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Jun 23, 2009 | 09:56 AM

beartracks

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Under hood lights

I'm looking for some underhood lighting/switch. I currently have a couple of bare bulbs in generic holders and a tilt switch but it's not very pretty or that effective.

Any ideas? What did the factory use?

Jun 25, 2009 | 12:58 AM

1977f150xlt

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just bumping this one back to life, and pulling it from the grave, anyone else have any input?

also great question, i have the same question as well, lets see some pictures, and see what everyone else uses for under hood lighting?, maybe some rope lights around the edge of the hood and around the engine compartment and fire wall?

lol lol i am very interested what factory had, and what people have fabbed up on there own, and what unique ideas anyone has cooked up? maybe strobe lights for those night time car shows?

nothing can be to crazy, maybe even LED's or Neon?

lets see some practical and some custom lighting, or will this become another dead thread? lets not let this thread sink back into its grave, if you have something to share, lets see it!

-Brent

Jun 25, 2009 | 01:24 AM

65f100_352

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I saw one thing in Petersons that I liked, they took el-cheappio LED lights from the dollar store that you can stick on to something, and stuck them on some cheap magnets. Wouldn't be a bad idea, cause then you could take the setup to somewhere else if you needed.
Just a thought

Jun 25, 2009 | 01:26 AM

ShamelessMT

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I use one of these when I'm home.

And one of these when I'm not.

I guess I'm not certain why you'd need anything else

Jun 25, 2009 | 06:29 AM

bigfoot22

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LMC has a under hood light kit for 29.95.
Page 141 in their '73-'79 catalog.I don't know if that's what they had from the factory or not.

Jun 25, 2009 | 12:33 PM

tractoman

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Mines got a underhood light that I believe to be factory. Just a mercury switch like the ones used on more modern cars.

Jun 25, 2009 | 03:55 PM

81-F-150-Explorer

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The Factory lamp looks like this one on this PDF here.

This is from the US EPA, in how to replace the mercury switch with a ball bearing one, in Ford Underhhood and trunk Lamps from 1970-present.

http://www.epa.gov/region5/air/mercu..._procedure.pdf

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Jun 25, 2009 | 07:00 PM

duste

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Ford had a real nice under light system back in about 1984, it was mercury switch type but had a 8 foot or so retractable cord on it I always thought was pretty neat. It was mounted at the rear of the hood, and was enclosed in a round plastic case. very clean looking setup. I hadn't thought of it again till I seen this post and now it'll be on my scrap yard hunting list.