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Thanks Reply aiwa101 View Public Profile Send a private message to aiwa101 Find More Posts by aiwa101 View iTrader Profile Sep 7, 2012 | 11:55 PM Share Share Options #2 eepowers Member Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 106 From: Dallas, Tx Try using a small pointed knife to flip it on is side, and out with it. I had a penny fall in mine a month ago. I got it out, but not before lowing the 20amp fuse that goes with it. Reply eepowers View Public Profile Send a private message to eepowers Find More Posts by eepowers View iTrader Profile Sep 8, 2012 | 12:09 AM Share Share Options #3 morteljc Senior Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 464 From: Rowland Heights, CA 91748 use a wooden stick and put a chewed bubble gum, rice, or something sticky... maybe it would get it out... Reply morteljc View Public Profile Send a private message to morteljc Find More Posts by morteljc View iTrader Profile Sep 8, 2012 | 08:45 AM Share Share Options #4 eepowers Member Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 106 From: Dallas, Tx Or use a piece of tape, sticky side out, wrapped around a pen or pencil. Reply eepowers View Public Profile Send a private message to eepowers Find More Posts by eepowers View iTrader Profile Sep 8, 2012 | 10:40 AM Share Share Options #5 aiwa101 Thread Starter Junior Member Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 23 I tried everything the nickel seems to be wider then the cigarette lighter so it's really stuck . I just need to figure out how to take the assembly out. Reply aiwa101 View Public Profile Send a private message to aiwa101 Find More Posts by aiwa101 View iTrader Profile Sep 8, 2012 | 10:50 AM Share Share Options #6 Compusmurf Love my '09 Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,013 From: Tampa, FL Can't be wider if it dropped in. Maybe a pencil, put a drop of superglue on the eraser and stick it to the coin. Let it dry and it'll give you a bit more leverage? Reply Compusmurf View Public Profile Send a private message to Compusmurf Find More Posts by Compusmurf View iTrader Profile Sep 8, 2012 | 10:57 AM Share Share Options #7 aiwa101 Thread Starter Junior Member Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 23 i tried the superglue trick too there is a lip at the bottom of the lighter and it is under the lip so when i try to pull one side up the other side just hits the lip... Last edited by aiwa101; Sep 8, 2012 at 11:18 AM. Reply aiwa101 View Public Profile Send a private message to aiwa101 Find More Posts by aiwa101 View iTrader Profile Sep 8, 2012 | 10:53 PM Share Share Options #8 Shipwreck Senior Member Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 696 From: Honolulu, Hawaii You might have to dismantle the center console to get the lighter socket out. Try and check out the repair manual on the nicoclub website. Reply Shipwreck View Public Profile Send a private message to Shipwreck Find More Posts by Shipwreck View iTrader Profile Sep 9, 2012 | 02:08 AM Share Share Options #9 jommbi Member Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 110 I know you asked for assembly instructions but...Sharpie magic marker or thick wood dowel and some 3m double sided tape. If that fails you can always go to the dealer and explain why you have a nickel, a pencil, bubble gum, 3m tape, wood dowel, and a screw driver jammed into your cigarette lighter. They may take pity on you. Sorry about the joke Last edited by jommbi; Sep 9, 2012 at 02:17 AM. Reply jommbi View Public Profile Send a private message to jommbi Find More Posts by jommbi View iTrader Profile Sep 10, 2012 | 04:35 PM Share Share Options #10 zoemayne Senior Member iTrader: (4) Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 770 From: Miami, FL let it be... you have another one right in the arm rest.. you shouldnt take it apart just keep trying to take it out with different methods.. maybe buy a simple tool.. melt the nickle a little? taking the whole thing apart is overkill too much time.. but hey i dont know what your times worth. Reply zoemayne View Public Profile Send a private message to zoemayne Find More Posts by zoemayne View iTrader Profile Sep 10, 2012 | 05:02 PM Share Share Options #11 20_Maxima_10 Senior Member Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 552 From: Scottsdale,AZ You're making this alot harder than necessary......go to an autoparts store and buy a cigarette lighter removal tool. done. Reply 20_Maxima_10 View Public Profile Send a private message to 20_Maxima_10 Find More Posts by 20_Maxima_10 View iTrader Profile Sep 12, 2012 | 04:43 PM Share Share Options #12 aiwa101 Thread Starter Junior Member Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 23 Quote: Originally Posted by 20_Maxima_10 You're making this alot harder than necessary......go to an autoparts store and buy a cigarette lighter removal tool. done. i never knew those even existed....imma go check that out tommorow thanks! Reply aiwa101 View Public Profile Send a private message to aiwa101 Find More Posts by aiwa101 View iTrader Profile Apr 2, 2013 | 07:50 AM Share Share Options #13 LtLeary Senior Member Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,847 From: Central Florida Quote: Originally Posted by aiwa101 i never knew those even existed....imma go check that out tommorow thanks! Did it work? Easy to remove and replace? Reply LtLeary View Public Profile Send a private message to LtLeary Find More Posts by LtLeary View iTrader Profile May 12, 2019 | 11:57 AM Share Share Options #14 harvey02 Junior Member Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 33 Yes, I know this thread is from a few years ago, but I too recently had this problem and found an easy way to remove the coin. I used a pair of hose pliers I had previouslybought cheap at harbor freight, to grip the sides of the socket. I moved it from side to side and then the socket popped out of the console. There was then small opening on the bottom of the socket where I was able to insert a flathead screwdriver to tilt the lodged coin upward. I then used a pair of needlenose pliers to pull the coin out. Now I have a working socket Reply harvey02 View Public Profile Send a private message to harvey02 Find More Posts by harvey02 View iTrader Profile Jul 13, 2019 | 10:57 PM Share Share Options #15 Chris Louis Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 17 I had some pennies stuck in mine. One time I was vacuuming my Maxima at a local car wash and stuck the hose in that compartment. The vacuum was strong enough to suck the coins right out of the cigarette lighter. Now I make sure I keep that cap closed when I'm not using it. 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