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2002 1500 under Hood light

jerryn3

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Light not working. There are 2 wires going to this light. One orange (12v) and the other black. I am getting 12v from orange but black does not ohm to ground. There are no breaks in wire to farthest location I can get to on firewall. I am considering cutting wire and run to ground. Is this a bad idea? Thanks!
 
If you are asking about the under hood light that is attached to the hood itself I have had issues with mine also. What I have found is that the weight inside the light housing moves when the hood is in the open position to complete the circuit and turn the light on. I have disassembled that light housing cleaned the bits inside and even slightly bent the brass contact inside to get a better contact.

I would first just detach the light housing from the hood and rattle the assembly to see if it gets a better contact and comes on.
 
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The light works when I connect to power with ground. My problem is the black wire coming to light is not going to ground.
 
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