Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
I just replace them with these when I need to power something: https://www.westmountainradio.com/kb_view_topic.php?id=ST166 They are in the truck and the Cessna now --- On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 7:17 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > IIRC the lighter sockets of the W114/W115, like old American iron, are > fairly deep > when compared to the newer cars like R107+. The lighter socket hardware, > like seat > belts, are 100% American in origin, but have been drifting. The _power_ > sockets, > though, I believe retain the original depth. > > The very best retention is of the plugs that have a molded ridge in the > nose that > actually is gripped by the lighter socket's thermostatic release clip. > Those are > few and far between, though. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
IIRC the lighter sockets of the W114/W115, like old American iron, are fairly deep when compared to the newer cars like R107+. The lighter socket hardware, like seat belts, are 100% American in origin, but have been drifting. The _power_ sockets, though, I believe retain the original depth. The very best retention is of the plugs that have a molded ridge in the nose that actually is gripped by the lighter socket's thermostatic release clip. Those are few and far between, though. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
I believe so. I’ll check mine when I have the time. I experienced this in my W210 wagon, which has a power outlet in the cargo area. -D > On Jun 15, 2022, at 4:46 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-06-15 19:28, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> It’s been my experience that the Euro cigarette lighters are pretty >> short, so the socket is equally “shallow”, meaning that anything like >> a charger that you put in there will flop around. >> Note that if you also have a power adapter socket it will be much deeper. > > You're saying the socket left of the tailgate on my W163 is deeper than the > lighter socket, which was intended only for the lighter that came with it? > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
On 2022-06-15 19:28, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: It’s been my experience that the Euro cigarette lighters are pretty short, so the socket is equally “shallow”, meaning that anything like a charger that you put in there will flop around. Note that if you also have a power adapter socket it will be much deeper. You're saying the socket left of the tailgate on my W163 is deeper than the lighter socket, which was intended only for the lighter that came with it? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
It’s been my experience that the Euro cigarette lighters are pretty short, so the socket is equally “shallow”, meaning that anything like a charger that you put in there will flop around. Note that if you also have a power adapter socket it will be much deeper. -D > On Jun 15, 2022, at 4:25 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > problem solved.thanks for the advice. neighbor gave my wife two cords both > of which fit.. I think they have been used in Audi > >> On Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 6:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit >> of paper in to shim it and it worked fine >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> >>> On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> How much is a new socket? >>> Mitch. >>> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. >> Parts guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug >> end in wire? Shim the lighter socket? TIA >>> >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
problem solved.thanks for the advice. neighbor gave my wife two cords both of which fit.. I think they have been used in Audi On Wed, Jun 15, 2022, 6:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit > of paper in to shim it and it worked fine > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > How much is a new socket? > > Mitch. > > > >> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > >> My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The > >> phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this > >> with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. > Parts > >> guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug > end in > >> wire? Shim the lighter socket? > >> TIA > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
I like that idea. Paper won't cut connectivity? Dwight E. Giles Jr. Bissell Cove Wickford RI On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 6:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit > of paper in to shim it and it worked fine > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > How much is a new socket? > > Mitch. > > > >> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > >> My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The > >> phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this > >> with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. > Parts > >> guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug > end in > >> wire? Shim the lighter socket? > >> TIA > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
I don't know. I was hoping to avoid changing one. Wonder if I can get a larger plug on cord?? Dwight E. Giles Jr. Bissell Cove Wickford RI On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 6:18 PM mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > How much is a new socket? > Mitch. > > On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > > My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The > > phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this > > with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. > > Parts > > guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug > > end in > > wire? Shim the lighter socket? > > TIA > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
Is it a European thing? My old W115 300D socket is loose on normal plugs as well. I have always assumed that it may be some sort of metric socket rather than what we expect in NA. I think about changing it but haven't needed to do so and thus haven't yet. Randy On 15/06/2022 5:17 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: How much is a new socket? Mitch. On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. Parts guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug end in wire? Shim the lighter socket? TIA ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
I had one like that, maybe in a 210 of the same vintage. I just put a bit of paper in to shim it and it worked fine --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jun 15, 2022, at 6:18 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > How much is a new socket? > Mitch. > >> On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: >> My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The >> phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this >> with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. Parts >> guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug end in >> wire? Shim the lighter socket? >> TIA > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cigarette lighter outlet puzzle
How much is a new socket? Mitch. On 2022-06-15 17:55, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: My wife just bought a 2000 CLK 320 with very low mileage. The phone charger cord slops around in the lighter outlet. I tested this with the one that is tight in the 2005 E320 and it too slops around. Parts guy @ dealer said it is the same outlet. So Wrap the phone plug end in wire? Shim the lighter socket? TIA ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
