cigar lighter for 97 900se???

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Gemini Jackson - 21 Sep 2004 20:27 GMT

Not that I smoke, but the empty hole looks so... empty. Looked on
eeuroparts.com but couldn't find one. Anyone know of a good supplier
of little things like this?
~GJ~

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Kristian Steve Jensen - 21 Sep 2004 22:03 GMT

> Not that I smoke, but the empty hole looks so... empty. Looked on
> eeuroparts.com but couldn't find one. Anyone know of a good supplier
> of little things like this?
> ~GJ~

Ebay, look for people who are parting out their cars. And also, this
newsgroup of course, have gotten a few parts from here myself. Currently
wanted: Central locking motors for rear door and for hatch. NG900 electric
window switch panel with sunroof switch.

Kristian

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Malcolm William Mason - 22 Sep 2004 05:21 GMT

>Not that I smoke, but the empty hole looks so... empty. Looked on
>eeuroparts.com but couldn't find one.

Try a wrecker.

I am reasonably sure that a Mercedes part will fit (If it comes to
having to humble yourself) and I personally purloined the lighter from
my wife's Jetta when my went west.

Malcolm Mason

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Damon Woo - 09 Oct 2004 18:02 GMT

I found some replacement lighters on ebay just by searching under "saab 900"
for around $5-$8.

I have recently been looking at replacing my lighter for my recently
acquired 1994 Saab 900s Convertible.I use an iPod (MP3 player) and found
that my Belkin Auto Charger will not charge in the cigarette lighter. In
fact, the device simply pops out of the lighter plug as if it's the wrong
size.
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Product_Id=149006

Before I put in a bid, I tired out my cellphone charger and it worked fine
(fairly standard in size). As you can see I am not a smoker.

Has anyone had an issue with Belkin Auto Chargers for iPods in their 900s'
cigarette lighter plug? Could the shape of the lighter be warped, or are
these always a standard size?
I tried several Google searches under strings such as "saab 900 lighter
Belkin" or "iPod saab 900" or something of that nature, but found absolutly
nothing.

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Damon Woo

>>Not that I smoke, but the empty hole looks so... empty. Looked on
>>eeuroparts.com but couldn't find one.
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> Malcolm Mason

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Retro Bob - 11 Oct 2004 15:24 GMT

>Has anyone had an issue with Belkin Auto Chargers for iPods in their 900s'
>cigarette lighter plug? Could the shape of the lighter be warped, or are
>these always a standard size?
>I tried several Google searches under strings such as "saab 900 lighter
>Belkin" or "iPod saab 900" or something of that nature, but found absolutly
>nothing.

I have found that many manufacturers of C.L. adaptors (cell phones,
for example) make them undersize. Perhaps there are some cars out
there with small cigarette lighter sockets. Personally, I though they
were all standard and all the ones I've seen a "large" but someone in
the adaptor engineering group must know better.

At one point I found a shim that you could put around your adaptor to
make it fit better in the socket. I tried it out but it was sort of a
pain to use. I'm pretty sure I tossed mine and I'm very sure I don't
recall where I ordered it (somewhere on-line).

Bob

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