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Old 08-16-2006, 03:53 PM   #1
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Okay guys,
So I hear this has happened to a bunch of WRX drivers but no one has posted a solution yet...

So I had my cigarette lighter socket quit working.
I checked fuse #4 to the left of the steering column and the fuse is 100% okay.
I tried to remove my lighter socket but I can't seem to figure out how to pop it out of the plastic trim that holds it in.
Furthermore, I can't seem to find out where this "fusable link" is located that is in the wiring for the cigarette ligher.

Can someone help me out??
I'm leaving on a cross-country roadtrip tomorrow afternoon, and I'd feel a lot better knowing that I could still take my portable A/C inverter to charge a cellphone with or whatever.
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Old 08-16-2006, 06:25 PM   #2
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Nevermind...
Fixed it.

Turns out the thermal fuse inside the cigarette lighter was blown.
Got a Heavy Duty cig socket at Autozone and spliced it into the cig. lighter wiring.
Works like a champ now!
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Old 10-06-2006, 04:41 PM   #3
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Can you please pm me with a description of how you fixed this problem. What do you mean by a thermal fuse?? This happened on my 02 wrx just before I got rid of it and it has already happened to my 06 STi. Thanks in advance for your help....
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Old 10-06-2006, 05:56 PM   #4
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PM'd ya, let me know if you need any more help!
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:27 PM   #5
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this happend to my brothers outback, common problem?
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Old 10-06-2006, 10:30 PM   #6
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It is somewhat common when high-current devices are plugged into the lighter and the socket overheats causing the thermal fuse to blow. This typically happens with DC-AC inverters.
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