Yes my Series II has the wires, and the switch, but the light assembly is
gone, and it appears to be factory wiring, as is the switch, but I never
really knew what it was till I read your message...
Derek Jewett
1963 Series II
B9112382
On Wed, 17 Jul 1996, Steven Semeraro, ATR, (202) 514-8374 wrote:
> My car came with a light under the bonnet on the left hand side
> of the firewall. It lights up the area around the dip stick,
> spark plugs, and distributor. I've found it useful when checking
> the oil at night and even when doing a tune-up in the garage.
> I've always assumed that a PO simply put this in, but a recent
> issue of the Rootes Review included a list of options including a
> bonnet light. I'd never seen this item listed before. The
> on/off switch for mine is located between the lights and the
> panel switches under the clock opening. When I bought the car,
> it had a small chrome switch that was broken. I replaced it with
> a standard switch to match the others. Does anyone else have an
> under-bonnet light that might be an original option? Any other
> info or ideas on this?
>
>
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