cigarrete lighter not working

[jake 52]

went to charge my phone in my sj and found out that the ciggarette lighter doesnt work, how could i fix this?



cheers jake

[Darrell]

Only works with the ignition on. Is the radio still ok as it's normally the same fuse.

[jake 52]

yeah radio still works fine seems weird

[mk1joe]

you can unplug the cigarette lighter from behind and see if there is a 12v feed at the wires:) if there is then there could be rust the terminals. if there isnt it could be a broken wire.

[turbo-tom]

mine didnt have a 12v socket so i just made up a new one and wire it into the ignition , if not you could always take it straight of the battery and put in a fuse link

[Pugsley]

If you go on to Youtube there are some very good instructional videos on how cigarette lighters work and how to repair them. I fixed mine this way.

[Darrell]

As they are fitted into plastic it is possible the earth wire is not connected. Multimeter's can be brought cheap nowadays and are a really useful little tool

[jake 52]

had a look into it today had a look in the fuse box today and there is a fuse msising, but cant put one in as there no connection to hold a fuse and there is a wire to the back of ciggarette lighter

[Pugsley]

So why don't you find a positive feed either before or after ignition (as suits you) and put an inline fuse in to the positive feed?