On Sun, 16 May 2004 12:21:14 -0400, "Dave L"
<davelieuREMOVE@MEyahoo.com> wrote:

>"Star Carol" <nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:9j3fa0h54r4ebsame0mgjac5292a5tqsso@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 16 May 2004 07:04:57 -0700, Randy Hunt <rhunt960@tco.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <40A6FBEC.45B69308@junkmail.com>, trash@junkmail.com says...
>> >> I believe there is only one standard size for cigarette lighters /
>power
>> >> outlets. I have found that many of the cell-phone chargers simply have
>a
>> >> plug that is too big. Even my brother's original Nokia car charger has
>> >> this problem (too big, tested in Honda Civic, VW Gti and Infiniti I30).
>> >> The side contact sticks out too far and is too stiff. You could try
>> >> bending in the side contact a bit or you could just look for another
>> >> charger with a smaller plug.
>> >>
>> >> Star Carol wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > I got a new Civic and I'm having a problem with its power-outlet, or
>> >> > socket (formerly known as a cigarette lighter). Anyway, I need it to
>> >> > recharge my cellphone, but when I try to remove the cellphone
>> >> > charger from the socket, it doesn't want to come out. At one
>> >> > point I couldn't remove it at all and took it in to the dealer. He
>> >> > said there's different sizes of sockets, and that to remove my
>> >> > cellphone charger from it they'd have to remove the whole panel just
>> >> > to get to it. Well, I decided against it and finally managed to
>> >> > remove it myself. So what now? Does anybody know about this? How
>> >> > many different socket sizes are there? Do I need a different size
>> >> > other than the one that comes standard? Thanks.
>> >>
>> >Yes, there is only one standard size. But because there are ranges of
>> >tolerance in this size, some plugs will fit tighter than others. As was
>> >stated, the side contacts maybe to stiff and require adjustment.
>>
>> That makes sense to me. I'm glad I didn't let the dealership rip my
>> dash out! Thanks.
>
>You could also try a little bit of oil. Mine was sticking before the oil
>and it slides much smoother now.
>
>-Dave
>

Thanks, I'll try that too.