Hmm dont know where this should go but since i have a 305 TBI, its going here..

All i need to know, is there an easy way to take the cigarette lighter out.. not unplugging it, but taking it out of the plastic bracket.. seems like maybe its glued in or somethin

 

What year/kind of car?

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my bad, 89 camaro RS

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Try taking the panel off and looking from behind. Why do you wanna take it out anyway?

 

You have to take the panel off and then unscrew the retaining ring from the back side.

 

I have the same problem on a '91 RS. The lighter housing is held in by a chrome "ring" on the front of the plastic dash panel. The ring seems to be press fit into the lighter housing on the back of the panel. I can pry on the assembly and loosen the ring from the housing but can't get it all the way off. Maybe I'm not prying hard enough? I find no nut on the back of the panel to loosen.

Thanks,

Scott

All i need to know, is there an easy way to take the cigarette lighter out.. not unplugging it, but taking it out of the plastic bracket.. seems like maybe its glued in or somethin


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'91 Camaro RS

 

Have you tried to unscrew it. I replaced mine on my 91RS and it unscrewed from the back. If you will look close you will see that the ring I mentioned is as long as the lighter housing it self. Just unscrew it but don't brake it buy trying to pry it off.

Steve

 

Yup, unscrew it, it's that simple.

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Yep it unscrews, the back of the lighter housing unscrews from the the front(the chrome ring on the front). Sometimes it can be pretty tight but it does unscrew.