universal cigarette lighter??

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bodhi-z

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Hi - need to replace cigarette lighter in my 1988 defender, can I use one of the "universal fitment" ones off e-bay for about a fiver?

My old one is completely knackered, but it looks as though there were 3 spade connections on it - 2 on the main body of the socket, and one on the bulb holder.
The e-bay ones appear to have 2 spades on the body and 2 on the bulb holder - does this mean that the bulb holder is earthed separately and I just need to get that extra black wire to ground???

Also - which wires would attach to the main body of the socket??
In the dash where the socket mounts I would appear to have a black, green, purple, and red/white stripe wire available.
I'm pretty sure the red/white stripe one is for instrument illumination so will go to the bulb holder....but should I be using green or purple on the socket bit?

Any advice would be appreciated!!!
Thanks.
 
Hi - need to replace cigarette lighter in my 1988 defender, can I use one of the "universal fitment" ones off e-bay for about a fiver?

My old one is completely knackered, but it looks as though there were 3 spade connections on it - 2 on the main body of the socket, and one on the bulb holder.
The e-bay ones appear to have 2 spades on the body and 2 on the bulb holder - does this mean that the bulb holder is earthed separately and I just need to get that extra black wire to ground???

Also - which wires would attach to the main body of the socket??
In the dash where the socket mounts I would appear to have a black, green, purple, and red/white stripe wire available.
I'm pretty sure the red/white stripe one is for instrument illumination so will go to the bulb holder....but should I be using green or purple on the socket bit?

Any advice would be appreciated!!!
Thanks.

Yep, but just check that it is a 12v one, some of them only work off 11·97v
 
Also worth considering buying a multisocket (the kind of thing you see in petrol stations etc that is designed to plug into your existing plug socket) and then just wiring it in seperately.

I have done this and kept it live all the time (make sure you fuse it though) as with sat nav and phones etc not only is one never enough but have moved it in to the shelf area so all the wires for phone etc are out the way and not visible to a thief if I leave it on charge while parked.

The one I have also has usb connector so that is a bonus as quiet a few home chargers use usb cables so a double win
 
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