CIGAR LIGHTER

[daz the plumber]

ive just purchased a new lighter,can any one explain how it is wired up ,i have three wires a four connections.the light stays on all the time , i thought the light comes on when the cigar lighter is on .

[paulathome]

If the light stays on all the time, you may have connected the live feed for the lighter to the back light which should only come on with side lights.
Make sure the earth goes to the outer body of the lighter and the live to the centre terminal.
Hope that helps.
Cheers.
Paul

[symphonysid]

where'd you get the lighter from? i need a new one too ...

[daz the plumber]

so the red one is constant live ,red and white thought was ignition live, it works from the side light .the black one is earth .i got it from flea bay seller lively 123.there some nicer ones for sale but im not sure if they fit .the one ive purchased looks very much the same as the factory fitted unit .

[MADMAX2]

TVR Moneypit said:

I got a nice shiney "Hong Kong Special" TVR one for mine.

The very first time that I used it, it welded itself down.

Still, looks alright though.

i aint stopped laughing!

[daz the plumber]

whats so funny ?

[SimonV8ster]

Apparantly it is known that the nice ones with the TVR name on them off Ebay can be a bit dodgey if wired up !!

They do look nice though