I probably would have tested it before putting it all back together because I generally tend to screw something up along the way but that's just me. Thanks for the vid, takes all the guesswork out of it.
This is so helpful! I was really surprised that someone made a video like this! I've been looking everywhere for help. Thank you so much, Sir Ruthless!!
My only comments are use the crimping portion of the tool to crimp the wires in the connectors, and test it before you reassemble the panel and then test a second time when finished.
Ty for the video!! I think urs is the only one abt changing the Caps!! One thing I wld advise, u tell peep upfront to disconnect the battery first. Especially for thoz of us who don't work on vehicles all the time. I was thinking this was an easy pop out fix. Glad I watched entire video! TFS~
Thank you! I try to advise everyone in my videos the best I can!! Something simple like that even if you do the USB swap could turn into a nightmare trying to find the fuse box and replacing the blown fuse! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You should have just added a factory USB port that connects to your radio so you can connect your phone and play music off of it instead of using a shitty aux cable. Keeps your phone charged while you play music. SMH.
Hey "You Guys"... you can do this in about 5 minutes by going in from the front, without removing the dash panels, by just depressing the two clips inside the plastic retainer as you pull/carefully pry it out, then the lighter, then detach the plug, put the new retainer in and re-plug the lighter and retainer, and you're done.
Hiya as much as i would have loved to do it the way you suggested! Im knocking two birds with one stone the way i did it with more than enough room to work with. Having to work in a small space like that the way you suggested isn’t my cup of tea! But i made the tutorial with ease and no stress in mind! Thank you for your two cents!
Hello: cool vodeo. i have a 2014 gmc yukon xl, how do i change the back ciggatte lighter from the console.? i want to switc it to usb charger. thank in advance.
Since the old cigarette lighter socket had power to it with the ignition off, how did you make sure that the usb 5v socket was not a parasitic draw on the battery when vehicle was parked?
Thats how the car is programmed. Even without the USB the cigarette lighter is always active now charging your device could cause a parasitic loss but never had an issue throughout my years of ownership regardless.
Was wondering the same thing. I installed mine and then stumbled across your video when searching for cigar plug wire color to find and install a kill switch inline. I am worried the backlight on these new plugs will slowly drain my battery if it happens to be parked for over a week or so???
@@BuildItGeorge nope ...I’m just here to save all you from defacing the value of your vehicle by cutting the factory wiring and hacking up the plastic dash parts LOL foo !!!
"DEfAcInG tHe VaLuE" lmao 🤡. Nothing in this video defaced the value of a vehicle this old. Did the same in my 2008 Duramax...promise it's not worth a penny less than what it was 😂
That is not the way to crimp on a spade connector. Proper tools exist to make this connection sound and safe. High currents and poorly made connections are a potential fire hazard. Best remove the cigarette lighter fuse and test with a volt meter for voltage present. Cutting both wires at once could blow your cigarette plug feed fuse… otherwise just cut each wire separately with side cutters to avoid making a short circuit.
Thank you for sharing and great job. Question - were you able to find a USB plug that fits and will allow the same cap / cover. I would like to have both caps the same for uniformity.
Yes, Its OEM but the installation is different because of that reason. They don't have a hot and ground you connect because it's hooked up to the OEM navigation! They started using them when they redone the nav for the later models. Google the Part Number 20944422 and this will be the piece you are looking for
Great video but the only thing you need is the pointy screwdriver press the 2 clips down and pull the metal ring that sits flat with the plastic ring....
Kaleb Casey Yes you could run two of them instead of the cigarette lighter port. But for them to draw less power if both are being used is something I’m uncertain about! They both have there own wired from what i noticed but i never saw them merge into one big harness. So they should have there own fuse therefore there own power draw. This can be followed up by looking in your fuse box on the driver side and inside the engine bay where they will have a diagram showing you each fuse if your concerned about using both simultaneously! I hope this helped!
I believe you need a micro usb as that’s what most androids use just plug the USB into the port and it should start charging it immediately if you followed all instructions!
This drives me up the wall. It's not a cigarette lighter, it's a power outlet. If it was a cigarette lighter there would be a plunger that would work in the outlet.
