That totally worked!! Thing is it is a new cig lighter. Should there be a rubber washer or gasket between the lighter and the hole in the dash? Not sure why it's shorting out. But now the security light blinks constantly??
when you tighten down the stud on the lighter the hot clip can rotate to touch the ground casing. Make sure it's centered. A voltmeter set on diode test will stop beeping when you get it right.
