VW T5 Cigarette Lighter fix...Eventually

VW T5 Camper conversion Broken Cigarette Lighter repair.... Eventually
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[@michaelcannon3172]

You are very patient! Well done.

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Mike, it was one of those days that I knew was going to be tricky, but underestimated how tricky. Once you get started though, gotta see it through! Thanks for the kind words bud! Rich ;o )

[@bazbarwell4231]

This was great to watch many times have I gone round the houses and the problems staring at you Well done More fix ups please

[@broadys_on]

Baz Barwell Hey Baz, thanks. I do my best to be honest with the bits I fix. Of course it’s nice if it does work first time but in reality that’s a rarity. Had a bit of a catastrophic bus issue recently but I’ll get that edited and posted soon. Thanks for watching and commenting. Feedback (Good or bad) helps me understand what I need to improve. Happy Adventures. Rich

[@ItsAdventure]

Thanks man. Really was not looking forward to doing this vid. Took all flipping day! But worth it in the end. ;o )

[@TJDigitally]

Great video really helpful, also found it worthwhile extending the fuse box so it sits inside the the seat or just outside tucked under the flange of the base plate, saves taking the seat out everytime you need to change the fuse!

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey TJ. Glad to have been able to help out there. Great idea to extend the fuse box to an easier and more accessible area. It does seem an odd afterthought for VW to push fuses under bolted in infrastructure?!? So your solution sounds much more elegant. Cheers Rich ;o )

[@jacktobin7995]

Thanks for saving us doing all that searching.

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Jack, No worries. Was heck of a day! Cannot tell you how gutted i was to find the cause to be corrosion! Anyway, was good to finally find the fault and get it working again. Was a fair bit of research on possible locations to get this done. & great that folks are adding other suggestions in comments! Cheers Rich

[@kelspicer3378]

I have just gone through all the fuses in the dash and thought I know I’ll you tube it and hey presto fuse under the seat the thank you very helpful

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Kel, you are most welcome. I hope this vid saves loads of time for loads of people. I know I kind of took one for the team that day so I’m glad it’s able to help others out! Cheers. Rich ;o )

[@hondared250]

Had similar problem with door locks , spent an eternity chasing down connections etc . Finally I found the connectors under the drivers side seat growing their own moss , sprayed with contact cleaner and bingo problem fixed . How does connectors under a seat get corrosion is beyond me one of life,s mystery,s . Loved the video by the way .

[@ItsAdventure]

That is impressive detective work! That is a perfect example of why I made these videos. There aren’t any generally available manuals that would have show your under seat cable runs. That would only have come from experience of your specific model/year. So your sharing that snippet will hopefully save someone else hours or even days of hunting and head scratching! And thank you.i hope to kick off some new stuff soon. Rich. ;o )

[@Kevin-ur7zk]

Thanks for this video, have the same problem 12v socket not working. I was trying to find a guide to what fuse it could be, now can check the fuse and check corrosion in socket, thanks again.

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Kevin, have a check through the comments too. Others have added in more suggestions of locations they have found fuses! But yeah, sand out those contacts first. Was a proper face slap moment for me! All day it took me! But glad it’s been useful to you! Best of luck.

[@johnglover3186]

Hi there. It’s almost like watching my journey for the last 2 months. 60 plate and I searched high and low for fuses. I couldn’t stop laughing cus it was almost like watching me from a third person hehe. I just got to try cleaning it out when I get the chance. Fingers crossed 👍

[@broadys_on]

Hey john, it was a very very long day! Couldn’t believe it when I realised what the problem was! Hey ho, learning every day. Cheers. Rich. ;o )

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey John, realised I replied from wrong account. It was a long old day! Glad it bought a smile matey. Looking back now, it does to me too!

[@fiveminuteman]

keep both as it's a nice combination. If you ever sell the van the buyer can go through all the videos☺

[@ItsAdventure]

Thanks for the feedback man. Sorry it took me soooo damn long to get back to you!

