Usually depends on the year. I have two. One from prewar time and one from after WWII. The former is worth about $150 in polished and new condition and the latter is worth about $20 in working, Good, condition. Hope that helps.
I had the same problem and it was found that the built in radio/CD player was the problem, I had to replace the radio and cigarette lighter. All is well now, check out your radio as fuses kept blowing till i changed the radio.
Stella wright was built in 1959.
In Canada go to CTC and buy a generic cigar/cigarette lighter and plug it in the proper hole in the dash:-) .But I bet you meant lighter socket? If so answer is totally different.To prevent person's from disposining of vehicles via fire insurance that socket for the lighter is protected by a fuseable link which is built into the wire feeding the socket.Check it first.Borrow a lighter from someone else's car to make sure socket is dead not just element in lighter.
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I don't know about lighter but higher yes it is.
The radio and cigarette lighter are supplied by the same 15A relay-switched bus. The wire may be red/white from the fuse block and white/red after the relay, although the color code may vary over a span of model years. The relay is located behind the front console, so be prepared to perform extensive disassembly to reach it; it will be easier if both front seats are removed from the car. It is recommended that the existing wire to the cigarette lighter be left as-is, in the event that you might want to return the wiring configuration to as-built condition. Just disconnect the wire from the cigarette lighter and make sure that the end is insulated with tape or shrink tubing so that it can't inadvertently short to any grounded metal. Tap into the unswitched side of the 15A bus at the relay connector and run a new14 AWG stranded, insulated copper wire wire to the cigarette lighter. This alternate wire to the lighter socket will still be protected by the 15A fuse that supplies power to the radio/lighter relay, so it is not necessary, or even desirable, to add another fuse in the line.After this modification is performed, the radio should shut off when the ignition switch is off, but the cigarette lighter should be always on.If you replace the relay with a shunt, instead of rewiring the cigarette lighter socket, both the radio and lighter socket will be on all the time. This may be convenient if one wants to listen to the radio while the ignition key is removed, but one must always be vigilant to turn the radio off before the engine is shut off and turn the radio on after the engine is started. The relay has two purposes:Keep the radio off the +12V bus during startup and shutdown to protect it from "load dump" surges.Disconnect the radio and cigarette lighter circuits when the engine is off to prevent the battery from being inadvertently drained.
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I'm pretty sure that it's built into the black dash cover. You need to take apart most of the dash and the centre console to do this. Basically, start by prying out all the air vents, remove all the screws, and then replace the whole dash surround. Not fun, but not all that hard
Yes, there are inverters that plug into the cigarette lighter socket that have outputs of 120 volts. To estimate the size of the inverter you will need, find the wattage of the pump. If there is no wattage stated on the label, multiply the amperage stated by 120 volts for an answer in watts. Amps x Volts = Watts. You should obtain an inverter with a wattage slightly higher that you need, for the air pump.
On American cars the positive lead from your cigarette lighter is in the center of your socket. The adapter plug has the positive lead on the tip of the adapter and the negative lead on the side of the adapter. You need to use a volt-ohm meter to find out which wire comes from each lead. (You may be able to open the adapter and follow the wires that way).On the c.b. radio the positive lead should be red. This will connect to the positive lead on the adapter. The black lead on the c.b. radio is the negative lead. This will attach to the negative lead on the adapter.P.S. Usually the adapter will have a fuse built into it to protect from incorrect wiring.
There's no telling. The BMX is probably smaller, so it should be lighter. OTOH they're often amazingly chunkily built and can be surprisingly heavy.