Cigarette Lighter -no Power

[lexynik]

Hi , i have the original receipt for this car which lexus charged the first buyer £56 to change the cigar lighter to having a constant power supply regardless of ignition switch as per the customers spec.

It is unfortunately the only thing in the car that does not work now.

I have checked all the obvious fuses but cannot find one blown-does anyone have any knowledge of which fuse or what they would have done so i can find the problem before i start dismantling things i would rather not touch -

ANY INFORMED IDEAS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED

[ynotshi]

I had a similar problem with lighter not working and changed fuses etc and in the end found out thatit was the two clips inside the lighter at the bottom, these after a while just bend themselves out just enough not to contact the phone charger ,so got a tiny screwdriver and bent them not to much to the middle and it seems to work fine now.

Not saying this is you problem but it might be so hope it helps

[dave1]

Hi , i have the original receipt for this car which lexus charged the first buyer £56 to change the cigar lighter to having a constant power supply regardless of ignition switch as per the customers spec.

It is unfortunately the only thing in the car that does not work now.

I have checked all the obvious fuses but cannot find one blown-does anyone have any knowledge of which fuse or what they would have done so i can find the problem before i start dismantling things i would rather not touch -

ANY INFORMED IDEAS WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED

Try contacting the dealer who did the job as they should know what they did. If it isn't too far I would actually call in and have a chat with the service dept.

[lexynik]

Thanks for the tips-lexus dealer miles away and cant diagnose over the fone !!checked ynotshis suggestion but alas no 12v present at all with multimeter !

NOW LOOKING FOR TIPS ON REMOVING THE CENTRE CONSOLE CW OFFENDING CIGAR LIGHTER SO I CAN RUN A 12V SUPPLY DIRECTLY TO SOCKET-I HAVE FOUND TWO SCREWS UNDER MAT IN ARMREST STORAGE BIN AND THE TWO OBVIOUS ONES EITHER SIDE BUT IT FEELS LIKE THERES MORE HOLDING IT IN - ANY HELP PLEASE AS MY MANUAL NOT ARRIVED YET AND NOT SURE IF ITS GOING TO BE ANY USE AS PER THE STORIES IVE HEARD ABOUT THESE eBay CDS==THANKS AGAIN-just need to get this workin to charge fones & fm transmitter for mp3 playback etc

[lexynik]

PROBLEM SOLVED-FOUND OUT WHAT LEXUS DID 4 £56 SPLICE IN A RED WIRE TO THE CIGAR LIGHTER SUPPLY,TWIST THEM TOGETHER AND APPLY A PROFFESSIONAL BIT OF BLACK STICKY TAPE - VFM OR WHAT !! JUST SOLDERED IT ALL BACK TO ORIGINAL AND HEAT SHRUNK CABLES TO AND WORKS AS IT SHOULD ---- THANKS ALL