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08-17-2017, 08:59 PM
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 Drives: 2013 LS3 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2017
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Fire in cigarette lighter?
So this happened today. I was driving over a bridge in my town and I tried to plug in my radar detector and next thing I know a small flame is coming out the lighter... My radar detector plug came apart and part of it melted inside. Could there be any damage to the cigarette socket? Anyway to check its functionality?
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08-17-2017, 10:31 PM
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   Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2016
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08-18-2017, 07:48 AM
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Didn't the fuse pop? Mine is the same way. What ever notches or clips are supposed to hold it in are worn out or broken I think. I just haven't gotten around to fixing it yet. But it still works fine.
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08-18-2017, 10:13 AM
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My choice would have been to slow to the legal limit. Until you have a chance to stop and plug something in properly. It is highly unlikely that you have a cigarette lighter outlet unless you or the previous owner installed it yourself or had a Chevy dealer do it. The cigarette lighter outlet is different than the power point outlet, and so are the wires. And yes, if your radar detector plug failed and melted in the power point because you were were bouncing around the outlet is probably toast. Chevy was kind enough to use 20 amp fuses but also smart enough to use a fusible link to the power point which hopefully failed and prevented your Camaro from becoming a car-be-que. As stated by Leo72793 it is easy to remove the trim. If you really want the 20 amp lighter outlet you can find the Smoker's Package on line. It includes a new socket, wiring that can take 20 amps, and a bezel that eliminates the flip up cover. The pansy power point is shallower than the lighter outlet but I haven't had any issues plugging adapters into the deeper lighter socket. YMMV. You can replace the power point outlet with another power point outlet and still keep the doorless bezel if it matters to you. I think they call it an iPowerPoint if you have a mephone. Here isn't where I bought mine, but a current link: http://www.pfyc.com/CA2027.html
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08-18-2017, 10:48 AM
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With and without a lighter.
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