Cigarette lighter socket not working

Halford wrote: just use blue bullet connectors to connect the wires to the new socket and try it, if it don't work then simply swap the wires over and it'll work

Cheers mate will give it a try. The socket came- looks crap!
Can't see how this is for a jimny, the plastic but doesn't seem to come off so can't see how I can get it in its hole!

These fitments are so fiddly they are a pain. Often a bayonet or clip fitment and only one outlet!! Pain, pain pain.

Guessing the black end cap screws off then you pop the green body through the hole from the rear of the fascia then screw the cap back on. The wires that are already on are just to illuminate the green body so you'll need some correct sized bayonet crimps to make up leads

Halford wrote: Guessing the black end cap screws off then you pop the green body through the hole from the rear of the fascia then screw the cap back on. The wires that are already on are just to illuminate the green body so you'll need some correct sized bayonet crimps to make up leads

I am guessing too regarding that one in the pic but most of the OE ones are pushed in from the front and either stay put with a bayonet action, have a clip action or are retained by a case that screws on from the back. One thing is for sure, all the ones I have messed with have been different according to the maker and never can I find instructions anywhere to remove these things from motors. Pain, pain, pain.

On this one it looks to me like the green casing releases from the body by pressing clips, then one puts the casing behind the hole in the dash and pushes the body in from the outside/front whereby it will snap into place. Pain, pain, pain.

Well... Turned out the socket I bought was utter crap so discarded it and went with this one instead


Mate had it kicking around in the garage and it screwed on nicely. Means I can get out lamping now

Thanks again for the help everyone!

minibbb wrote: Well... Turned out the socket I bought was utter crap so discarded it and went with this one instead

Mate had it kicking around in the garage and it screwed on nicely. Means I can get out lamping now

Thanks again for the help everyone!

Nice but more to the point, got any details to tell us about the wiring it in??