Cigarette Lighter button/handle

[Toro]

Getting ready to order some dash parts and just noticed something. On a non-deluxe truck with black radio/wiper/headlight knobs, did the cigarette lighter have the round black "knob" around the stainless button, or was it just the stainless button? Here's a photo of mine with non-deluxe knobs, and the lighter only has the stainless portion, no black knob around it. All the others I've seen have the black plastic/rubber piece, so just wondering if it's missing from this one or it's supposed to be that way.

[cericd]

Originally Posted by Toro

Getting ready to order some dash parts and just noticed something. On a non-deluxe truck with black radio/wiper/headlight knobs, did the cigarette lighter have the round black "knob" around the stainless button, or was it just the stainless button? Here's a photo of mine with non-deluxe knobs, and the lighter only has the stainless portion, no black knob around it. All the others I've seen have the black plastic/rubber piece, so just wondering if it's missing from this one or it's supposed to be that way.

All of the 67-72 truck cigar lighters had silver center button with a black surround. The black is actually metal that is painted black. In '67 the black portion had ridges around the edge but 68-72 were the same.

It's hard to tell from your picture but I suspect that the lighter element you have came from a different vehicle, car perhaps or is an aftermarket piece.

[Smitty]

Note that the aftermarket lighters aren’t interchangeable with OEM. The element will not work with original socket.

[jimijam00]

This.

[BRL]

My original lighter element died, and the original socket was a corrosion covered mess, so I picked up a set from O'Riley's and just JB-Welded the ring, and some knobs unscrew so I was able to set mine back up at a comparatively low cost and once again prove how much of a cheapskate I am.