Power socket

[manian]

My 12v socket in glove box is not working, it's not the fuse
How easy is it to get it out and replace please?

[Dave Milnes]

No idea on an Xevo but if it's the same as an X9 then it has to be pressed out from behind.

[manian]

Ok thanks
I imagine that means taking off plastic parts to access it

[Dave Milnes]

Again on the X9 the outer ground of the socket tends to corrode and then fails to give a clean connection. The occasional rub with some emery paper and a squirt of WD40 usually restores the connection for a while. The wiring connects with a proper plug onto terminals in the socket rear, unlike car ciggy sockets that often have a stub with a female bullet connector, so the likelihood of it coming off is slim, they are quite tricky to get off, so unless it's been disconnected to remove a panel and forgotten to be re-connected I bet it's corrosion.

[manian]

Thanks Dave for your help
Cleaned with emery paper and all works well.

[schojac]

The unit is a push fit from the front. I used a large bladed screwdriver and gently persuaded it to release applying leverage towards the centre. The retaining lugs are at 3 and 9 0'clock. Hope this makes sense.