# How to Add a Cigarette Lighter? 97 Civic **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** fuses\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448 "2007-09-11T03:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jdpphotography](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jdpphotography](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdpphotography)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/1 "2007-09-11T03:54:55Z")
Has anyone ever added a cigarette lighter to an older Honda (97 civic)? I’ve been told that it’s relatively easy, only 2 or 3 wires, and that a generic lighter is inexpensive from a parts store…I haven’t quite made it to the store yet. It would be useful have a cigarette lighter… any help would be appreciated… ---
**Author:** ![NopySr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@NopySr](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NopySr)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/2 "2007-09-11T11:46:39Z")
The simplest way to go is to buy an adapter that plugs into the existing 12 v receptacle & has a cigarette lighter as well as a 12 volt outlet built in. That’s what I did. A Pep Boys had the best selection of 12 v accessories in my area. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/3 "2007-09-11T11:50:08Z")
If your car has a lighter socket/power outlet, you can just purchase the lighter insert and plug it in. If your car has no lighter socket, you can get one from a parts store, as you have been told, and connect the wiring as per the instructions. Two wires are all you need, one to the fuse block and one to a good ground. ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/4 "2007-09-11T12:45:14Z")
I am sure your car already has a fully-wired receptacle in place. It is impossible for me to conceive of a new car being sold without one. Find it, although it may be camouflaged and covered by a round plug. Then just add the pop-out itself. Unless you’re saying the receptacle has been removed and you are staring at an empty hole in the dash. Let us know the actual situation. ---
**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/5 "2007-09-11T16:58:18Z")
It’s a 97 Honda, and I can see a 10 year old car being sold originally without a lighter socket. ---
**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/6 "2007-09-11T17:04:56Z")
Maybe so, but even in that case there will be a hole in the dash that’s covered by a plug, and maybe even an electrical connector all ready and waiting. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/7 "2007-09-11T17:41:50Z")
I’m waiting for the day when a lighter and ashtray will no longer be available on cars. People will finially realize that smoking is actually bad for you. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/8 "2007-09-11T20:04:11Z")
I added one to my 59 VW but like the others, I can’t imagine it doesn’t have the recepticle. Just buy the lighter and try it. ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-add-a-cigarette-lighter-97-civic/4448/9 "2007-09-11T20:31:04Z")
Someone wasn’t kidding when he said" smoking will kill you". I read in the news (a long time ago) that a driver had dropped his cigarette down between his legs and in the ensuing scramble crashed into a concrete light pole and killed himself. Which reminds me, of the times the lit cigarette stuck to my lip and my fingers slid off the burning end. Sure am glad I quit 9 years ago.