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Feb 13, 2022 | 02:10 PM

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‘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.
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Feb 13, 2022 | 02:24 PM

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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

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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

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Feb 13, 2022 | 02:53 PM

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Thanks very much👍👍

Feb 13, 2022 | 05:14 PM

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Thanks to all. Cleaned the lenses, replaced the bulbs and they look new again.
Really like this forum.
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Feb 13, 2022 | 07:45 PM

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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

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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.

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Feb 15, 2022 | 11:21 AM

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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

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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.