under hood light???

[dmorlow]

Is there supposed to be a light under the hood in a 95 Oldsmobile Aurora? There isn't one in mine and I find that odd.

David

[DistanceGuy1]

I have a '95 too and there is no light (or socket for it) under the hood. One would think there should be, but........

[dmorlow]

I just make sure that I have a flashlight in my trunk just in case I break down. But I just thought that maybe it broke off or someone took it off. I just couldn't imagine that the car wasn't made with one. But if it doesn't have one, I'll live. I've been living with it this way for a few years now. I just thought I would ask. If it supposed to have one, I would install it.

[dmorlow]

I guess if there isn't one for it, is there a way to install an aftermarket one? Is there such a thing as an aftermarket hood light? It would be nice to have and if it doesn't cost too much, why not?

[dmorlow]

Or maybe I could take one out of a junk yard out of a different type of car and wire it in mine. Just have to wire it straight to the battery but I would have to put a pin switch in so when the hood is down, the light is off.

[dmorlow]

Only $13 for a brand new one off a buick regal from gm-car-parts.com. For $13, it is hard not to put it in.

[KJH]

Regading the under hood light issue. I swear there was an operational under hood light on my 95 Aurora when I purchased the car in 97. Several months after the light went out, I decided to change the bulb and couldn't find the bulb so I think it's there and just well hidden.

[onehunglow]

Hi dmorlow - do you know which year Buick Regal or part number I can find that hood light? gm-car-parts.com is hard to navigate through to just find a hood light

Thanks

[dmorlow]

I actually never put one in mine. I just put a flashlight in my trunk. That should be good enough.

[95Antelope]

Don't use a pin switch - too hard to mount. Use a mercury switch. A little glob of mercury runs between the contacts when you tip it. Most factory jobs use these or get one a Radio Sack.

[dmorlow]

I've always wondered how that works. I have a remote starter and there's a thing that looks like a bulb under my hood. And that is how that thing work... with mercury.