[@Craig-le6os]

very helpful i have the same issue ill try it tomorrow :)

[@ItsAdventure]

Good luck. If you get stuck another great resource is T4forum.co.uk. Cheers Rich

[@alal.t14033]

i like a mix of stuff

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Alan, I too like to mix stuff up. Tricky thing is of course to get that mix right for all people. Look, im sorry for taking soooo damn long to get back to you! Thank you for your comment. This does help steer my future direction! Cheers. Rich ;o )

[@rickhctep1503]

Always check the easiest things first before demolishing the thing you are trying to fix, my son has this same power problem, he has worked on vehicles with me since he was a child so I am going to leave this little job up to him.

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Rick, correct! tis absolutely the right things to do to hit obvious things first. However, i had tried emery paper in there first of all. for some reason that first try did not allow contact to be made. Hey ho, got there in the end and hopefully helped a load of people out not to make the same mistake as i did!

[@steve_and_lolas_hikes]

No way :o I haven`t tried that.....I`ll give it a go, cheers.

[@ItsAdventure]

U know! I spent about 10 hours that day chasing the fault. Only to find it was corrosion inside the flippin 12v socket! Hey ho. I am chuffed if it helped!

[@hendersonjp]

my satnav ,stopped working ,and yes where was the fuse ,......all by its self under the seat ,why,but it also has a second battery ,mine is 63 reg.

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey John. I just did not get my head round why VW hid soooo many fuses in soooo many places?

[@williamoakes664]

Hahaha that cracked me up, the reverse way to tackle a problem but I did thoroughly enjoy watching it, great video, good music and credit to you for airing your problem solving process without editing 👍🏼

[@broadys_on]

William Oakes hey Will, thanks for the kind words. Yep, I am no expert (pretty far from it). Just hope the stuff I do is of some help to others and yup, real bonus if people get a chuckle out of it too! Thanks buddy!

[@ItsAdventure]

You know I nearly gave up KZbin that day! It was one of the first times that I just could not find what was wrong. When I realised it was just simple corrosion I could have cried. But I bit the embarrassment bullet and still released the video as I thought it may help save some time for others. Got there in the end ;o )

[@skyblue829]

Why didn't you test the wires with a meter first?. Lol good video

[@ItsAdventure]

you know it! I did very gingerly put the multimeter prong down in there so as not to short the thing. After a day of peeing about i found i hadn't broken through the corrosive build up! Had i been a bit more heavy handed about it i could have saved myself hours! Hey ho

[@lioncrunch]

Missed one side of dash drivers door, open door side of dash, you'll see cover for fuses

[@broadys_on]

lioncrunch aaaaaaahhhhhh, now you tell me! Haha, no worries. It’s sorted now.

[@ItsAdventure]

It does make me wonder why VW don’t just keep the fuses all in one area? ;o )

[@haderrazacellution]

I have fuse under under passenger seat and fuse was busted

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Hader, hope this vid helped you in some way! Failing that, hope it showed you sir are not alone! We all get those real tricky fixes that are just unreal! they take forever and never work out as planned. Man, this was exactly that. I knew it could have been a bit of a tricky one. but 7-8 hours i was not expecting! Hope i was able to help in some way? Even if only to lift your spirits! Take Care bud! Rich ;o )

[@ariecanarie0774]

Very recognisable LOL

[@ItsAdventure]

Hey Arie, it was a long day!! ;o )

[@klusterkiss]

ahahaha... if one feel the ass start to be warm one can understand the fuse is there under the seat and...burned! It's cool video anyway.

[@ItsAdventure]

Tell me about it. One of VW less considered design ideas! ;o )

[@klusterkiss]

@@ItsAdventure Hahaha... In any case after the first glance under the seats I don't see anything like a fuse box. (vw 2005)Behind the bottle box the fuse box are closed and screwed... No way of burn anything! Stay healthy mate.