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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 09:30 PM
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Default BOTH Cigarette Lighters won't work...

At some point both of power ports went... and I can't for the life of me figure out why. I've looked at every fuse:nothing. Also, I can't seem to figure out which relay could have gone bad. Anybody else have this problem?
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 11:28 PM
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Check fuse.
Old Dec 20, 2007 | 11:42 PM
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Since when did the tC have 2 cigarette lights?
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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under the hvac and in the center console
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 01:01 AM
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that one.
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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yeah... but afaik, they run off two different fuses.

did any modding lately? or had someone take apart the car?
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:13 AM
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maybe your car is trying to get you to quit smoking.
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by draxcaliber
maybe your car is trying to get you to quit smoking.
mwaahahahaha










wait for it.... wait for it.
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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clever dave... clever
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 05:32 AM
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cocaine is a helluva drug

p.s.
i cant stop laughing and it has nothing to do wtih this topic, its all about my comment
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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thanks for the entertainment dave :D definitely made me laugh!


but have you checked the consoles to make sure it's plugged in? On the backside is the connector inserted into the power outlet. Did someone take your console apart? It could've been someone took it apart, didn't put it back together correctly and then the connectors fell off. check that.
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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The one in my armrest stopped working when I had the interior lights installed, and I ended up destroying the other one intentionally . No one smokes in my tC.
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sciontc_mich
thanks for the entertainment dave :D definitely made me laugh!
yea but did you get it
Old Dec 21, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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yes smarty pants i got it ..clever hehehe the car has a mind of its own and doesn't want you to smoke inside it. sorta like a modern version of the old classic movie "Christine"
Old Dec 22, 2007 | 03:40 AM
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haha nope thats not my intention of the post
Old Dec 22, 2007 | 05:58 AM
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oh well then im making up comedy on my own.
Old Dec 22, 2007 | 06:07 AM
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I'll ask a related question... does anyone know who carries the funky little fuses scion put under there. I checked the dealer and they don't have it.
Old Dec 22, 2007 | 06:15 AM
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autozone?
Old Dec 22, 2007 | 07:48 AM
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you can buy directly from teh manufacturer.. and rare, but sometimes some auto stores carry them.. other than that.. dealers are supposed to have them

odd that you say your's didn't
Old Dec 22, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by sciontc_mich
oh well then im making up comedy on my own.
i went back and edited my origional post, maybe you can see it now?



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