Jan 222010
I drive a 1994 Acura Integra LS and my cigarette lighter doesn’t work. Apparently the person who installed my cd player cut the wiring to the cigarette lighter and now there is nothing to connect it to. Where should I hard wire it to and how do I go about doing this? Thank you in advance for all your thoughts and suggestions.
Run a heavy wire, 12 gauge or less (the lighter uses a lot of current), to an unfused line that goes to a heavy draw accessory such as the headlights (on the battery side of the switch, of course). The circuit you connect it to should be on all the time and not be controlled by a switch. BE SURE TO DISCONNECT THE + SIDE OF THE BATTERY BEFORE FOOLING WITH THE WIRING!
Good luck.
Any wire that is hot when the key is on. use a test light to find one.If you want it to light a cigarette make sure the lighter it self is not burned out you can get one at any parts store.
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Run a heavy wire, 12 gauge or less (the lighter uses a lot of current), to an unfused line that goes to a heavy draw accessory such as the headlights (on the battery side of the switch, of course). The circuit you connect it to should be on all the time and not be controlled by a switch. BE SURE TO DISCONNECT THE + SIDE OF THE BATTERY BEFORE FOOLING WITH THE WIRING!
Good luck.
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