The under bonnet light

It is not that I think I will need to be able to see under the bonnet in the dark…………(some hope)!

But I had put the switch and wiring in place; and the nights are drawing in..

There is not much clearance under the bonnet with the Isuzu Engine, even with the later ‘puma” bonnet – with the bulge. So a bit of puzzling was needed as regards placement. I remembered that I can been given some LED strip light when I bought the Alu-Cab shadow awning, so I decided to press this into service and save a pound (For once).

I could run the wire though the cut outs in the bonnet and then thread the LED strip up the left hand side on the bonnet, along the front and down the right hand side – it looks OK. Then, thinking that the LED strip might not last that along in the harsh environment under the bonnet, I decided to add in one of the LED side lights that I had removed from the car previously, in a central position for a back up! (another pound saved)

I managed to get both wires into a Deutche Plug to give me a robust and waterproof connection to the feed.

Previously the bonnet had been cut about to clear the brake master cylinder and coolant reservoir, so plenty of edging was fitted to prevent chaffing.

So all done…………….

Looks good in the dark and there is enough light, to see what is going on.

With the bonnet shut and the light on, Perentie looks like its been to Halfords – maybe I should have gotten a blue light……