Anyone think about installing a light under the hood?

[fyr145]

Originally Posted by fyr145

Well, I did it.

I got to thinking about why H2's don't have any sort of lighting like they did back in the early days. I liked the retractable GM light unit they had in the trucks so I ordered one off of eBay and when it came in, I installed it and it works great!! ($30)

First, I had to look for a place that would be functional without having to modify anything under the hood. The best place I found was on the passenger side between the factory air intake filter housing and the radiator overflow tank. I drilled 3 holes after marking them on side wall of the engine compartment, used 3 sheet metal screws to mount the retractable light.

Then came the wiring; it only has the 2 wires for it so I bought some 24 gauge wire and 1/4" wiring loom to cover it all and spliced in a 5 amp in-line fuse on the other end by the battery. I ran the wiring across the front of the engine compartment atop the radiator shroud behind the mounts and around the battery. I then placed a wire terminal loop on the ends of both wires and attached them to the battery.

Then came the testing. Once I had the wires neatly loomed, wire tied, and tucked away, I walked back over to the passenger side and pulled out the light and flipped the switch and BINGO!! We have light under the hood of the H2!!!!!

This was an easy job and not much $$ for a couple hour mod. Fun to do too! Just thought I'd share this with the H2 community so they all know its possible to do.

fyr145

Pics attached..................(finally)

[fyr145]

Originally Posted by LoJac963

where's the pics!!!!???

Pics posted above................

[LoJac963]

man oh man, we've gotta get that stock airbox out of that bad boy

nm my next question, I found the light on Ebay.

I wonder if you could throw an LED in it to make it much brighter? For $30 its almost a mod just to do to say you've done it lol.

[fyr145]

I got an Airaid filter inside the stock air box. I hated those OEM paper ones.

I suppose you could put an LED bulb in there, as long as the socket fits and its the same size LED, becuase that plastic cover has to fit over it. (I never even thought of an LED till you mentioned it).