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(Message started by: Nunnspoet on Apr 24^th, 2016, 10:23am)

Title: Ashtray/Cigar lighter
Post by Nunnspoet on Apr 24^th, 2016, 10:23am

Heellp please: How do I remove the ashtray and the Cigar lighter holder?

Title: Re: Ashtray/Cigar lighter
Post by Nunnspoet on Apr 24^th, 2016, 11:41am

I can answer my own question; By removing the dash. which I have just done.

The cigar lighter bulb was loose so I have re-connected it, the bulb is blown but I don't think that that would cause my Lights to play up but as the holder was flopping about it may have caused a short causing the Lights to play up etc :-/.

I think that all I can do is re-assemble everything, re-connect the Bty and see what happens. I am nervous about connecting the Light Switch and then re-connecting the Bty without re-placing the Dash as everything that is attached to the Dashboard is disconnected. :-X :-/ :-X ??? ???

Title: Re: Ashtray/Cigar lighter
Post by Simmo on Apr 24^th, 2016, 12:11pm

The bulb may also have blown because of the wiring being shorted. I suspect you have found the culprit. ;)

Title: Re: Ashtray/Cigar lighter
Post by Nunnspoet on Apr 24^th, 2016, 1:50pm

Yipppiiieeeee!! ;D :D

I did connect the Bty and tried the Lights and all worked as they should. Then I replaced the Dash - the grey flat Multiplug connection is a real PIG - and all is as should be. I am dead chuffed

Mike 8)

Title: Re: Ashtray/Cigar lighter
Post by Simmo on Apr 24^th, 2016, 3:25pm

Well done Mike. Great news. Removing the dash is certainly not a job to be relished!! ;) Glad you are sorted.

Title: Re: Ashtray/Cigar lighter
Post by Nunnspoet on Apr 26^th, 2016, 7:38am

Thank you Simmo.

The hardest part is re-attaching the grey ribbon connection and as the A/C has a mind of it's own (the pump failed, my wife hates A/C so I have no A/C): The heater works as it feels like; it will oscillate from working to not working, then I have to turn the control knob on and off till it works again - the Temp setting reads again :(. Its the same scenario on my other Scorpio. Anyway, to get back to what I was saying: I had hoped that when all was back together again the problem would have gone away. No such luck.

So there we are, but I am so chuffed that the lights are all up and running as they should ;D 8)