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Some radio power sources also tie into the cigarette lighter and power adapters. You mentioned fuses appear ok, if you dont have a test light to test both sides of the fuses try swapping the fuses around from another location and see if that changes anything.. Oh and if the penny is still in the lighter try a ball of tape of the end of a pencil to pull it out.. Look for a fuse listed aux. power or radio/cig lighter. Most likely the fuse is inside the car not under the hood..(usually)..
there must have been a weak connection somewhere in the line. use a volt meter to trace from the lighter to the fuse box. I have also seen the wire connection go bad during a short in the back of the fuse box itself where the wire goes in. follow the 12 volts and you will find your problem.
for my 2008 650i convertible I tried the socket 87 located in trunk, in front of battery, it takes yellow 20 amp, it worked, i had a penny fall in the cig lighter and shorted it. Thanks to Kudos98
Dig the penny out first with something like tweezers..then change the Cigarette lighter fuse in your fuse panel. Location is on side of dash on drivers side behind the fuse panel. The cigarette lighter shares the same fuse as the door locks.
Check any burning points along with the wiring loom in dashboard starting from cig. lighter and if there is a little sign of any melting cable then replace it. Continuity test is essential for the circuit. Its better if you go to an electrician because they have all necessary tools to find out a short circuit.
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