Originally posted by Rudsther2435So the other day I was driving and taking some back roads using navigation and my Ford Touch powered down and turned black. I was in the middle of nowhere and unfamiliar with the area, to make it worse I had no cell service. I stopped at the nearest gas station (of course it was closed) but it was lit up. I though maybe disconnecting the battery for a few minutes would reset the unit, luckily I had a socket set in the back. I open the hood until it d come to find out no hood lighting!!!!! I would think with any new car this must be a standard option, it's never been missing on any of my other vehicles. Luckily after disconnecting the battery for a few minutes and re-plugging in, my ford touch powered back on.
So,
I decided to install some hood lighting, $25 worth of parts and half an hour work, hopefully it will help anyone else that wants to do this.
I got the lights here, they are really bright and low profile, they look factory.
http://www.ddmtuning.com/Products/HighPowerLEDPanel Step 1: Remove the heat shield underneath the hood by popping out the big black round clips, they pop off with a clip remove, or even your hand.
Step 2: Remove heat shield by pulling it towards you and out of the factory clip.
Step 3: Mount lights and wire the lights down and have them meet the factory wiring already underneath the hood going down the side to the engine compartment, zip tie them alongside. (I also wrapped my wires in wire loom to keep the factory appearance and protect it against heat since I live in the desert.
Step 4: put the heat shield back in place and open and close the hood to make sure wires go up and down properly with hood.
Tell me what you guys think, does it look good?
