How to Install LED Underhood Lightning
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- Check out how well 3 small LED lights can light up the entire engine bay. Complete installation instructions from the fuse, wiring, installing tilt switch, and installation of the LED light fixtures.
Work is performed on a 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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I actually helped a buddy put in LED strips because they add almost no height. Love this video.
Yeah I'm loving that these lights are low profile, thank you.
Love the lights Martin.. Drove me to install 8 under the hood of my 05 RAM.. But instead of a mercury switch on the hood, I installed a waterproof toggle switch mounted on my radiator support, cuz I don’t want the LEDs on if it’s light outside.. Thanks for the video, love my new lights..!
Didn't even watch this whole video yet but wanted to say how much I enjoy your video's Martin always so informative...thnx👍
Glad you like them!
I appreciate that!
Thanks Martin, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Thank you, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours and have a great New Year.
Nicely done Martin 👍😁
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks Martin.
Merry Christmas!
and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Great job as always
Thank you! Cheers!
i like the new lighting idea. it seems like you do a good job every chance you get.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Very nice. Always love your stuff.
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job Martin.That is a big difference.....
Thank you Dan glad you like it.
Great stuff as always. Merry Christmas Martin!
Thank you, and a Merry Christmas to you and yours
Now you just need to add a plug so you can disconnect it if you ever need to remove your hood, or just wait till that time comes and just cut it where you want the plug to be when, or if you remove the hood and install the plug then. Overall absolutely great job, I will be looking to do this mod on my 04 overland, and probablly several of my other cars. Thank you for the idea and all the great work you do on your channel.
Good point Chris, because eventually I looking to change the hood. Like you said I probably just cut the wires and then add the plug at that time.
Looks amazing!
It does, thank you!
You Sir have such the eye for detail and are in a class of your own.. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration to be creative. Your wire fishing skills are those of a professional for sure.. THANKS for what YOU DO!! Hope you have a happy and healthy 2021
Thank you, I really appreciate that. Have a great New Year!
Thanks for the tip, I implemented it on my 5.9
Awesome, glad you found it helpful 👍
Definitely will be trying that out on my jeep.
Good to hear
Martin, that is a very sweet project. I like it very much....
Thank you 😎
Nice...I've been wanting to install some lights under hood since mine didnt come with a light...this is perfect. As always very informative vid...thanks 👍👍👍👍👍✌🤙🤘🏻
Glad I could help
Love your vids man. Wiring is probably one of my weakest links. And this was absolutely brilliant. Thanks!
Thank you, Dan, glad you found it helpful.
I am totally going to do this on my XJ now btw. So thanks again.
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Top notch, Martin!
Happy New Year! #dublife
Thank you, Happy New Year!
As some one who works in a bodyshop, I enjoyed watching a clean install on those. How ever as some one that works in a bodyshop, I may have done it a bit different. I would have run a wire loom on the hood & not inside of if it, still run it in one direction like you went. I would have made the the lights be able to plug into each other. One if for some reason a light quit be a lil easier to replace, 2- if you get in a accident, the body shop will cut your wires and you have to work over again. I would have also used connectors either before you slide the wires thru the hole. This way the lights can be salvageable. Also where you connected the wires next to the latch, I would made extra effort as that where the safety catch is to make sure wires don’t get caught or rub against it.
Again, very nice and really clean install. I can tell you take pride in the work you do. 🤘👍
Very cool mod!!!!
Glad you like it
Do it again brother, good job, tank you.!!!!!
Thank you too!
Martin it’s always a pleasure to watch your videos. My wife wishes our garage was as organized as yours. Just curious what kind of work you do though.
I am a Low Voltage Tech with the IBEW 357. I work with fiber optics, AV, voice/data, stuff like that.
Just bought Joe a light for when we’re under the Jeep. Now we’ll look into a light for under the hood. Thank you Martin!! ❤️🐞
you are very welcome
Looks great. I always have trouble seeing some areas no matter how many lights.
Thank you. Wait till your eyes get to be 59 years old, lighting becomes a real big deal.
