Drahcir495 Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Anyone have a picture of where the other end of the connector for the hood light comes out of? I can’t find mine and if I knew where in the wiring harness the other end comes out of, I could get it working -> The Jeep did come with one but was missing. The cut outs for it was in the under hood padding. Oh yeah; 1990 XJ! Thanks for the help.
eaglescout526 Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 I just installed one not too long ago. Did you look on the passenger side of the engine bay? I found mine near the relays/blower motor/heater hoses area
Strokermjcomanche Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 A red wire with a spade connector , should be in the relay area possibly under the relay cover
87MJTIM Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Comes up next to the reservoir bottle- Renix. Runs into a wire harness near the relays.
Eagle Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 EagleScout526 has it right. Near the passenger side firewall, in the vicinity of the blower motor.
Wounded_Fighter Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, 87MJTIM said: Comes up next to the reservoir bottle- Renix. Runs into a wire harness near the relays. Cool! I now know what a wire is that's loose. Lol. My truck doesn't have the light unfortunately.
1989commanche Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Is this wire always hot. How would I add an aftermarket light under hood.
eaglescout526 Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Just now, 1989commanche said: Is this wire always hot. How would I add an aftermarket light under hood. Wire is always hot. You could but it would need to work the same way that the factory hood lights worked.
87MJTIM Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 53 minutes ago, 1989commanche said: Is this wire always hot. How would I add an aftermarket light under hood. The factory light has a weighted switch (mercury?) that closes when the hood is opened. The light turns on. When the hood closes, the switch opens = light off. You will have find a similar type light, or include a manual on/off switch.
eaglescout526 Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 Oddly enough my light says ford on it but has an AMC part number so there’s a range of fords and GMs that have that light.
1989commanche Posted July 5, 2019 Posted July 5, 2019 I’ll need to look for one. Anyone have a spare they don’t need??
Drahcir495 Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 3 hours ago, 1989commanche said: I’ll need to look for one. Anyone have a spare they don’t need?? Oh man, I just gave away my other one to an mj owner. I will keep a lookout for one though. thanks everyone for the location. I still can’t find it but I know where to look
fiatslug87 Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 The '90 and up light and harness are different, both power and ground are provided by the harness. I'm sure you can make your light work by only connecting the red wire from the harness.
1989commanche Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 Mine is an 89. I will look for the wire when I am giving it a once over today prepping for my Pismo beach trip next weekend. Is it hot ready to go or do I need to add a fuse to the panel.
fiatslug87 Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 It's plug and play, nothing else required except for a working bulb. OP wrote 1990 XJ.
schardein Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 That light broke on my 89 XJ. I wrangled with it a few times and gave up. I much prefer the GM style manual retractable light. Manual retracting and manual switch. There are several variations on this light. The best setup use a solid retaining tab for the light (some have a relief that makes them prone to breaking off), extra mounting holes, and stronger retaining tabs for the clear lens.
Drahcir495 Posted July 7, 2019 Author Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 10:56 AM, fiatslug87 said: The '90 and up light and harness are different, both power and ground are provided by the harness. I'm sure you can make your light work by only connecting the red wire from the harness. That’s it!! Thank you . I will go through my old parts bin and see if I have another connector
COM86 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 11:02 AM, schardein said: That light broke on my 89 XJ. I wrangled with it a few times and gave up. I much prefer the GM style manual retractable light. Manual retracting and manual switch. There are several variations on this light. The best setup use a solid retaining tab for the light (some have a relief that makes them prone to breaking off), extra mounting holes, and stronger retaining tabs for the clear lens. I agree, I love mine. I also have one of these lights. The cable is so long you can walk clear around the truck.
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