Most are found either in the heating element itself or in the socket - try replacing both
Yes wire it straight to the battery
Through a car lighter
To wire a Toyota Echo cigarette lighter, first, disconnect the car battery to ensure safety. Remove the dashboard panel to access the lighter socket, then detach the lighter from its harness. Connect the positive wire (usually red) to the lighter’s terminal and the negative wire (typically black) to the ground. Finally, reassemble the panel and reconnect the battery to test the lighter.
To wire a cigarette lighter in a Fiat Punto, first, disconnect the car battery for safety. Remove the center console or panel where the lighter is located. Connect the lighter's positive wire (usually red) to a fused power source and the negative wire (usually black) to a ground point. Reassemble the console, reconnect the battery, and test the lighter to ensure it functions correctly.
is connected to negative pole and to body of car
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Yes! 1st. You can find an after market lighter almost anyplace. I have even seen them at Walmart! You can find 6 volt, or 12 volt. find the place you want the lighter, drill a starter hole, then drill the exact size of the lighter socket ( you want this to fit a little snug)you will find one bold on the back of the lighter socket. Attach you hot wire to it and run it to you fuse box. The light will already be grounded through the body of the car! I should take you no more the 30 minutes!
Sounds like a dead short. In my older car, I built a new circuit with an in line fuse for safety and solved my pesky problem. Put the same size fuse as the car called for from the factory. All is well. Just run a hot wire from a power source and ground the ground portion of the lighter to a chassis ground. If you put in a lighter and fuse in like stated, you can do this with a little patience.
It more than likely just plugs right into your cigarette lighter. If not, you should get a different one that does.
yes it is.be sure to put a fusible link in between
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.
Certainly could, especially if the bare wires that were connected to the lighter mechanism short out (touch) together. This will cause a dead short and render the car's entire electrical system inoperable.