underhood light

[wazzabie]

Did the 73-78 come from the factory as an option the underhood lights?

I like what he did to here

http://myweb.cableone.net/bcanderson/trooper/Hood/Hood.htm

 

[4X4HIGH]

Did the 73-78 come from the factory as an option the underhood lights?

I like what he did to here

http://myweb.cableone.net/bcanderson/trooper/Hood/Hood.htm

I'm pretty sure they did not. My 89 has a retractable underhood light that will easily reach the rear bumper and even has a magnet on the back side to help hold it in place wherever you need it.

 

[dhcomp]

All the newer GM trucks have the same style light. The 90's ones tilt like the one described, not sure about 2000 and newer.

1 wire hookup.

Need to get one of my extras installed!

 

[lectric80]

None that I have ever seen had them, but that doesn't mean much. Those lights I dislike however, since they rely on a tilt switch. I have seen far too many stick on and drain a battery.

 

[diesel4me]

I put one of the 88 & up ones that were factory on my pickup,right next to the battery--makes hooking up the plow much easier at night!..it has a manual switch that you must remember to shut off though!..

 

[Burbdood 74]

My uncle in Reno has a survivor 1960 Chevy Apache 10 with a factory retractable under hood light in it.

 

[Fordum]

My '79 F150 came with one under the hood. Had the built in tilt switch. I don't know if it was mercury or ball.
A lot of the switches that have been destroyed under the federal mercury panic were actually ball switches instead of mercury.

It used an 1156 bulb, which gave good light, but I swapped it for an 1195 which was bright!

I also went to the dealer and bought a second socket which I mounted under the top of my tool box.
That way, I could not only see how to work on the engine at night, I could see how to find my tools and parts too.