Sorry, seems like it would be a whole lot easier to check the fuse than pull the fairing. On the bright side - at least you'll know how to get the fairing off next time!

 

I had to replace the female part of the lighter. I wrecked it with a cell phone charger.

 

I apologize up front for being abrasive but I'm a little shocked. I hope that the OP checked the fuse before asking for help. If not, he might want to read his owner's manual (not to mention keep it on the bike) and have the salesman who sold him the bike give him another walkaround description of it's features (i.e. fusebox location).

I have a hard time believing that someone who has the resources and desire to buy a 2012 UC doesn't know to check a fuse. Everyone with a driver's license should know this. Electrical troubleshooting 101: If an electrical component stops working, check the fuse. If the fuse blows a 2nd time, find the fault or pay someone to find it for you.

 

Some people just need a bit of help and may not be a brilliant as others. Criticizing is always easier as oppose to giving a little help.

 

You don't need to replace the socket. Look in the hole and find the two U shaped (square bottom) tabs on the OD of the tube. I believe they are bottom of U in. Put a scribe with a 90* end in there and bend the tabs toward the inside just a little. Do both tabs and check lighter. If it doesn't hold bend a little more. I did this without pulling the fuse. Just don't touch the bottom of the socket and the sides at the same time. Or pull the fuse if you don't think you can not touch as it can get ugly if you short this circuit. If you are plugging an accessory in be sure to turn the AC plug so the spring clips are not where the tabs are in the hole. AC plug springs push the socket tabs out and cause it to not grip the lighter.

 

View your owners manual here:

https://www.harley-davidson.com/en_U...s-manuals.html

 

You are quite abrasive !! I'm an electrician, so i think I know how to check fuses. I wanted to fix the problem last night, in the dark, so I could hook up my GPS this morning. I've had the fairing off of my last 10 FL's several time. Anyway thanks to the bubs who really wanted to help. pulled the cover off the fuse box and went right to the problem, and found the burnt fuse. Thanks again for your help.

 

That's ok. Just don't do it again... Seriously if a fellow rider can't come on this board and ask for help in a pinch without getting **** then there's a problem. Sure it was a simple fix but sometimes when you're under pressure the simple stuff evades you.

 

true dat!! been there dun it. and will do it again.

 

+1, after 39 years on HD I had many years of not being very tolerant of the "new" riders, the ones who started coming on after "84 and especially the "new" crowd of late. I couldn't believe how some of these guys had no clue about anything, except they wanted to have a Harley. I've adjusted and grown patient (well, sometimes I have a relapse) and understand things change. Hey, on the bright side, they've kept the MOCO in business and the market is saturated with low mileage bikes, so it's good for everyone ...... plus, maybe they don't know much about their bike, but a lot of them seem willing to learn and the new riders maybe can teach me some stuff, like finance, legal advice, etc.