wiring to the cigarette lighter

[$IMMON$ 10+ year member]

hey guys...i was wiring my turn-on lead to a cigarette lighter and i beleive that i may have arched the 2 wires of the lighter together and in turn blew the fuse to the cigarette lighter. when i pulled a good fuse out of my fuse box and tried it in the cigarette lighter nothing happened. any suggestions??????

is it posisble that the whole cigarette lighter itself needs replacement? i dont understand....

im really lost guys, and pretty new at this stuff too, any help would really be great.

thanks in advance!

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I bet you blew the fuse back at the fusebox...have you tried replacing that?

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Why were you wiring your turn on to your cig lighter?

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

yeah answer shynes question..

why not use something in the steering column?

 

[rocky 59 5,000+ posts]

i used my cig. lighter for my eq's power and ground. works great for a quick 12v connection, when you dont smoke in your car(or use a lighter)