I didn't like that either, but I changed that on both of my 6th gen sedans. I enlarged the hole on the trunk lamps and installed dual filament socket/bulbs and have them wired off of the trailer wiring harness so I can unplug them without damaging the factory wires.

I also didn't like how the side of the outer tail light and the inner most section of the trunk light don't light up, so on my 99 I installed some 194/168 socket/bulbs to make the whole rear lamp assembly light up. I was going to try this on my 02 but because of the design change, there is no space for the small bulbs and i would need to used LED's, so I left that alone. I'm not going to hijack this thread, listing my mods, but heres a few pics.