Cigarette Lighter

[Harrow_exchim]

I've had my 2003 Tamora for as couple of weeks now and I need to plug in my Optimate charger - no problem you all cry - plug it into the cigarette lighter. Great idea but my car doesn't seem to have one - there's a hole there for it but it is nicely covered over with a flap of carpet! The ashtray is there.
Was the cigarette lighter a deletable option, or has it dropped inside the transmission tunnel?
Yes I will post a picture of the car on my profile but I can't do it from work - what an incredible car!
Nick

[Spoonman]

Fag lighter was an optional extra. I fitted one to my Tamora last summer - there's a topic about it, if you can find it on a search.


Had to remove the centre console, cut a hole in the carpet, fit the lighter (bought it from a TVR dealer, but it's a generic type available on eBay. I can probably dig out the part number later on), along with a backing plate (basically just a huge washer to stop it pulling through the fibreglass).

The biggest problem is your car might not have the section of wiring loom - the factory made one for me (while there was still a factory, of course), but once you've found the connector it should be easy enough to wire in yourself.

[custardkid]

or buy an anderson connector ~£8, a bit of wire, soldering iron and plug the charger in to the jump start socket by the front wheel?

custard

[Harrow_tam]

Changed my name to suit my new status.
When the car is in the garage there is not enough room to get to the passenger's side.
I intend to add a small connector on a flying lead from the battery and route it up to below the steering wheel so that I can connect the charger there.
Nick