Poom

Hi Guys,

My ciggy lighter doesnt seem to work and I need something to power my Road Angel! In my old car I had a 2 way ciggy lighter adapter running from the stereo circuit so it came on when the ignition was on! I have tried to do that in the Series 2 and it doesnt seem to power up

Does anybody know how else I can fit a ciggy lighter port?

Thanks

EssexBoyRacer

The fag lighter on the S2 are perminantly live, even when the ignition is off. I'd check the wiring behing the socket and make sure everything is connected properly.

Also if the socket its self has been used by a smoker chances are its all clogged up. Get your self another socket from a parts store (halfords do em) - They're easy enough to fit, just a little fiddly getting the old socket out and the new one in.

Poom

Thanks

I want to be able to wire it in so it only comeso n with the ignition so I can plug all the Road Angel / Phone Charger wires neatly behind the dash. If it use it perm live then it will flatten the battery

EssexBoyRacer

Wouldnt u be better off hard wiring the road angel in then? Using an ignition live supply?

Poom

I dont want to start chopping up the Road Angel cable in case I cannot get it to work and then I am left with a useless road angel

EssexBoyRacer

does it not come with a seperate "hard wire" kit?

u can be an "inline" fag lighter socket which u could then hardwire into the dash. Which means you wouldnt have to cut the fag lighter plug on the road angel, but it would all still be hidden behind the dash - also means you can take the feed from an ignition supply.

Poom

Thats the sort of thing I want! Do you know where I could get one?

Nah it just came with the ciggy lighter plug

Lee @ Fusion

the yelow wire on the ignition switch is the ignition live ,

but u probably knew that anyway

EssexBoyRacer

maplins do em.

Poom

I didnt but I do now

So if I snip into this and run a wire to the live on the ciggy lighter adapter it should work fine?

Thanks

EssexBoyRacer

yup. but best to fuse it!

Poom

What amp fuse do you think should be used?

Lee @ Fusion

spot on mate , every tme you turn the ignition on the lighter socket/ your road angel will work .

EssexBoyRacer

actually, thinking about it if u're keeping the fag lighter plug that will be fused so u dont really have to worry.

but it wont hurt to put one in anyway. I'd say to match what ever fuse is in the road angel fag plug.

Poom

Thats how it was in the Zetec S just from the stereo circuit

I will get some wire etc at the weekend! I hate driving a faster car without the road angel