Cigarette Lighter Wiring

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May 5, 2004 | 03:55 PM

pizalm

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Cigarette Lighter Wiring

I have 76 F-100. I got it and there is no wires going to the cigarette lighter. Can someone tell me where the wires come from. There's a green wire coming from a bundle going across throug the dash just hanging there, is this it because is doen't go to anything and everythign else works

May 5, 2004 | 05:09 PM

prcrboy

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I'm not sure about 76, but 77-79 the lighter wire was green and had a stripe on it. I can't remeber what color. It came from the fuse box. If you have a volt meter check it. It should have 12v on it at all times. They were doubled fused. A 20 amp fuse for aux. equipment, cruise, etc. then a 15 amp fuse for lighter and other interior lighting loads. Check owners man.

May 5, 2004 | 05:19 PM

Mil1ion

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It should be a wire coming out of the main wiring harness right near the lighter.
It has a 90* plug on the end of it.

May 5, 2004 | 10:06 PM

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I think my lighter wire in my 1980 is green with a yellow stripe. It will be a little heavier than the rest of the wiring under there.

May 6, 2004 | 11:28 PM

pizalm

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I'd check the owners manual if i had one, and if find the wire, how do I wire it?

May 7, 2004 | 12:54 AM

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I have never looked at one very close, but the center pin is the hot wire, and the outside circumference is ground. It may ground automatically to the dash if it's metal, or it may have a seperate short piece of wire that bolts to a good ground.

May 7, 2004 | 01:06 AM

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Here is a view of the 78 underdash wiring.

Look right in the middle of this illustrations and you will see a 90*angle connector,that is for the lighter.
6th set of text down from the top where it says {retainer assembly}.

http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion...ingharness.JPG