‘96 Hood Lite Switch

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Feb 13, 2022 | 02:10 PM

Biloger

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Feb 2022

Posts: 63

Likes: 6

‘96 Hood Lite Switch

I was putzing around on the car today so I pulled the lenses for the hood lites and cleaned them. Since the hood is open a lot while I clean and repair things I was looking for the switch so I could disable them. Well I can’t find it🙁. I don’t have my FSM yet so figured one of you experts could send me in the proper direction a lot faster then if I try to follow the wire loom.
As always thanks for the help.
Bill

Feb 13, 2022 | 02:24 PM

s carter

Melting Slicks

Joined: May 2014

Posts: 2,897

Likes: 592

From: New Port Richey FL

In each front bumper wells by the marker lights there are plugs with two wires they are the power supply, the actual switch is a Mercury pellet in each light fixture.

. There is also a fuse for each side in a rain cover in by the corner lights

Feb 13, 2022 | 02:29 PM

Biloger

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Feb 2022

Posts: 63

Likes: 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by s carter

In each front bumper wells by the marker lights there are plugs with two wires they are the power supply, the actual switch is a Mercury pellet in each light fixture

Thanks👍 I kind thought it might be a mercury switch. I’ve worked around a lot of those over the years. It just seemed overkill instead of using door type switch.
Thanks for the quick reply👊👊

Feb 13, 2022 | 02:37 PM

WVZR-1

Team Owner

Joined: Sep 2003

Posts: 25,406

Likes: 2,744

Feb 13, 2022 | 02:53 PM

Biloger

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Feb 2022

Posts: 63

Likes: 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by WVZR-1

Thanks very much👍👍

Feb 13, 2022 | 05:14 PM

Biloger

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Feb 2022

Posts: 63

Likes: 6

Thanks to all. Cleaned the lenses, replaced the bulbs and they look new again.
Really like this forum.
Bill

Feb 13, 2022 | 07:45 PM

Whaleman

Safety Car

Joined: Mar 2017

Posts: 4,209

Likes: 1,328

From: LeClaire Iowa

I leave the hood up on my 96 a lot also. I just left the switch inside but wired a simple toggle to the hot line. Dan

Feb 15, 2022 | 09:49 AM

Furias15x

Pro

Joined: Apr 2018

Posts: 557

Likes: 105

If you switch to LED light bulbs you wont hardly pull any juice with the hood open for hours. Plus they are way brighter and they don't get hot. I got mine at Autozone.

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!

Joe Kucinski

Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained

Joe Kucinski

Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette

Verdad Gallardo

10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

Brett Foote

10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

Michael S. Palmer

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Joe Kucinski

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Michael S. Palmer

Feb 15, 2022 | 11:21 AM

Biloger

Thread Starter

Advanced

Joined: Feb 2022

Posts: 63

Likes: 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furias15x

If you switch to LED light bulbs you wont hardly pull any juice with the hood open for hours. Plus they are way brighter and they don't get hot. I got mine at Autozone.

Thanks I’ll give it a shot. I cleaned the lenses so they look new but the LED would be an added plus👍

Feb 15, 2022 | 01:14 PM

#10

puterami

Burning Brakes

Joined: Jan 2019

Posts: 1,225

Likes: 682

From: Park City, TN

2024 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2023 C6 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2022 C4 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2021 C4 of the Year - Unmodified Finalist

2020 C4 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2019 C4 of Year Finalist (stock)

I replaced with LEDs when I cleaned my lenses since I like to do car shows. They are brighter and I can leave my hood open all day and almost no drain on my battery.