Comments on: Under-Hood Work Light http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John Armstrong http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-886187 John Armstrong Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:25:01 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-886187 Highly recommended by auto techs is the new WorkStar 1400 from Maxxeon. Available from many retailers for $99 http://www,led-worklight.com/product/MXN01400 Highly recommended by auto techs is the new WorkStar 1400 from Maxxeon.

Available from many retailers for $99

http://www,led-worklight.com/product/MXN01400

]]> By: toby http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-879696 toby Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:08:21 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-879696 Also great for detailing the interior. Spans the roof and really illuminates the inside of the car! Also great for detailing the interior. Spans the roof and really illuminates the inside of the car!

]]> By: heywood http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-873522 heywood Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:33:47 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-873522 well, surprised you'd ask, but red green is ready for ya...got some duct tape and an old lamp? well, you take the duct tape and attach the lamp to the underside of the hood; don't be stingy with the duct tape! then, you take the plug end of the old lamp and cut off the plug. strip the ends of the wire and attach 'em to the battery. go get a cfl bulb and put it in the lamp...oh wait, it might not light....well screw it! duct tape a maglite to your baseball cap! well, surprised you’d ask, but red green is ready for ya…got some duct tape and an old lamp? well, you take the duct tape and attach the lamp to the underside of the hood; don’t be stingy with the duct tape!

then, you take the plug end of the old lamp and cut off the plug. strip the ends of the wire and attach ‘em to the battery. go get a cfl bulb and put it in the lamp…oh wait, it might not light….well screw it! duct tape a maglite to your baseball cap!

]]> By: DISCO-STU http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-872597 DISCO-STU Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:04:55 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-872597 I want to make my own, someone show me how. I want to make my own, someone show me how.

]]> By: george http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-872596 george Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:04:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-872596 i had something similar a looooong time ago. used it a few times and then it just gathered dust. shadows seemed to throw me off. i had something similar a looooong time ago. used it a few times and then it just gathered dust. shadows seemed to throw me off.

]]> By: MattM http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-872415 MattM Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:13:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-872415 Dude, $65 is the discount price for these lights. If it works at all it's still a better deal than the usual $140 pricetag. Dude, $65 is the discount price for these lights. If it works at all it’s still a better deal than the usual $140 pricetag.

]]> By: Chris W http://toolmonger.com/2009/04/02/under-hood-work-light/#comment-872318 Chris W Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:19:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=22492#comment-872318 Some fluorescent lights have trouble starting in freezing temperatures. For 65 bucks these had better work when it is zero deg F and you can't get your car to start. Some fluorescent lights have trouble starting in freezing temperatures. For 65 bucks these had better work when it is zero deg F and you can’t get your car to start.

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