Under Hood LIGHT
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Under Hood LIGHT
Is ford just getting cheap or am i missing something??? opened my hood the other day to show off the motor in my new KING RANCH and no underhood light???
My 97 expy had a hood light and it was only a XLT what gives......
Mark
My 97 expy had a hood light and it was only a XLT what gives......Mark
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Ditto here. I have an XLT and figured I lost out by not getting a Lariat. I guess if a King Ranch doesn't have it, then thye must have quit or got cheap. Heck, it's the first vehicle I have owned without one. Never tought to look until I already had it a couple of months.
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I found this past thread...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...nderhood+light
But I thought I recalled another thread that mentioned Ford did it as a weight factor. Being already a (roughly) 6000# truck- Plus a light socket, wiring, switch and other fasteners & necessities....
But would it make all that much of a difference on your 0-60 time or whether or not you could pull that camper or boat?...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/5...nderhood+light
But I thought I recalled another thread that mentioned Ford did it as a weight factor. Being already a (roughly) 6000# truck- Plus a light socket, wiring, switch and other fasteners & necessities....
But would it make all that much of a difference on your 0-60 time or whether or not you could pull that camper or boat?...
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Ya my 08' F-150 dont have a hood light and I thought I got cheated also, it's an XLT package so I thought for sure it would have a hood light, would have been nice, guess the old rechargeable spot light will be in the truck for now on.
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Hell, I was hoping at least the Lincoln's would have them so we could order a part that fit ours.
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From: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
mercury switches are illegal nowadays (mercury medical thermometers too) so just find one in a junkyard or jury-rig with another type of switch & a bulb is all we can do.
...or take the mercury switch out of an old manual furnace thermostat.
...or take the mercury switch out of an old manual furnace thermostat.
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thats wierd because my 06 XLT has 2 under the hood, and also one in the glove box..... ohh wait a minute.... i put them there !!! yeah, i was wondering why FORD scammed out on these items, so i installed my own.... got the hood lights from a junk yard, and then got a glove box light from radioshack.
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You need to list the lights in your mods. Sounds like a neat week-end project I am going to undertake soon. I kind of like going through the pick-a-parts places anyways.
Ford's 'Ambient Light System' is a joke for the money. I have however gotten used to floor lighting in my tractor, and my 150 is awful dark so I was thinking about getting a couple of red clearance lights and mounting them under the dash on driver and passenger side. I guess I can call it Bill's Red Neck Ambient lighting system. Should cost about 5.00, 3.00 more if I want to add a switch.
Ford's 'Ambient Light System' is a joke for the money. I have however gotten used to floor lighting in my tractor, and my 150 is awful dark so I was thinking about getting a couple of red clearance lights and mounting them under the dash on driver and passenger side. I guess I can call it Bill's Red Neck Ambient lighting system. Should cost about 5.00, 3.00 more if I want to add a switch.