Take out the dash panel with the cigarette lighter space (that has a push-out disc in) Ferret round with your finger and you will find (usually left of centre and above) short wires with two spade connector sockets. These are for attachment to your cig. lighter. If you lighter is from Rover (Ah! the good old days) just push in the spade connectors and re-assemble the panel. If it is not a genuine spare attach two spade end to your wires and use them to connect as before. Hope this helps. Bob Fretwell (Spain)
Dont smoke
When your cigarette lighter fuse is good and there is voltage measured between the fuse's load side to ground (To check this, use a dc voltmeter or a 12v automotive lamp and an automotive lamp socket. Connect one wire to the fuse and the other wire to the chassis of the vehicle the lamp should glow if voltage is present on the fuse terminal.), check the wire between the fuse and cigarette lighter. This wire should be without cut and when the wire is good then check the connector on the cigarette lighter socket for loose connection or corrosion. One more thing is that, make sure that your cigarette lighter fits the cigarette lighter socket because not all cigarette lighters will work on some cigarette lighter sockets.
check the fuse or the ground wire.
If the cigarette lighter is not working and the ACC fuse, inside the car, left of steering wheel, is still good (radio is working), the "fuse" on the back side of the cigarette lighter socket, a brown wire, has blown. Socket needs to be replaced or fixed with a soldering iron and a new wire.
the color of the positive wire should be a bright red color.
Take the old one out and wire the new one the sam way.
Did you ever find out where the cigarette lighter fuse was located on the 98 Camry? I have a 00 Camry and im looking for my cig. lighter fuse. The fuse is in a fuse box located under the drivers side of the dashboard to the left of the steering column. If the fuse is good and the cigarette lighter still does not work, the wire attaching at the cigarette lighter itself has probably burned or broken off necessitating the lighter be changed. It's a comon problem.
1. blown fuse 2. broken wire from fuse block to lighter 3. bad ground 4. bad lighter
A cigarette lighter is a device to light cigarettes. They are typically electric or gas-powered. Disposable cigarette lighters burn butane gas. Some reusable lighters use butane, while others use lighter fluid which is poured into a cotton wadding. Car cigarette lighters and wall-mounted cigarette lighters are electric. Electric lighters heat a coil of wire, and the cigarette is placed against the heated wire as the smoker puffs. In cars, lighter sockets provide other functionality, and can be used to operate laptops, charge cell phones, play games, watch television, power lights, and more.
Probably just the fuse or it could be a lose wire under the dash
Replace the blown fuse, or repair the broken wire.
I have owned Chevy Volvo and Honda and all use a fuse to allow power to the lighter. Are you sure the wire has not been disconected from the back of the lighter?