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Just beware using cigarette lighter sockets, especially on Japanese vehicles IE: Toyota's, as they use an overheat fuse plug on the rear of the lighter socket.
I'm an auto elec by trade and i have come across this problem with many Toyota and Nissan cig lighter sockets, the cig lighter sockets are only rated to 10A intermittent use, over time the lead heat fuse on the rear of the socket blows, what you'll find is your fuse in the fusebox will be ok but the cig lighter will still not have power, most cases i have come across has been due to continual use of phone chargers in the cig lighter socket, i would steer clear of them and run a separate fused circuit through a 30A plug and socket arrangement, as i use for my handheld spotlights etc, i also run my equipment off them and never had an ounce of trouble.
Anderson plugs are a heavy duty connector and they are used in a lot of industrial and marine applications and are quite reliable also.....
Some people will never have trouble with cig lighter sockets but as rule its only for intermittent use and not designed for phone chargers or accessory outlets.
Hope this prevents any headaches in the field!
Cheers!
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