[Bies08]

So today i got my radar detector(thank you HMUSN) So i went to plug it in to the cigarette lighter down below the stereo and it didnt work. so then i figured it was a bad connection or didnt have it plugged in all the way. I went through the possiblities in my head and figured that it was a bad lighter or electricla spot. so i plugged it into the one in the console(idk if you guys have one but i do) i plugged it in..and it worked! when i got home i tore apart part of the dash and found out this:

[Bies08]

ooh and the one thats has the circle around it(in blue) that is what im talking bout.....i think there is a wire missing???idk tho??? and the ones in yellow is what it should look like. how am i supposed to fix this??

[97TunedMustang]

probably a new connector spliced in. You could just line the inside of the one thats bad with a little bit of aluminum foil and then plug it back in. if your lucky it'll work and cost ya nothin lol.

[Bies08]

yeah but i cant find the other wire anywhere! thats why im asking you guys!

[GreenFaleen]

just stuff some metal in there like aluminum foil to complete the connection

[Bies08]

even without a wire going to anything??

[Bies08]

anyone???will putting aluminum foil work even if its not hooked up to a wire?

[JASonic]

If all else fails, you could run one of those outlet extensions from your console spot. Heck, it ends up being a good place to stash it when your not using it. I use my console for my phone charger and toss it in there when Im not using it. It may look shitty having wires running across your car like that though.

[Bies08]

wait...what?? explain this again...a outlet extension??? the one below the cd player isn't working..soo woudlnt i plug this outlet extension into the arm rest thingy???

[JASonic]

yea. Thats the one I use most. But do you want a wire running all up over your shifter n stuff. I guess you could run it down around the passenger side seat then up to where you want it.

I bought an extension at harbor frieght for like $4.99. It works great.

[GreenFaleen]

should work without a wire it will just complete the connection for a full circut since you still have power running to it

[Bies08]

it didnt work...i put a piece of aluminum foil in the hole and plugged it back in and i got nothing o ut of either the radar detector or my phone charger....

[GreenFaleen]

hmm can you find the wire it has to be there somewhere

[2000Si]

Before you start ripping apart your connector, you checked the fuse, right?

[Bies08]

haha...are there two separate fuses for each cigarette lighter. i dindt check fuses cuz i figured if one lighter didnt work and the fuse was fried then the other lighter woudlnt work...

wheres the fuses and i'll take a peak

[2000Si]

I'd guess they'd be on the drivers side somewhere under the steering wheel on the bottom part of the dash. I don't have a V6 so i don't know for sure.

[Bies08]

ok lets say the fuse is fried

why would one cigarette lighter work...when the other one doesn't?

[97TunedMustang]

Yea it just occured to me why would their be three prongs anyway. It takes power and ground to run a cigarette lighter. There probably never was suposed to be a wire running to that empty port in the connector. my guess is there's a fuse out or a short somewhere. test the wires and see if either of them have power. Maybe your cigarette lighter itself is bad

[2000Si]

If they're on separate fuses, that'd explain it.

I have two lighters on my Windstar, each one has a fuse.

[97TunedMustang]

Originally Posted by 2000Si If they're on separate fuses, that'd explain it. I have two lighters on my Windstar, each one has a fuse.

yep my dads titan has a fuse for each of the three cigarette lighters