Hi there,
I have a 2004 xB, and I was just about to mod my cigarette lighter to be always-on. However, checking carefully, I found that my stock, never modified, cigarette lighter has the positive on the OUTSIDE/SHELL, and negative on the tip!

Can somebody else with a 2004 xB check it with a volt meter and see if I'm crazy or what?

On the actual back of the lighter, the 2 wires are:

black with white stripe: +12V -> wide spade connector -> shell
white with black stripe: GND -> narrow spade connector -> tip (and also tied to GND all over the place).

i verified this both with a ohm meter (checking conductivity to ground), and with a volt meter (with the car turned on).

I can't believe it, so I really want somebody else to check my work.

Thanks,
-Caleb

 

Okay, not sure how I messed this up. I measured a couple times and got the same results every time. But... Mine is normal like everybody else's.

C