This thread is about various options to add lighting to your engine compartment. Everything from convenience lighting to aid roadside repairs to disco balls and laser light shows.
My current interest in this topic is for the purpose of adding blingy LED/laser/etc. lighting, so that I can hang out with the tuner dudes and also so that folks can see my shiny stuff at evening cruise-ins and stuff. The simplest way to go would be to buy some LED rope lighting and stuff it under the lip of the hood opening overhang. But, aiming the light from cheap rope lighting is kind of vague, so I was wondering if you guys, especially you younger Opelers, might know of lighting ideas that are cooler or more high tech.
On the other topic of convenience lighting, some sort of general purpose underhood light attached to a retractable cord would be handy. I had something like that in my Jeep Cherokees. Any ideas or eBay finds?
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My current interest in this topic is for the purpose of adding blingy LED/laser/etc. lighting, so that I can hang out with the tuner dudes and also so that folks can see my shiny stuff at evening cruise-ins and stuff. The simplest way to go would be to buy some LED rope lighting and stuff it under the lip of the hood opening overhang. But, aiming the light from cheap rope lighting is kind of vague, so I was wondering if you guys, especially you younger Opelers, might know of lighting ideas that are cooler or more high tech.
On the other topic of convenience lighting, some sort of general purpose underhood light attached to a retractable cord would be handy. I had something like that in my Jeep Cherokees. Any ideas or eBay finds?
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