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Old 02-22-2010, 06:56 AM
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I Just Moved Up From A C4 to This C5 This Week.
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The Hood Light Will Not Come On, I Replaced The Bulb And Other Ideas?


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Old 02-22-2010, 08:11 AM
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Check the plug at the bottom of the hood strut and make sure it is plugged in.
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Old 02-22-2010, 08:59 AM
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You can voltage test the socket at the waterproof plug connection below and also at the light itself - start there!

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Originally Posted by Mr.Bill
Check the plug at the bottom of the hood strut and make sure it is plugged in.
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Since many Vettes spend a good deal of their lives with the hood lifted and a battery tender hooked up, many people disconnect the under hood light...at least temporarily.
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I just quit worrying about it LOL. It worked the first time I popped the hood and never again LOL.

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Check the plug at the bottom of the hood strut and make sure it is plugged in.
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Old 02-22-2010, 10:00 AM
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Check the plug at the bottom of the hood strut and make sure it is plugged in.



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Open the drivers door then pop the hood release. See if that works for you. My light will not come on if I pop the hood by reaching through an open window.
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check to see if the lights on your rear view mirror work. if not, its probably a fuse. I heard these two items run off the same circuit. hope this helps.

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Open the drivers door then pop the hood release. See if that works for you. My light will not come on if I pop the hood by reaching through an open window.
I had to read this twice but I gotcha

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Good things to look at mentioned here. Hope it is something as simple as a loose connection or, blown bulb or a blown fuse.
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I Will Look At All Of The Above And Let You Know What Happens, Thanks
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Good things to look at mentioned here. Hope it is something as simple as a loose connection or, blown bulb or a blown fuse.
If a fuse. It's the one that is for the vanity lights on the diagram. There is not one that reads hood light. (fuse panel passenger side foot well)

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Probably disconnected since it tends to drain the battery quickly with the hood open, mine was disconnected when I bought it.
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Fix It, Wire disconnected Thanks BoostRetard
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Good By C4 Hello C5 Today's A Good Day
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Congrats on the c5 and welcome
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