Originally Posted by
onehundred80
Great minds think alike as I have been looking at the under hood light solution for years now. Something that is there all the time and maybe operated with a mercury switch. I still have the switch and light from my old 1965 Mercury, I had a light then why not now, mercury is a no no now I guess but who's to know know.
The very BEST underhood light I have ever seen is the one that came in my old 1990 GMC suburban - it mounts to the firewall, and has a 40 foot cord with a winding handle. The removable light portion has a magnetic pad on the back which makes it nice for changing tires on a dark night.
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