In the future, when I pull the engine, I'm probably going to add 1 or 2 more to the underside of the cowl to light up the back portion of the engine.
@@martinbuilt I'm 70 so I may be adding lights continuously :)
Great stuff as always Martin. Huge fan. Was wondering if you thought of a way to make the drl's in the headlight come on as soon as you turn on the engine instead of having it turn on when you turn on your parking lights. Cheers.
thanks, I haven't thought about that, I'll consider it.
Ok love the idea here. Was thinking about trying to do something like they had in the old Silverados... Oh and where did you find that grill? Absolutely love it
Thank you, I made that grill. here is the video on it. ruclips.net/video/GLnlaWFElWM/видео.html
Very nice! I think I'll do the same, and put some in the rear cargo area, too!
Have you replaced your heater hoses? They look longer and routed slightly differently.
Thank you, yes after relocating the battery I rerouted the hoses so that they weren't going over the valve cover. I'm trying to make the engine bay look better and make it easier to work on the engine.
Where did you find the chrome valve covers?
I'm looking at getting an 03 with the HO as a project. Want to do a 242HD swap so I can go into 2WD and 4HI manually.
Cool I wish mine was an HO. I consider doing the same thing by installing the 242 so I remove the front drive shaft just to see what it was like in two-wheel drive mode which is fun but with my mods it tends to get away from me so I'm putting the front drive shaft back in and leaving it full-time 4 wheel.
@@martinbuilt with all the work you've done you could of installed an HO by now. You can do it Martin! Go go go go!
Thanks Martin! I do have a question about the hood liner, as I see you are not running one which makes this install possible. Does the hood liner serve any other purpose on these except noise dampening? Have you had any issues with the paint on the hood getting too hot and flaking or anything like that?
I really want to do this light upgrade, but the hood liner on mine is in the way, so I am really wondering if there are any downsides to removing it.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
I haven't had any problems, you could remove it to install the lights and cut the liner around the light fixtures as you reinstall the liner.
@@martinbuilt thanks! Yeah I might try removing it altogether and see how that goes. Thanks for the quick response and another great video!
I think I'll install those on my 2014 GMC Sierra in the glove box and my wifes 2017 GMC Denali those vehicles come with no glove box light pain in the butt.
That would work, It will be one bright glove box
I have a 2002 Ram. It currently has an under hood light (if that's what you want to call it), and I was wondering if I could just wire into that line for four pods? Would it be enough to power the pods, or would I need to wire directly into the fuse box?
Yeah, that should actually work quite well. Those LED pods are a very low draw light.
I'm surprised my Jeep Grand Cherokee l
Limited didn't come with an underhood light being it is the Limited package.
@@martinbuilt Thank you! I'm guessing that also means that I don't need the tip switch?
@@crandallwoodworking2988 that's right 👍
You can send me a switch Martin lol ill help u get rid of the other 2 itd be great for under the hood in my zj iam bringing bk to life😂
Are those rack bolts? That's what they look like anyway.
Yep that's what they are you must be in the same field as I am. Good eye.
@@martinbuilt I'm in IT; system admin. I'm no stranger to racking a server.
Made me nervous drilling that close to eco harness 😩
No worries the harness was like six inches away plus I had a drill bit stop on the drill bit.
Not sure if anyone asked the question, but does it ever light up when accelerating? Wondering if the liquid from the mercury ever travels towards the contact when driving forward.
This Jeep goes but not that fast...Lol
Why not add some LED's on the firewall to better light up the back of the engine that is tucked away under the windscreen lip?
I was already experimenting with the one light I have left and installing it exactly where you're talkin. I will probably eventually about one down there.
Did you relocate your evap canister ?
No my evap canister is located next to the fuel tank on the left side this is the stock location for the later model grand Cherokees. But if I had the earlier model grand I would have definitely relocated it located it to clean up the engine Bay.
@@martinbuilt thank you so much for the reply. This makes sense now because I have mine located under the hood In front of the brake fluid container. I’m going to consider relocating it.