Another 12v blackout hood light conversion
I just finished converting my hood blackout light to 12 volts and here's what I did:
I bead blasted the assembly first, then cut the old wires from the original bulb.
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After that, I crushed the old bulb and removed it from the housing.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/8136/bolight3po1.jpg
Next, I enlarged the hole slightly, so that it would accept a 12 volt motorcycle headlamp bulb. They were just laying around......
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I just dropped the bulb into the hole and soldered the base to the lens housing.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5082/bolight7cr7.jpg
For extra brightness, I soldered the original harness wiring to both of the bottom contacts so that the hi and lo filaments burn at the same time.
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With the rubber cover on the back it looks stock.
http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8103/bolight9tv0.jpg
Now for some fresh O.D. and it will look as good as new!
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