Hood Lamp

[BobbyFord]

What year trucks was an under hood lamp available?

[fordman]

the recruit has been instructed but does not remember sergent sir. get down and give me twenty you dirt bag.

i think it was 1970 when the first ones were available in the ranger xlt trucks and higher packages.

[BobbyFord]

Thanks Craig. I never see'd one before.

[fordman]

i got one from a 70 ranger xlt last year. it wasnt complete. the wire had been cut off. . the only other one i seen was on a picture on the site someplace.

[BobbyFord]

I've got the whole assembly along with the round plastic grommet that goes in the hole in the hood to protect the wire from chafing. First one I've ever seen...

[forrestbump]

Bobby, my '70 F250 has one... well... err...what's left of one. All's that left is the bulb socket attached to the inner cross brace of the hood and dangling wires that flap in the breeze. Don't y'all just Love PO's "improvements"!?!

Nice find you've got there and one that's on my "Round To It" list...someday...

[stephen44]

was it an auto on/off - where was the switch ?

[BobbyFord]

was it an auto on/off - where was the switch ?

I have not had it on an operational vehicle. Got it off of one of my spare hoods. I suspect it is a mercury filled socket that completes the circuit when the hood is in the open position.

[stephen44]

ok - that would be a nice solution !

[390Nut]

My `69 has one. Not sure how it works, not that it does anymore (socket got rusted out years ago).

[Thunderfoot]

was it an auto on/off - where was the switch ?

I suspect it is a mercury filled socket that completes the circuit when the hood is in the open position.

That is how they work, with Mercury inside the socket part to switch them on when the hood is open.

[mrsnicks]

I picked one up from a 73-79 F100/F150. Mercury/lift activated.

Patrick