This is a little tricky, There are a couple of tabs that holds the front section to the rear. Locate these and press them inward and half the unit should exit the front. Then you can get the metal cylinder out the back. Good luck Ken M. 87GL Mark Hooper wrote: > I need to remove the cigarette lighter from the dash of my '87 Westfalia. I've > tried in vain to pull the connector off by reaching inside the dash but it > doesn't pull straight off. Using a mirror to see what kind of connector > doesn't > work either...it's too cramped in there.There must be some trick or strange > incantation to get the darn thing off. Bentley is no help. It simply shows the > two different lighters used by VW. Anyone know how to remove the lighter? |
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