YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE AN UNDER-HOOD LIGHT???

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adrenalnjunky wrote:YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE AN UNDER-HOOD LIGHT??? -- go find one in a Junkyard ASAP!!!
I have one in my '02 GMC. I imagine the Chevy guys have one too. Doesn't everybody already have that?
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I think that no underhood light was one of the "cut-backs" for 2003?

The sliding rear glass became an option at some point too. It was std. equip. in 2001.

(P.S. Split the topic to keep the other thread on track-HJ)

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Sounds like a cheap mod for 2003 crews.
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I was upset when I got my crew and poped the hood. to find out there was no light.. a 26000 dollar truck and no light.. :!:
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Wow, I can't believe it! My 02 has one. That is a dumb move.

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I got a question on this.. ok I was thinking if I install one. I was gonna run a bulb with an inline fuse straight to the battery.. then a ground to a push ground switch and bolt it on the fender...
=The switch is just a plastic nipple with a ground and a spring.. so when the hood is down the switch is pushed down causing a break in the ground... then u open the hood and the spring pushes the nipple up causing the ground wire to slide up and make contact with metal.. I had this switch on my car alarm under the hood. ..

do you thing this would work. ?

also how do they usually wire these to know when the hood is up.? I know they dont do it the way I am gonna do it :?
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2bunik wrote:I got a question on this.. ok I was thinking if I install one. I was gonna run a bulb with an inline fuse straight to the battery.. then a ground to a push ground switch and bolt it on the fender...
=The switch is just a plastic nipple with a ground and a spring.. so when the hood is down the switch is pushed down causing a break in the ground... then u open the hood and the spring pushes the nipple up causing the ground wire to slide up and make contact with metal.. I had this switch on my car alarm under the hood. ..

do you thing this would work. ?

also how do they usually wire these to know when the hood is up.? I know they dont do it the way I am gonna do it :?
Would probably work, but why not pick up the light next time you're in Boise (Dillon salvage on Nampa/Caldwell Blvd) then just clip it on and plug it in?

The plug is there near your power brake booster.

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So any light from a GMC/Chevy truck will plug into this spot??
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rdivirgilio wrote:So any light from a GMC/Chevy truck will plug into this spot??
You need to stick with the second gen s-series. Take a close look at the plug , I don't think there were differences, but you never know.
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It attaches to the hood with two screws.

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:lol: :lol: I didnt know the plug was there.. :lol: I bet dillons on 47th has it huh?
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2bunik wrote::lol: :lol: I didnt know the plug was there.. :lol: I bet dillons on 47th has it huh?
Yea, Dillons Salvage has a white four door Blazer , and a white excab pickup that have been good for quite a few parts (skid plates, hatch/wiper switch, IAT, etc.).

There are about a dozen vehicles to choose from there. If you have any trouble finding one , give me a shout, I'm sure I can get one off one of the blazers at NorthVerde AutoSalvage

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And to answer your question about how the stock one knows that the hood is up --- it most likely uses a mercury switch a.k.a A tilt switch. works like the Thermostat in houses (Cept those new fancy digital ones.) You can find them from places that carry lots of car alarm parts -- www.partsexpress.com has em.

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I don't even have one in my 2000 ext cab gmc. Too bad all of the second gen s1o's, noma's, blazers and jimmy's around here get shipped to the states or down east.
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anyone got a part number for the under hood light....Mine is missing as well.
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Brule and I could not find a clip so I guess if we really want one we have to hard wire the darn thing.. :twisted: :twisted:
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2bunik wrote:Brule and I could not find a clip so I guess if we really want one we have to hard wire the darn thing.. :twisted: :twisted:
If you have to go to that trouble, Then I'd use one of the lights from the early to mid-ninties fullsize that has a reel up cord to double as a trouble light.

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:idea: and that my friend is what I am gonna get.. a reel type.. now I just gotta make my way to the junk yard.. or in brules case the autoparts palace .. :D
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2bunik wrote:.... now I just gotta make my way to the junk yard.. or in brules case the autoparts palace .. ..
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Did anyone add the reel-up light from a fullsize yet? I'm just curious where you stuffed it under the hood. Not a lot of mounting options there.

I just usually carry a couple of mag lights and a Garrity 10,000,000 candlepower rechargable spotlight :-)
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:D Ill put it at the top of my list as soon as I get back.. maybe even get a nice write up on it..
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Ok so now I have both an underhood light and a reel light to choose from to put in the crew thanks to parts donated from my 89 Silverado that I am in the process of parting out. Just have to clean them up and see where to put them. The reel light might be too handy for my E-COMM box to go under the hood. No direct plug in on the basic light, it was wired directly to a ground point and a hot lead under the vehicle accessory panel on the firewall.
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