cigarette lighter does'nt work

[ifty]

ive a 1987 325i cab when you put the lighter on the windows stop working and the window cut off switch the one with the red lable around pops out.ive even got a new lighter socket but it still happens.any ideas any one?

many thanks

[gooner1]

Try the fuses ifty, think they are 17 and 28 but dont qoute me on that.

[Brianmoooore]

Windows with the door open are on fuse 28, the same as the cigarette lighter, but it's odd that the window cut out operates when you use the lighter. Suggests that the lighter is being back fed from the windows!
Has this gone like this on its own?
Has anyone been messing with the wiring?

[ifty]

its been like this since i bought the car 4 years ago thought it was the lighter socket as the lighter never clicked in.Since i need it now for the tom tom i got a new socket from bmw thinking that would solve it but its still doing it.even if you put in a charger in it of any kind.

[timmyboy]

have u always had this prob?
both the cig lighter and re-setable fuse for the windows just have spade connections on the back not plugs, so perhaps the windows are on the cig lighter and the cig lighter on the windows???
would that work??
i aint no sparky lol.

[ifty]

yeah since ive had the car its been like that.the socket has spade connecters it looks normal there 2wires earth and power just baffled by it.But on the re set button it is a plug which fits behind the switch

[timmyboy]

really??
mine must be different its def spade connectors, they do look kinda original though,
oh wel mate thats me out, good luck!!

[ifty]

thanks for trying to help

[Brianmoooore]

Wires on the cig lighter should be brown on the small terminal and red/yellow on the large.
Wires to the window cut out should both be green for the main colour, and the ones I've seen have had seperate small spade connectors.

[ifty]

yr rite guys spade connecters on the window re-set switch 2 green wires so thats ok and 2 wires on the cig socket brown and red/yellow but cant understand why its doing that