...how to remove the cigarette lighter housing? (911 3.2 85)

[dan67]

hi, please, ...how to remove the cigarette lighter housing? i change big vs small original lighters, the housing is different but i suppose fit.
thansk!

[twistoffat]

not quite sure what you mean but I think you are having trouble using the charger on the larger size plug socket. Its easier to buy or construct an adaptor like on this thread
Dr. Bulczynski 3.2 Cigarette Lighter MOD $5.99

[Andy911sc]

what small cigarette lighter did you purchase to go in. I am interested in this also.

[kanadary]

i use an rubber o ring that slips over the smaller plug to close out the gap with the lighter housing. it seems to work fine and its cheap.. about $.50 or so from lowes or home depot.

[spuggy]

Originally Posted by dan67

hi, please, ...how to remove the cigarette lighter housing? i change big vs small original lighters, the housing is different but i suppose fit.
thansk!

From the luggage compartment is the easy way. Dismantle the fresh air stuff and it's behind there on the back of the dash.

Disconnect the battery, pull the wire off the back (think that, hold the front steady, the shell unscrews.

You can do it from inside the car too if the light isn't too tight; most stuff back there can be worked on one way or another without dismantling the fresh air - about the only thing you really have to remove the fresh air system to get at is the intermittent wiper relay...