Here is a picture of a power outlet LED Flashlight that I placed in my boot power outlet since my car was missing the cover when I bought it. Here is a catalog picture of the flashlight.



Here is what it looks like in the car.



And here is where I bought it.

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ccc7575.html

My only complaint is that the company didn't tell me it was on back order, I had to email to find out and they charged my credit card immediately when I ordered it. But it is nicely made, sturdy, works as advertised, puts out a nice amount of light, is small and fits well in the boot. I bought one for the front power outlet also.

Cheers.

 

Does this turn off and on with the boot being opened?

 

The flashlight is turned off and on by removing the flashlight from the power outlet and rotating the top slightly to turn it on. To make the flashlight show up a bit better I turned the flashlight on then stuck it back in the outlet. Typically I just leave it in the power outlet turned off until I need it.

 

The socket wont have power unless you leave your keys in the ignition

 

Did I ask anything about the power?

Sheesh.........go pad your post count someplace else

 

So much for offering up some information apparently an offensive act nowadays, now where's that ignore list button.....

 

That looks better than the VW Touareg flashlight I have. Cheaper too.

As a side note... I wired an "always on" power outlet on the opposite side panel so the flashlight is always fully charged. It'll also come in handy if I ever need to use my air compressor without having to turn the ignition on.

 

I bought the ultra-cheap version of this at Kmart. Under $5. Actually works pretty good, but it doesn't look like you should drop it...

 

Very cool that it charges up in the cig adapter. I've also ran across these, but I like the way yours looks better. Nice and smooth.

 

I have the ones that are available through VW. These look alot better as it seems like they are brighter and better made. Cant seem to find it on the website you provided though.

 

Search for cigarette and you should find it.

 

MINI sells one -- "MINI Torch" part# 63130138865 in the accessories catalog, $23.50 MSRP.

 

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/ccc7575.html

 

Thanks Robin. I wasnt paying attention when I provided the original link. That is the link I meant to provide.

 

The link has been fixed in the original post.

 

Oh don't worry about Scott. That's just the way he shows how he really cares.

I for one appreciate the info.

 

Everytime I check out the new posts, there is another thing that I never knew about but now couldn't live without.

Anyway, shipping is kind of expensive at the site above. Check out Amazon or others.

 

You are correct, shipping is kinda expensive at that site. I spent quite a bit of time looking for the best deal for the flashlight when I bought them. At the time they had the best combination of price and shipping. That may have changed since I ordered mine. Since it didnt cost any more to ship the second light I bought two figuring I would put one in the front of the car and one in the boot. I just wish they had informed me that they were backordered when I placed my order. If anyone orders from them it might be worth asking about.

 

I know what you mean. In order to save shipping fees I ended up with the light, a torx set & a Bentley Manual. All must haves from various threads.

Thanks for the Amazon tip, at least shipping was free.

 

My wife bought the ones from jtspotlight for Christmas gifts for all of us. They fit and work very well in the boot outlet (just be careful when you have large items in the boot that you don't catch the end of the flashlight when removing the large item). My son has an '08 Civic and the flashlight doesn't make contact in the outlet that is in his dash by the radio (the outlet is bigger around than the flashlight). I'll need to search around for some kind of adapter for him.

 

The two that I ordered came with an adapter to be used with just this scenario but the MINI has a small power outlet socket so I dont need them. Let me know your address and I will send one out to you.

 

Yep, 'shipping' is always a gotcha.
But if you buy 32 of them ($500 worth), you get free shipping. At least at Amazon you only have to buy 2 to reach that level.
Good tips, guys - this looks like a perfect use for the boot plug so you don't have to go all the way to the glovebox for a torch. (if we're going to say boot, we have to say torch.)

 

What info........I think we are all aware of the particulars about the power outlet.....I was wondering if the light had a light sensor on it that would turn it on or off.

 

Griot's Garage carries them also: http://griotsgarage.com/product/13019.do

Hey, it's made in Germany! But I think I'll get it from somewhere else.

 

those things are handy...the one I have from brookstone also has a magnet and 2 flash modes, so you can stick to your car if you are broken down

the fact that the power in the boot outlet is not a constant on is fine as just the normal driving keeps these things charged enough