I need to get my cig lighter functional ( for Gtech and cell phone - not smokes - bitch to quit). The lighter or accessory plug will not stay in the hole. Do I simply bend the tabs inside up a little or.....?

Are you sure its the 'correct' lighter? You can get the entire original unit from just about any resto place (check Ground Up first, though http://www.chevelles.com/forum/wink.gif). If you don't really care about originality, just functionality, the even places like Wal-Mart sells lighter units for about $7 - $12. Good luck!

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Jeremy J. Bennett
Team Chevelle #298
1972 Chevelle (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/72CHEVELLE2.jpg)

Jeremy, no doubt original. In fact after I cleaned it out with contact cleaner, I wizzed a 12 ga bore brush in there to really clean it up. Again, functions well, but you have to hold the plug in or else it loses contact. Figured a quick fix. I'll just try what I had in mind and if I break it, no big shakes.

Gene, spreading the tabs will probably fix it. It is hard to say what might have been shoved in the hole over the last 30+ years. Not all lighters are the same size and there is a lot "use a bigger hammer" mentality in this world. If you have a console in your car you might consider putting a lighter inside of it to plug in your cell phone. It keeps it out of site from the "not so honest" folks that love using others phones.

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Philip Valentine
Gold Member #42
Sometimes I think I understand everything, then I regain consciousness

Phil, right. I'll consider a second 12v source in the console since I have to wire up my clock and the lights anyway. Must run a "boombox" line. The AM talk radio doesn;t cut it anymore.

AM radio is very retro http://www.chevelles.com/forum/smile.gif the best cure might be louder mufflers, can't beat the sweet sound of a BB. When you reach the "old fart" status (like me) then you get a good CD unit. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif

Phil, I know, my daily has a CD changer. Very nice. But, alas, the 67 remains "uncut" and will remain so. So a portable box is my solution. Better for cruise events anyway. Was really thinking of a 12v lead in the trunk for that.

That's how I'm planning on showing the car. Trunk open, POW/MIA flag display, late 60's tunes playing.

Aw man, I'm posting again!!Gotta stop B4 Al cuts me off. http://www.chevelles.com/forum/frown.gif



[This message has been edited by Gene Chas (edited 03-24-2000).]

Gene- You might consider, what Ive done with my stereo. I mounted the headunit in my glove box, there's still plenty of room to stuff things in there, and assuming I get the job I interviewed for today, I plan to mount a changer(6 or 10 disk) underneath the big ole bench seat, my interior still looks pretty stock.(The interior pics on my webpage are shots with the stereo installed if you want to take a peek, I can snap some glovebox shots if you'd like)
Good Luck

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Steve
64SS-327-4spd-sold to Original owner!
65 Malibu 283/PG!!!
My 65's Homepage (http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/chevelle/)
Team Chevelle Member #71

Steve, yeah that's sweet. I saw the pics b4 but had no idea of the sound system. The clean stock look is nice.

i looked and looked on steves sit and could not find a pic of hos radio install HELP

Thanks

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Hot66ss
66 Super Sport
67 Malibu
Aces Member 2380
Team Chevelle member #262
members.aol.com/chvellss (http://members.aol.com/chvellss)

Hey Tom-
Try this... (http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/chevelle/origpics.html) Thats the best I have, its just the interior pics. You dont notice the stereo install at all. I will try and get some snaps of the glovebox sometime this week so you guys can see how I ran it. What I have for tunes though is the headunit in the glovebox, 2 6"ers on the rear tray(just secured up there not inside, kinda tacky looking) and then I have a simple TV stereo speaker in the trunk that has a couple tweeters and a 12"sub, it actually sounds very good and because I dont have an amp and the trunk was recently resealed, it doesnt rattle a thing it just sounds plain good!(Of course I now cant hear the bass very well at all with the hooker headers and early 90's style 2 chamber flows! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif )


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Steve
64SS-327-4spd-sold to Original owner!
65 Malibu 283/PG!!!
My 65's Homepage (http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/chevelle/)
Team Chevelle Member #71