How do you fix your 2003 mini cooper cigarette lighter?

Answer 1

Depends what the problem is. If you've used a phone charger or something and now the "male" lighter doesn't stay in, you'll need to bend the "prongs" of the "female" part of the lighter so that they apply enough pressure to keep the "male" part in long enough to heat up.

To do this, first make sure the ignition is off, just in case. Then get he lid of a Bic pen or similar, and wedge the pointed part in behind the cut-outs on the inside of the "female" part of the lighter unit. Now use your pen lid as a lever to bend the prong-like parts inwards; 1 or 2 mm should be enough. Then repeat for the other prong. Try it out, and lever the prongs in or out accordingly.