LED Lights for your Clamshell Underhood

[LancePearson]

There are probably several ways to do this but I discovered on the Internet a drop in but all LED bayonet replacement for the two bayonet original incandescent bulbs for the under the hood lights which should use substantially less current. They are rather bright in place after I put them in. There are some members able to build them (Scottfab) and supply them with several led bulbs on each unit and I'm sure those are bright, potentially even brighter as well. They are also a different price that is much higher so to be sure you know there is a choice I supply the following data. I have no affiliation whatsoever with the vendor and have sent Scott a PM defining this for him as well. His may be better in some way as I am no electrical engineer...just did a drop in replacement. The light levels are at least equal to or greater than the originals especially after cleaning the dust off the inside of the lenses.

The only thing I should caution no matter what you do is that I did not realize the lenses were glass, presumably to handle the original heat of the incandescent bulb, and when I unscrewed the first one I did not have a soft cloth beneath it and my big fingers slipped and the lens hit the garage floor and broke so as soon as I post this I will endeavor to buy a new one and replace it. At the moment the half I could salvage is on with tape to keep dirt out.

The leds have six little button lights on each bulb and are listed and shipped at $15 a pair. They say they are 5,000 kelvins which is a nice white light and it is quite bright in place. I don't know the current draw but with led's I'm sure it's not a whole lot which along with being cooler should help on whether to switch or remove the fuse for a few hours worth of open hood work.

Here is the http://www.ebay.com/itm/280945644878...84.m1497.l2649

2x 211-2/42mm/4210 6 SMD 5050 NONCANBUS Under hood light White LED Bulb

Lance Pearson
Chester, Va
1991, #00682 ZR-1