Recently bought my sti and tried to charge my iphone but there seems to be no power getting to unit, the push in lighter doesnt push in or my charger wont power up. I've looked at the fuse (according to the manual) and it doesnt seem broken so I'm a bit lost as to what to do next, any help would be much appreciated thanks

 

Some lighter sockets had a fuseable link where the leads plug on

 

I have an 03 Sti I've removed the stereo facia to get access to the back of the lighter and cant seem to see lose wires or fuses anywhere

 

You need to get to the rear and use a circuit tester/multimeter to check if it has a live supply AND a decent earth path.

ALSO: don't assume a fuse IS OK just because it LOOKS OK, test it.

 

Cheers for the help I'll have a look at half time in the footie

 

mine had a fuse in it too that had gone. Bridged it with wire.

 

If all else fails like mine did you end up paying extortion money to Subaru for a new one

 

Havnt had a look yet, but I have bought a complete unit off ebay for £5 just in case

 

Does anybody know how to remove the complete lighter unit?

 

Anybody?

 

This may be no help, but on a classic, you can get at it by removing the radio/CD.

Mine's just spring-clipped into place, so maybe lever out with a screwdriver, but use padding, (folded paper towel), under the tip agianst any trim

 

Managed to get the old unit out and connected up the universal unit I bought ebay off ebay and have power, only thing is the universal unit fitment and connection was very bad so think im gonna have to get a new unit from subaru

 

Rang subaru today to order the unit and it costs £38 +vat

 

£44 for a cigarette lighter unit but all is now good