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I added an original under-hood courtesy light to my 2000 SE. It's from a '95 model Contour and fits like it belongs there(all holes for the clips and screws are already there). I hooked one wire to ground and the other to a 12v source, but this just keeps it on all the time(I wrongly assumed that the light had a built-in mercury switch to cut it off and on-like all the other under-hood lights I've seen). I went to the junk yard this morning and found two Contours-both '95 models. One had the light, the other didn't(although it did have the pigtail to plug one in). I looked all around for some kind of plunger switch, but found none. What cuts these things off and on? The Haynes manual shows a switch with the power wire going to fuse #35-the right side corner marker lamps. But I could find no switch.
Any ideas?
BTW, both '95 'tours had manual windows(I haven't seen many of these). I also grabbed a chrome antenna bezel to put on my car.
Martin
2000 Contour SE V6 ATX
Med Steel Blue Metallic\Greystone interior
Mods: SVT grill(insert painted aluminum), foglight mod, amber reflectors removed, gas bonnet lifters, 2nd horn installed, 2001 Focus 16" rims, Knauberized, debadgerized, pre-98 sail panels, Bullitt fuel door, A6 sidemarkers, K&N air filter, TH fix, Flowmaster\glasspack exhaust, clock recontent, trunk release bezel recontent, Mystique rear dome light, express-open sunroof, Ford accessory rubber floor mats, Ford accessory door threshold protectors.
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On the metal beam running right behind the headlamps, there is a large plastic prong to the left side. Push it up and down.
Dan Parmelee
1999 Acura Integra SiR-G coupe
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Thanks, Dan. I guess I'll need to search a little harder the next time I'm at the junkyard.
Martin
2000 Contour SE V6 ATX
Med Steel Blue Metallic\Greystone interior
Mods: SVT grill(insert painted aluminum), foglight mod, amber reflectors removed, gas bonnet lifters, 2nd horn installed, 2001 Focus 16" rims, Knauberized, debadgerized, pre-98 sail panels, Bullitt fuel door, A6 sidemarkers, K&N air filter, TH fix, Flowmaster\glasspack exhaust, clock recontent, trunk release bezel recontent, Mystique rear dome light, express-open sunroof, Ford accessory rubber floor mats, Ford accessory door threshold protectors.
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any kind of contact switch will work, as long as it grounds out when the switch is up (hood open) it will work.
95 MIDNIGHT RED MTX 2.5L SE TOUR
HOMEMADE CAI, FOGS W/ PARKS,
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Martin,
Why not splice the lamp into your parking lights ??
At least at night, if you ever get stuck and need to get under the hood,
the parking lamps will illuminate your car, and let everyone know its there.
Pete...
Pete... 98.5 SE Sport Duratec ATX (P66L) Black Clearcoat on Greystone DOB 11/21/1997 DOP 12/25/1997 PIAA 510 Super White Driving Lights SVT CAT-BACK EXHAUST (No Resonator) DiabloSport Chip (LPQ4) - Engineered To Raise Hell Too many other mods to list... Sounds sweet, runs quick... Crazy Horse Dyno @ 121.4 WHP/129.6 TQ
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Thanks, Pete. I actually thought about doing just that. But I don't know if I want the under-hood light on whenever my lights are on.
I guess I'll have to try it just to see if the under-hood light will be visible when the hood is shut.
Martin
2000 Contour SE V6 ATX
Med Steel Blue Metallic\Greystone interior
Mods: SVT grill(insert painted aluminum), foglight mod, amber reflectors removed, gas bonnet lifters, 2nd horn installed, 2001 Focus 16" rims, Knauberized, debadgerized, pre-98 sail panels, Bullitt fuel door, A6 sidemarkers, K&N air filter, TH fix, Flowmaster\glasspack exhaust, clock recontent, trunk release bezel recontent, Mystique rear dome light, express-open sunroof, Ford accessory rubber floor mats, Ford accessory door threshold protectors.
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