Help with hole in dash??

[NGABronco]

OK Boys & Girls, it's a 74' Explorer "The Blue One". Everything I can find says the 3 holes should be ignition, brake light, cigar lighter. Thats all good except the 3rd hole ain't big enough for a cigar lighter?? It also has a rolled bump around it. Went back and looked at early pics and it had been used but nothing there when I got it. Any help!!!;D;D;D

 

[fordfan]

I bet the afterburner ignition switch was there, or the nitrous, or the air bag lowering control, or maybe even the Airguide compass mount.......

 

[BRONCITIS74]

I'll be it was a button for the ejection seat.

 

[DEEPWOODS]

Throttle pull for Idle if PTO

 

[fordfan]

Is the outer ring (outside the existing hole) large enough for a lighter socket?

 

[kylakekevin]

It says what it's for right above it. The wipe wash button goes there for when you ate mexican and drank to many Beers the night before!;D

 

[fordfan]

Just put a lighter in the hole and it will be OK......

 

[spap]

I had the ford factory ejection seat, didn’t work out so well with the hard top on, such a mess

 

[Scoop]

Did you look behind it to see if it was welded in? (To confirm it's part of the original dash stamping.) Cigar lighter delete dash??

 

[NGABronco]

HaHa!!!

No PTO Keith!
No ejection seats!
Don't do Mexican & Beer (Tequila!!)
I'd need to drill it out for a lighter!
Appears to be original to dash Scoop!

Stretch is a 73' and the extra hole for the hazard got a red covered flip switch to "nothing"!!! may do the same here!!;D;D;D

 

[spap]

My 77 is ignition switch, brake warning light and cigar lighter

 

[JeffG]

Everything points to being a cigar lighter based on the year.

https://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/66-77-Dash-Layout-Schematics/tech_faq

 

[Scoop]

Everything points to being a cigar lighter based on the year.

https://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/66-77-Dash-Layout-Schematics/tech_faq

Ben, Then it must be for people with smaller than average cigars. ;D

 

[rguest3]

The hole to the left is for the Brake Warning Light.

The hole to the right looks like the Cigar Lighter hole with a washer welded in it for the ???

 

[laserfish]

Here is a picture of my 73. Brake warning a and cigar lighter.

 

[wookie650]

Like Scoop said, did you look behind the dash? Looks like a washer stuck inside a cigarette lighter.

 

[NGABronco]

Like Scoop said, did you look behind the dash? Looks like a washer stuck inside a cigarette lighter.

No sir I've looked and felt it, smooth as a baby's bottom. I'm aware there should be a hole for a cigar lighter, but like Scoop said it would be a small one!!
Was the cigar lighter an option?? My Marti doesn't mention it??;D;D;D

 

[fordfan]

No sir I've looked and felt it, smooth as a baby's bottom. I'm aware there should be a hole for a cigar lighter, but like Scoop said it would be a small one!!
Was the cigar lighter an option?? My Marti doesn't mention it??;D;D;D

It was on a plain jane Bronco, but your Blue One is a Ranger......M Rangers had extras!....so it was included in the Ranger package. However, like Scoop mentioned, it may be listed as a optional 'mini' lighter....;D;D;D

 

[JGbronc]

It was on a plain jane Bronco, but your Blue One is a Ranger......M Rangers had extras!....so it was included in the Ranger package. However, like Scoop mentioned, it may be listed as a optional 'mini' lighter....;D;D;D

It's actually an Explorer, and oddly enough most of the Explorers I've come across didn't have one originally including my 76 and the 73. Dad has two Explorer parts trucks and I know one didn't either, possibly both.

 

[NGABronco]

It's actually an Explorer, and oddly enough most of the Explorers I've come across didn't have one originally including my 76 and the 73. Dad has two Explorer parts trucks and I know one didn't either, possibly both.

Well Jimmy what did they have???%)%)