1980-1989 Underhood Light?
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12-18-2010, 05:28 PM
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These things are kinda cool, they were made by ITT and at least Ford & AMC/Jeep offered
'em as optional accessories.
They mount on the passenger side of the hood down near where the ground strap is bolted,
there are already holes in the hood for the screws (no need for any extension arms) and
there's a green/yellow-stripe wire for it down near the power brake booster:
I've seen some that retract pretty well and some that don't; if anybody ever opens one up to
clean & lube & whatever, post pics here of it.
IMHO modern flashlights are brighter with whiter light but these don't need extra batteries.
Should be $5-$20 in junkyards but there's some clueless guy on eBay trying to get $250 for
one:
Ford ITT Retractable Under Hood Light Bronco F-Series - eBay (item 390201221733 end time Dec-22-10 09:39:38 PST)
'em as optional accessories.
They mount on the passenger side of the hood down near where the ground strap is bolted,
there are already holes in the hood for the screws (no need for any extension arms) and
there's a green/yellow-stripe wire for it down near the power brake booster:
I've seen some that retract pretty well and some that don't; if anybody ever opens one up to
clean & lube & whatever, post pics here of it.
IMHO modern flashlights are brighter with whiter light but these don't need extra batteries.
Should be $5-$20 in junkyards but there's some clueless guy on eBay trying to get $250 for
one:
Ford ITT Retractable Under Hood Light Bronco F-Series - eBay (item 390201221733 end time Dec-22-10 09:39:38 PST)
Take a look at what else he is selling.....
Ford Dealer Cassette Fixing it Right the First Time - eBay (item 160509676379 end time Dec-21-10 19:38:37 PST)
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Me thinks the guy selling the $250 underhood light and $1250 tape owns a dodge.... gotta afford the repair bill! 
Anyhow... is this what everyone means by the underhood tool box? Saw this in a 1982 Ford today, but didn't take it cause it's broken up.... Furthermore, unless I overlooked it, this is bolted right over the battery tray
so where does the battery go? Does it use a tiny motorcycle battery? 
Anyhow... is this what everyone means by the underhood tool box? Saw this in a 1982 Ford today, but didn't take it cause it's broken up.... Furthermore, unless I overlooked it, this is bolted right over the battery tray
so where does the battery go? Does it use a tiny motorcycle battery?
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She has always fixed her own vehicles, learned on a mercury capri (the 70's one). Doesn't care much for fords anymore though, unless it's a older <1959 or earlier car/truck. Some 60's/70's trucks she likes in the ford line
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cracked or not, it's a good reminder what to look for. First I thought it was a battery box, the Ford oval had jumped out at me when I scanned it. Then I noticed the tool box text on it 
Maybe I should store some flammable white gas in it?
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These things are kinda cool, they were made by ITT and at least Ford & AMC/Jeep offered
'em as optional accessories.
They mount on the passenger side of the hood down near where the ground strap is bolted,
there are already holes in the hood for the screws (no need for any extension arms) and
there's a green/yellow-stripe wire for it down near the power brake booster:
I've seen some that retract pretty well and some that don't; if anybody ever opens one up to
clean & lube & whatever, post pics here of it.
IMHO modern flashlights are brighter with whiter light but these don't need extra batteries.
Should be $5-$20 in junkyards but there's some clueless guy on eBay trying to get $250 for
one:
Ford ITT Retractable Under Hood Light Bronco F-Series - eBay (item 390201221733 end time Dec-22-10 09:39:38 PST)
'em as optional accessories.
They mount on the passenger side of the hood down near where the ground strap is bolted,
there are already holes in the hood for the screws (no need for any extension arms) and
there's a green/yellow-stripe wire for it down near the power brake booster:
I've seen some that retract pretty well and some that don't; if anybody ever opens one up to
clean & lube & whatever, post pics here of it.
IMHO modern flashlights are brighter with whiter light but these don't need extra batteries.
Should be $5-$20 in junkyards but there's some clueless guy on eBay trying to get $250 for
one:
Ford ITT Retractable Under Hood Light Bronco F-Series - eBay (item 390201221733 end time Dec-22-10 09:39:38 PST)
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They are made to run on 12 volts so you should be fine. I took one of these apart because the mercury switch stopped working and wired it up up a toggle switch. Even if it does not light up right off the bat, it could still be made to work. I thought I heard it is the mercury switch that is one of the big problems on these.
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They are made to run on 12 volts so you should be fine. I took one of these apart because the mercury switch stopped working and wired it up up a toggle switch. Even if it does not light up right off the bat, it could still be made to work. I thought I heard it is the mercury switch that is one of the big problems on these.
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Do you know of a listing for all the features you could have for a say 85-86 (86 mainly) F250 or F350 diesel? The more fun stock options that can be had with it the better
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