It does not only "sound" like crap. It is crap!!!! The heating element of the lighter draws a much higher current than a gps charger. If it was the result of arcing it would possiblly be damaged because of that but, if I was you I'd find a different "new-part-bolter-on-her" 'cause this one stinks!

 

this is the result of the metal prongs inside I was referring to. Take the fuse out for your cig light, take a small flat bladed screwdriver, go inside the housing and slightly bend those prongs either upward or inward (2 different styles of cig lighter plugs being used depending on year)

put your fuse back in and be on your way..

 

I had my bike in at the dealer which I might add I avoid as much as possible. When I tried using my lighter I discovered it no longer worked. I took the outer fairing off to investigate and found that when the dealer put the fairing back on they had inadvertently knocked the hot wire off the spade connector. While your checking make sure the polarity is correct. Hot -ve should be centre spade on socket.

 

Looks like bad weather around here for a while and I am down also for an elbow issue (found out yesterday I have a torn tendon) so I have plenty of time to work with it. I will remove the fairing again and see if I can locate the problem. I am wondering, now that i think about it, if my charger may have hit the tank when turning and that cause the element to become damaged? I will look into that as well and figure out what is going on then post my findings on here.

Eric

 

Are you getting anything at the end of the wire that plugs into the lighter socket or not? If not, why would you even look at the socket?
First thing i would try is to exchange the fuse with another one

 

Mine originally was wired backwards... I bought mine brand new, and it must have been that way from the factory. As soon as I reversed the wires, all worked fine. The lighter element draws MUCH more than almost any device that will work in a lighter plug. Check the connections in the fairing.

 

put your test light to the side not the center...Harley built them with "+" and (-) reversed...my 10 was

 

that would be a neg sir.. if it was like that none of the accessories/chargers/etc you plug into them would work. If that's the case on your's you might want to change it around to where it's correct. + is the center

 

positive is SUPPOSED to be the center pin, but apparently HD built some with the wires attached backwards....and they don't care if you accessories/chargers/etc work because the company line is that it is a cigarette lighter not an accessory port. the cigarette lighter will work regardless which terminal the hot wire goes to.

That having been said, obviously thousands of us use that port for a GPS and the tech's assertion that such a use could have "burned out" the plug is ludicrous.

Dave

 

true.. didn't think about the element working both ways and it certainly will.