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Old 01-02-2015, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by stackz View Post
why are all the cigarette lighters always powered even with the key out of the ignition?

its frustrating on my 01 to always have to pull the power adapter for my dash cam out after each drive. would be so much more convienant if the lighter socket was key switched so the camera would just auto-shutdown and then I could hide the wires lol.

looks like I'll have to buy an aftermarket lighter socket and wire it to a proper keyed on source.
Why??? Why are you not asking this question in your own thread about a topic that is oft discussed and many would have suggestions...yet you chose to bury your question in this multi-topic thread that spans the course of multiple years and is 30+ pages long.

Again, in your own thread & under a specific topic you would have had multiple suggestions by now which deals with a common issue with BMW models for the last 20 or so years. One answer is to use the BMW adapter that plugs into the switched outlet in the glove compartment for the flashlight.
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