I found it hard to believe it never had one, but my girlfriends dad just bought a satnav and he has no cigar ligther to plug it into? He phoned vauxhall who told him if it wasn't a factory option he can't have one. I mean, my aunties old metro has one so surely a 2003 car would as standard? Any help?

Cheers, Benni.

 

None smoking pack

think the focus also came with this

 

I assumed like in the focus you would just have a blanking plug?

Benni.

 

Thats right mate.....but i think there may of been a 12v plug somewhere

 

Alot of brands now rape you in regards to this, they call the addition the smokers pack

 

On his car there is just a big hole. And no 12v plug.

L33 BYT

Surely there is a 12v hidden somewhere?

 

The plug will be in there, just buy a cigar lighter and plug it in

 

have you opened the ash tray at the bottom of the console. last time i was in a vectra it was in there

 

Mormally they leave the socket in and put a blanking cover over, when you reques t the smokers pack that add the light. My mates 53 plate Focus did not have the smokers pack instead the cigarette light had a cover with 12V socket written on it, and the ash tray was a small draw that slid out and had a felt lining in.

 

Ok I had a look, pulled the plastic cover off and nothing is there. Not even the socket to plug a 12v plug into? Nothing more than a big black hole.

 

Nope, seriously, Vauxhall do not actually install the wiring any more for these things.

A bit like new Zafira's with roof bars, if you do not specifiy it when purchasing new, then you can't have it. Vauxhall even modified the shell on the Zafira to prevent it.

You're best bet would be to get a 17A (or bigger) wire and run it back to the fusebox where the connection would be.

If not, let me know and I will check with the lads in work about it as I work for Vauxhall.

 

Cheers, mate. I can't believe something like this is an option. Stingey bastards.

 

just to let you all know .not long ago there was somthing on here about it beening agaist the law to smoke in your car ,i work for vauxhall and it is not standard to put a cig lighter in cars now .fuck knows y

 

He doesen't want to smoke in it. he just wants to plug in his new satnav.

 

just put one in and put ignition live to it and 30 a inline fuse job done.

 

I got lost when you mention the word live, I will pass it on though so thanks.

 

What he said mae, piece of piss

 

Shocking that is

Ive got one in my Escort if that helps

 

I understand manufacturers not putting the actual cig lighter in there - all our new Ford vans don't have em, but they at least still have the 12v socket in them! The last Connects we had, had a 12v power only socket on one side of the console, and a cig lighter on the other side. Now the newer ones have the 12v power only where the cig lighter was, and where ther 12v power only was is a blanking plate. I ripped the blanking plater out in order to put in the cig lighter I nicked from on of the older vans and the coonts didn't even fit a wiring harness to that side Cooooonts!

 

so no cig lighter for your phone but vauxhaul left you with an ash tray ?

 

seems that way

 

is this some sort of European legislation that car manufactures have to comply with

 

I'm not sure but a friends base model corsa has it of the same year.

 

thats cos vauhall are tight wanky shit

 

Agreed!

 

How about adding something like this in a discreet location?
Looks much better

Bloody link wont work
www.vagparts.com
Click on Audi, then A2, then Electrical, then its the 6th one down

 

the connects we've got have 2 12V power supply plugs either side of the dash under the ztereo
but i won't be back to work for at least anotehr 10 days so no pics of the newer versions

and yes, it's been a while now and everyone offers a "smokers" package nowadays

 

My 06 Focus has 12V sockets front and rear but no actually lighter module in it.

It's the nanny state at work again....smoking while driving is dangerous blah blah blah

It just means you have to find something else to light it with

 

Its because if you don't smoke, you will never have a use for a lighter. Then the socket is turned into a 'power point' for sat navs etc, and the pull out ash tray has a soft felt liner to use as a sunglasses holder

 

if the vectra doesnt have a cig lighter it WILL have the 12v socket,

its not an option its factory standard, i used to do pre delivery inspections on these cars all day long

 

How sure are you? Vauxhall said it was an option and you have to buy one?

 

VERy sure

ask them for a look at the PDI sheet

its never been an option, has always had the 12v socket, the smoking pack is the option