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    Post by dix Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:30 pm

    Has anyone installed a light in the dog house in case you would need it out on the hi-way @ night. my thoughts are to use a old dome light on the inside lid. hopng to never need it. like our cars have, it's beter than a flashlight.
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    Post by G-Man Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:31 pm

    I have to say it's something I would like to do
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    Post by RodStRace Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:18 pm

    One of the neatest OE underhood lights I seen were on 80s-up Ford trucks. They had a light in a small case with a reeled cord. You could lift the hood, grab the light and move it around under the hood, then wind the cord back up and snap the light back in place.
    Here's what it looks like, along with some other parts....

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    Post by G-Man Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:56 pm

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    Post by EconoUSAparts Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:20 pm

    My front dome light is one of those. I can remove it and go completely all around the van. It has a 25 ft cord. Would be handy in case of a flat tire
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    Post by Guest Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:00 am

    Check e-bay number:160542113789. GM part number:15528774. Think you'll like it. Larry in frozen East China Mi.
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    Post by donivan65 Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:28 am

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    Post by slowflapper Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:09 am

    cool idea Smile

    I just keep an LED flashlight in the ashtray for now but the under lid thing would be cool, need to add that to my list...
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    Post by SnarkyPoet Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:18 am

    I have an led headlamp that I use all the time. It's nice because it's always shining where I'm looking. When I'm not using it, I hang it on the side of the doghouse under the driver's seat with a magnet.

    I was considering installing some of that flexible led tubing around the inside of the doghouse, though. It's weatherproof and doesn't require much power to operate, so it won't kill my battery if the van is not running.

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