Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 09:20:24 -0400
Reply-To: "Timothy J. Hannink" <hanninkt@ix.netcom.com>
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From: "Timothy J. Hannink" <hanninkt@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Lighter Removal 101
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OK, I couldn't remember how exactly I got my lighter out, so I went out to
the Turtle and removed it, just to make sure I really had done it before.
Unplug the electrical connection from the back of the lighter. You can
remove the glove box for visual support, but watch your head on the hinge
bracket when you try to look back there.
Remove the lighter itself from the socket.
Look inside the socket. You will see a set of parallel slots about 1/16"
wide and 3/8" long with a rectangular slot behind it about 3/16" wide by
1/8" long. There should be two sets of these slots, opposite each other
inside the socket.
In the rear rectangular slot, there should be a green plastic tab filling
the slot.
Take a small regular screwdriver, put it between the green plastic and the
rear part of the rectangular slot, and bend the metal on the rear of the
slot upward (toward the center of the socket) slightly.
Stick your finger inside the socket and pull forward, it should come right
out.
TTFN
Tim Hannink
Winter Park, Florida
1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Westfalia Camper (Beach Turtle)
1997 Jetta GT (Laquisha) "My wife named her, she's dark and fast:>)"
1981 VW Diesel Pickup (Smoke Screen)
1975 VW Bus (No plate, no name)
1984 German Shepherd (sue-z)
"I can almost see your point of view, but I can't quite get my head that far
up my ass."
-----Original Message-----
From: James Fritz [mailto:jfritz@willinet.net]
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 23:38
To: Timothy J. Hannink
Subject: RE: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Reply to: RE: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
Tim,
You seem to be the only one who has successfully navigated this problem.
Did the metal part pull out into the cab or back into the dash?
I'm going to get up early in the morning and give it a go. If you get this
message before then I appreciate a holler back.
Thanks again!!
Jim in Iowa
91 Passat Wagon GL
89 Westy
66 Beetle
Timothy J. Hannink wrote:
>I took my lighter out a couple of months ago as it was loose, you could
pull
>it out about 1/2", but it still worked. Anyway, I unplugged the wires from
>it and used a small screwdriver to bend up two metal tabs that are inside
>the socket itself. Only then, will the green tinted ring come off and
>separate the two pieces that make up the lighter. Take your time, wiggle
the
>parts around and don't get frustrated. How it comes apart isn't obvious, or
>even logical for that matter. Having to lay on the floor or seat on your
>back doesn't help matters either:>)
>
>Tim Hannink
>Winter Park, Florida
>1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Westfalia Camper (Beach Turtle)
>1997 Jetta GT (Laquisha) "My wife named her, she's dark and fast:>)"
>1981 VW Diesel Pickup (Smoke Screen)
>1975 VW Bus (No plate, no name)
>1984 German Shepherd (sue-z)
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of James Fritz
>Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 16:01
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: How in the h*ll?!?!???!!??!?!
>
>
>Friends,
>
>Ok, thanks to Mark, Sean, Tim, Keith, Michael, and Bill I've been able to
>get my glove box out (the obvious always seems too obvious!) aI'm always
>impressed with the speedy help I get from this list. Mille graci! Anyway,
>I'm trying to remove my cigarette lighter.
>I don't smoke. We bought a 12vdc refrig and used it on a short trip to
>Chicago. Everytime my daughter put her feet on the dash to "relax Dad!"
she
>hit the plug with her foot and shorted out a fuse (3 in 500 miles....) So,
>for the trip we're taking tomorrow out to Colorado I decided I'd just
remove
>the whole thing and stick it into the glove box, out sight and away from
her
>feet.
>I took out the glove box (big hands, couldn't work on it), removed the
radio
>and the air conditioning controls to finally get at it. I disconnected the
>quik-connect plug on the lighter, popped the lighter body nearly all of the
>way out but there seems to be something blocking me from pulling it totally
>out. As best I can tell, peering into the ashtray hole (boy I hate trying
>to get used to bifocals!), there looks to be some electrical piggyback.
I'm
>guessing that it would allow you to tap off the lighter for another
>electrical device. I've tugged and swore and it won't budge. Until I get
>that dang thing off I can't pull the unit out of the dash.
>
>How in the h*ll do I get this stupid thing out?
>It should be so straight forward and easy and I've already killed 2 hours
>and all of my good karma for the next month.
>
>Any ideas?
>TIA
>Jim in Iowa
>91 Passat Wagon GL
>89 Westy
>66 Beetle
>
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