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James, thanks for the correction. That's why I stated "I think" and
they "seem". Nothing thus far has lessened my enjoyment. So any idea
where we can get the rings that came with your cell phone adapter? Or
do they have standard plugs which one can simply swap out?

 

---James Owen Casey <jcasey@svgroup.com> wrote:
>
> At 12:13 PM 8/3/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >I think they are the standard size. The problem is they seem to be of
> >low quality (surprise!) and flex too much. I hard wired my radar
> >detector (or "locator") because I was getting tired of the plug
> >popping out everytime I went over a bump.
> >
> >
> >---"Bredehorn, Jeff" <JABredehorn@vpainc.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> It seems like all my 12v lighter-plug gadgets won't stay in the MBZ
> >> lighter outlets...they are bigger outlets than the industry
standard.
> >> Is there an adapter available?
> >
>
> The 12v outlets ARE larger than standard size.
>
> There are adapters available (although I don't know where to get
one!). My
> cell phone lighter adapter came with a plastic adapter ring that
fits in
> larger outlets so that the adapter fits snugly and doesn't come loose.
>
> Don't immediately assume that if something doesn't work exactly the
way you
> want or expect that it must be of low quality. Jumping to this
conclusion
> as a knee jerk reaction just decreases your enjoyment of the vehicle
and
> (surprise!) just may indicate that you don't know as much as you
think you
> know!

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