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Offline dTEA

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cigarette lighter socket
« on: 05 June 2009, 22:06 »
Right guys...i might go back to jap crap unless this business of issues on a younger german car can be sorted :lipsrsealed:

After the cambelt was sorted, my coolant leak sorted, i now have what i think are probs with the cigarette lighter socket.  The socket will heat the lighter thing fine, but will not power any 12v chargers such as mobiles, iPod's, bluetooth headsets.  Is this the norm, or is something a miss??  It makes no sense...
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Offline bacillus

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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #1 on: 05 June 2009, 22:52 »
Hmm, mine charges my Tomtom and powers my tyre inflator pump when the ignition is on... 
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Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #2 on: 06 June 2009, 08:49 »
Only had mine a week so not tried it yet ?.Will have a go with my sat nav over the weekend.
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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #3 on: 06 June 2009, 10:40 »
Quote from: bacillus on 05 June 2009, 22:52
Hmm, mine charges my Tomtom and powers my tyre inflator pump when the ignition is on... 
thought so...looks like another thing to be sorted under warranty :laugh:
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Offline Jimp

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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #4 on: 06 June 2009, 14:52 »
Stab in the dark that worked for me: did you check the fuses on the drivers side? I had the same problem and turned out one of the fuses had went.
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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #5 on: 06 June 2009, 16:27 »
Quote from: Jimp on 06 June 2009, 14:52
Stab in the dark that worked for me: did you check the fuses on the drivers side? I had the same problem and turned out one of the fuses had went.
which one then fella??? Its seems unlikely as the cigarette lighter still heats up...seems to just lack enough oomph to charge anything tho :undecided:
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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #6 on: 06 June 2009, 19:47 »
What sort of charger are you using chap? Are you using some sort of universal cig lighter charger for all your peripherals? If sou, could be that that's dodgy..
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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #7 on: 06 June 2009, 20:24 »
I would suspect the lead (if you like to wrap it round in a tight loop) or the plastic bit which plugs in (internal wire may have come off). I have a cup that keeps my morning brew warm! anyway that has a fuse in which i found out when i had a cold drink the other day :sad:
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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #8 on: 06 June 2009, 22:21 »
^^nope all new wires and were tested sat outside the shop...didnt pay for em cos they wouldnt work...seems like the universal one is the only that gets a connection-barely and its intermittent, but all the oem phone chargers dont, inc my old nokia which is fine in the mk4
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Offline No Golf Clubs at all

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Re: cigarette lighter socket
« Reply #9 on: 06 June 2009, 22:29 »
does the one in the boot work?
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