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Old 11-11-2010, 07:48 AM
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The '85 XJ that I had years ago had a retractable light under the hood that you could grab and it would extend out long enough to use while changing a rear tire at night.
Was this a factory item or something aftermarket?

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Old 11-11-2010, 08:07 AM
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retractable lights were factory i pulled one from a 87 at pick n pull not to long ago bud dang i didnt know it would stretch that far i would be afraid it wouldnt retract
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just grab a Chevy one...you can manually wind them in, i had a oem Cherokee one it broke and would not retract in anymore...i grabbed one chevy one from a suburban at the junk yard and fit it to the oem xj braket...it works great!

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Originally Posted by e30
just grab a Chevy one...you can manually wind them in, i had a oem Cherokee one it broke and would not retract in anymore...i grabbed one chevy one from a suburban at the junk yard and fit it to the oem xj braket...it works great!

Nice, i am going to picapart in a few hours, think i will look for one
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Thanks guys!

I'll look for both next time I hit the pick-n-pull.
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