GEARWRENCH 1000 Lm Foldable Under Hood Light

Exactly what I wanted and needed

This light is great! At 1000 lumens this thing makes working in a pitch black shop like it’s working in the daylight. I like being able to remove each light for a single light use, however having to charge each light individually is not the greatest, but does not change how I feel about it. Highly recommend.

For general area lighting, it does a great job. What I like about it: lights are removable, the build quality is decent, it accommodates really wide hoods, has good run time, and that the bar can be locked in multiple angles. There are a couple shortfalls that I noticed though: the locking mechanism has a bit of flex under the assembly weight, there's a pinch point between the body tubes and the rotating hook mount, and the biggest being flex in the area where the light body enters the handles. When you go to remove the light from the bar, it flexes in the handle area. The handle flexes far enough that I'm concerned about it breaking off at some point as the claws do have decent holding power. I would like to see the handle refined so that the light assembly would be ridgid in the handle. The locking mechanism could be refined further to reduce sag under its own weight, and maybe radius the corners on the ends of the bar to reduce chances of pinching. A potential upgrade to the light would be a strong magnet in the bases so that the lights could be stuck to different areas of the vehicles while not on the bar. One bonus I notice while working, is that wire color in the engine bay stays more natural when compared to other lights. The warmer light color helps to differentiate wires when carrying out electrical diagnostics. In an overall perspective if it wasn't for the flexing, I would have given it 5 stars.

I really liked this hood light. Best part about it was how bright the lights are. They have 3 settings of brightness and it lit up the engine bay for an early morning oil change. Unfortunately forgot to snag photos until after the sun came up. I really like the adjustability, and how the lights are removable to use and hang where needed.