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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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I have searched the forum and found nothing (may have used wrong search words)
My cigarette lighter is stuck pushed in to the receptacle. Is there any way to get it out ?

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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 07:13 PM
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Default Re: stuck cigarette lighter

Does the glove comartment light work? If it's not then it's the fuse because the lighter and glove box light run on the same fuse. FYI it's fuse #31 15 amp blue. This comes from https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...appear-ok.html Also.... https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...r-problem.html
 
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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Default Re: stuck cigarette lighter

My cigarette lighter was stuck for at least a year and a half and one day it just kinda popped out. The previous owner must have dropped it in water or something and left it sitting in the ash tray because the element was all rusty. I was in a pinch one day and needed a lighter so I tried to use it and it never came out.

Check your fuses.

If you have enough fingernail you can probably get behind it and pull hard enough it will come out, or at least mine does on the occasion it still gets stuck.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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I pushed mine in and the entire thing came apart, guts and all so it has to be replaced.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 03:43 PM
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Try leveraging it out with the edge of a credit card.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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Anyone ever try and replace one? I was wondering how hard it can be? I am not crazy about the idea of taking mine in because of my Carbon Fiber dash, don't want it screwed up by the dealer.
 
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