Cigarrette light 12V outlet is dead?

[vito.a]

The cord on my radar detector shorted out and now my 12V cigarette lighter socket is dead. The rear lighter socket works. I checked the fuses under the hood and even put a new ashtray/lighter assembly in, but it is not providing 12V power.

Is there another fuse for this somewhere? The wires look very small diameter for a cigarette lighter power, maybe 18 gauge at the most and I really expected 12 or 14.

Is there another ignition switched 12V source that would be easy to run a jumper up to the back of the ash tray and bypass the original?
Or, is it maybe the ground wire??
Thanks
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[Lextreme II]

There should be a fuse somewhere. I think it might be in the fuse box.

 

[stevechumo]

Check the fuse in the kick panel inside the car.

 

[redback]

not sure what are your drving but ls400 fuse's are found under the dash just above you accel/break ect...

mine always goes when using gps for some reson...

 

[vito.a]

I checked all the fuses under the hood right behind the battery. Is there a fuse in another location?

 

[vito.a]

No more ideas?
I thought about tapping into the heated seat +12V wire and adding a jumper to the cigarette lighter wire?

 

[redback]

I checked all the fuses under the hood right behind the battery. Is there a fuse in another location?

as per my previous post

not sure what are your drving but ls400 fuse's are found under the dash just above you accel/break ect... 15amp fuse is used by the cigerette lighter... all the accesories/lights ect relative fuses are found here.

mine always goes when using gps for some reson...

 

[a.Lpha]

I had it die before, and it was just the fuses above the parking break. if it's not there, then it would have to be a wiring fault. I'd say maybe pigy-back it off of the second cigarette lighter -- again though I'm an amateur, take what i say with a grain of salt.

 

[redback]

I had it die before, and it was just the fuses above the parking break. if it's not there, then it would have to be a wiring fault. I'd say maybe pigy-back it off of the second cigarette lighter -- again though I'm an amateur, take what i say with a grain of salt.

both lighters run of the same fuse