Just purchased a 2004 screw (lariat trim).

I'm not a smoker, so for me, the cigarette lighter is wasted space in the dash.
If I could get it out, that would be a great place to store a wallet or a cell phone assuming the hole that remains is finished.

Does anyone know?

 

The lighter pulls straight out...but the hole may be too small for your wallet...

 

I don't agree with you on that one..... my wallet shrank the day I bought this truck hehe.....

 

replace your cigeratte lighter with a small flashlight that looks like a lighter.

They come standard on the VW Toureg.

 

im a smoker, but not in my truck. so i use the cig lighter for a second power point for my cell phone. it works slick for my fiancee and i on a long road trip for our cell phones. just an idea.

 

I have heard that people are having problems blowing fuses if they use their lighter for an additional power supply. Figure I have 2 more so I am not taking my chances.

 

For a cell phone it will work fine. There is a fusable link, in the harness, to the cig lighter. So if you plug a heavy load into it, it could smoke the link. Causing a big mess to fix. That is what the dealer told me.