There was a post a week or so ago about installing underhood lights. Here are mine. I used two underhood lights from 1990's Ford products I found in the junkyards. They are black platic with a 'mercury switch' built in. Ford part number E8AB-15702-AB. I remove the hood insulation support push pins and pushed the lights into the holes.



Also see my gallery for another picture of the lights and a console light I installed.
Now if the picture will come up?

Roger

 

 

i see you just edited your post while I was putting it up.. DOH! looks really good though.. Lots of light!
NICE

 

Awesome mod!!! A quick question: What is a 'mercury switch'?

 

That puts some light on the subject.

 

I'm far from an electrician but:

Its a switch that uses mercury (liquid metal at room temp) to make contact between two poles of the switch istead of solid metal. This way when something is opened (like a hood in this case) the liquid will collect in the lowest part of the switch due to gravity and will complete the circuit. It works like an automatic switch with no buttons to push. When the hood is up the light is on, when the hood is down the light is off. They are usually, but not always, part of what ever they are controlling.

They are used a lot in older style home thermostats as well.

 

what were the 1990 ford products? I can't find anything under that part number on google. I want add some lights, but haven't found anything yet. Haven't really looked either.

 

They are on almost any Ford vehicle. I have got them from Taurases, Crown Victorias, any Lincoln vehicle. The lights have a notch on top that a clip with a post fits in and this post with push into the hood. I'll try to get a picture tonight of the light/switch.
Roger

 

of course I can't find them on net to buy. Damn pollution crap. One day I'll have to cruise out to a junk yard and pick some up.

 

Very cool mod rms....I will be copy cat'in this one! (is cat'in a word??)

 

The above picture is of the light/switch used. The wiring harness plugs into the back side of the light. Backside is the left end of the light in the picture. I cut off the black portion of the light sticking up. The white pin piece pushes up into the holes in the inner hood panel and help to hold the hood insulation up.

Roger

 

What bulb does that take i just bought a used truck and there was no bulb in it?

 

It's a 912 bulb.
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/ Sylvania's site has a great reference sheet. I printed one out when I bought my 92 two weeks ago. Helped a lot.