Underhood Light

[kmakar]

I've been looking for quite some time to find an underhood light that was super bright, not rechargeable, and not too expensive, and I just couldn't find one I was willing to pay for with exactly what I wanted..... SO, I made my own.

Here is the materials list if you like it and want to make your own:

One (1) Harbor Fright 5k lumens 4' LED - $22.00 (make sure it's the aluminum frame one so it's not heavy)
Two (2) Harbor Fright 95 pound magnets - I think about $8.00

That's it.

Here's what it looks like.....

 

[JohnC]

Great idea. Could you get by with a slightly less strong magnet? I’d be afraid that they might be hard to pull off. One could also plastidip them if you wanted to protect the paint of the underside of the hood.
I don’t think you can get that much light for that little money any other way.

 

[kmakar]

Great idea. Could you get by with a slightly less strong magnet? I’d be afraid that they might be hard to pull off. One could also plastidip them if you wanted to protect the paint of the underside of the hood.
I don’t think you can get that much light for that little money any other way.

Yes, you can, but I went for the 95lb magnet for 2 reasons....

1. Uneven surface so it would stick with minimal contact.
2. You can add layers of felt to lesson the effects and prevent scratching of the paint.

 

[L78fanatic]

Great idea. Could you get by with a slightly less strong magnet? I’d be afraid that they might be hard to pull off. One could also plastidip them if you wanted to protect the paint of the underside of the hood.
I don’t think you can get that much light for that little money any other way.

I'm sure it's just fine on a '64 Oldsmobile hood, but maybe not so much on a modern day car's hood! LOL!

 

[kmakar]

I'm sure it's just fine on a '64 Oldsmobile hood, but maybe not so much on a modern day car's hood! LOL!

If aluminum no, but I have a plan for creating a clamp to hang it without magnets. The light was the big part, and it worked out well.

 

[Shovelrick]

I bought a $9 18" LED under cabinet light that my wife doesnt like because its too bright so now I think I have a plan for it

 

[Robinls5]

Something to think about: The old style shop light ( metal cage with a bulb inside, ). They were OK...... Here is a TIP! This old style light with the bulbs that would BURN YOU & A hard bump and OUT goes the bulb. Here is what I am using........... The old style metal cage with a "" NEW STYLE L.E.D screw in bulb, WHY??? You can THROW this light up against the wall and GEE Nothing happens to the L.E.D. bulb?? NEXT ,, The metal cage stays KOLD as ICE WHY? L.E.D. bulbs produce "" NO HEAT "" ! This is not Vogue, But BOY does it work VERY NICE....
NO BURNS...... NO BROKEN BULBS......NO ISSUES....... Try it, You may Just " LIKE IT ". This for me is the KATZ MEOW ! Bob

 

[kmakar]

Something to think about: The old style shop light ( metal cage with a bulb inside, ). They were OK...... Here is a TIP! This old style light with the bulbs that would BURN YOU & A hard bump and OUT goes the bulb. Here is what I am using........... The old style metal cage with a "" NEW STYLE L.E.D screw in bulb, WHY??? You can THROW this light up against the wall and GEE Nothing happens to the L.E.D. bulb?? NEXT ,, The metal cage stays KOLD as ICE WHY? L.E.D. bulbs produce "" NO HEAT "" ! This is not Vogue, But BOY does it work VERY NICE....
NO BURNS...... NO BROKEN BULBS......NO ISSUES....... Try it, You may Just " LIKE IT ". This for me is the KATZ MEOW ! Bob

I got me one of those new fangled LED trouble lights and it works well. I've been burned by the cage lights many times.

The grill in the front wasn't so bad, but when under the car and reaching for it and you grab the back reflector part, man that'll wake you up in the mornin'.

 

[68Chevele]

Great Idea, why didn't I think of that??? great job.