in it and it doesn’t work at all? Oh by the way, I checked the fuse and it’s fine. Do you have to replace a wire in the back?
Sometimes just cleaning out the cigarette lighter socket with some contact spray and drying it really nice and getting all the crud off of there will solve your problem it all depends
Mine works its is just LOOSE and the ENTIRE unit fell out of the mounting hole. Some sort of plastic clip ring holding it to the dashboard snapped off due to age and fatigue
i have one of those fm transmitters and it was working fine then stopped i checked the fuse and that was the problem..i put a new in it lasted 3 months..so put another one in it lasted 3 days..any ideas on how to fix that
I have a 2004 Volvo S40 and the lighter port works fine with devices, but the trim ring around it doesn't light up. Any idea if that's a bulb situation or do you have to get a whole new port piece? I opened up the console and looked under it but don't see any bulb. I did see a small piece attached to the lighter cylinder that might house a bulb but I'm not certain and didn't want to pull on anything and risk breaking it. Any insight is appreciated. The Bahamas is a good time by the way! Had an amazing visit scootering around, snorkeling with a giant stingray (scared the hell out of me) and even picked up a giant starfish right out of the ocean! I put it back of course LOL :)
@@DriftDreams242 Yeah it's definitely burnt out. I just don't see the actual bulb. It has to be in that plastic housing on the side of the inside cylinder. I just can't figure out how to get at it.
Hi I have got an Audi A3 Cabriolet, and my cigarette light/ charger I have changed the fuse for a brand new one, which is fine but it is still not working, and advice would be very welcome to how to deal with this now after following the advice from this video, but it still not bloody working, PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN, John
Many thanks for this I think it may have happened because a piece of card got into the cigarette lighter and I used my key to get it out so maybe I blew it. I will put another new fuse in and hope that will do it, thanks for your answer, will leave update in 15 mins, once again thank you very much, I hope this works, I hate it when it is very cold and started to rain :( John
My SUV has 3 cigarette lighter outlets, one in the front, one in the back and one in the trunk and I was wondering if its safe to be using all 3 at the same time and would it drain my car battery? Heres what I use them for... the front port is used for powering the dash cam. The mid/back port is used for charging my phone and power bank. The trunk port is used to power my bluetooth 120W speakers.
Pls help!! Accepting suggestions!!! I have a 2010 Nissan Versa w/ hatchback, and my grandmother gave me this car. When I got it, the charger port was extremely dirty and there was dirt and dust, etc stuck inside the charger port. Since there was so much debris inside, it wouldn’t charge or work, like it was very dirty. With the car off of course, I took a toothpick and started trying to get the dirt and nasty stuff out of the charger port. Anyone got any suggestions on how I could clean it? It might already be shot but this is my first car and since it is already kinda old I just want to try my best to keep it up
Remove the wire on the battery lol, loosen the positive side. The battery will have a plus and minus just unscrew bolt on the positive and make sure it doesn’t touch anything
(a rechargeable flash light) is STUCK in the socket. It's a 2002 Lexus LS430. I pull hard and am afraid the whole console is going to break. I don't know what happened. Any idea on how to get unstuck? it's like locked in there.
Not sure if this video helped yet but im going to try it out tmrw morning .. my phone never charges because it keeps falling out . Thanks for the video
Hello , i need some help with cigarette lighter socket.. how i can stop power in socket when i turn off the car ( it is allways powered now ) thanx a lot
Go video friend i had a blown fuse and changed it both of my 12v weren't working but after i changed the fuse one of them started but the other one doesn't work but ill try the knife technique on the other one so it probably might work but my car has 2 12v outlets and a usb port its a 2021 kia soul lx
I’m very late but I have the same device in my car. When I drive the Bluetooth device starts to make a static sound while playing my music but when the car isn’t in motion it’s fine. Would this solution solve my problem or is this totally different to what’s happening here in the video?
I like this video mine is also full of ash because the former owner smoked and left the cigarette lighter in the outlet. I'm hoping bending the tabs and cleaning out the Ash will fix the problems so I can use my FM transmitter.
@@DriftDreams242 up until last month, it was working, then occasionally i would have to jiggle it or push it in more deeply. finally it stopped working. i bent them back using a plastic knife, and it still isn't working...
I don’t smoke but I have never seen anyone light a cigarette with that port. I came to RU-vid to see if someone posted a video of them lighting a cigarette with it.