nils7
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Hi guys, ever wanting a spare 12V socket for the VE Commodore in a place that Holden should have placed it - that is - under the audio unit, without having to buy a Holden Ashtray Cigaretter Lighter kit?
I replaced my compartment space with a Pontiac G8 front 12V socket kit (see pic), its a tidy OEM install and is better than the Holden Ashtray kit as it provide the user with extra space to place items as well looks a cleaner install.
The GM part number is 92206136 Compartment.
Im sure you will be able to order from Holden or get one from a pontiac G8 wreck from the states.
Its an easy install and requires removal of the trim surrounding the gear stick and undoing x2 screws to remove the exisiting blank compartment space, and replacing with the G8 12V socket kit. The G8 12V socket requires wiring up to the exisiting spare cigarette lighting wiring which is housed underneath the audio unit, this is accessed by removing the centre compartment driver side panel (see pic) and unclipping the cigarette lighting wiring clip. For some strange reason the clips on each do not mate correctly but to resolve this i just mated the two using spare wire and spade terminals. The spare cigarette lighter clip will have three terminals, pos, neg and lighting for the cigarette lighter ring, the thrid is redundant when using the pontiac 12V socket kit.
As you can see in the pic its a clean install, takes bout 10 mins.
I replaced my compartment space with a Pontiac G8 front 12V socket kit (see pic), its a tidy OEM install and is better than the Holden Ashtray kit as it provide the user with extra space to place items as well looks a cleaner install.
The GM part number is 92206136 Compartment.
Im sure you will be able to order from Holden or get one from a pontiac G8 wreck from the states.
Its an easy install and requires removal of the trim surrounding the gear stick and undoing x2 screws to remove the exisiting blank compartment space, and replacing with the G8 12V socket kit. The G8 12V socket requires wiring up to the exisiting spare cigarette lighting wiring which is housed underneath the audio unit, this is accessed by removing the centre compartment driver side panel (see pic) and unclipping the cigarette lighting wiring clip. For some strange reason the clips on each do not mate correctly but to resolve this i just mated the two using spare wire and spade terminals. The spare cigarette lighter clip will have three terminals, pos, neg and lighting for the cigarette lighter ring, the thrid is redundant when using the pontiac 12V socket kit.
As you can see in the pic its a clean install, takes bout 10 mins.
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