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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 08:48 PM
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i have a 93 civic dx 4d. apparently im blind or i dont have a trunk light. if in fact i dont have one should the wiring be there for one? or will i have to find the best place to put in a switch or something?
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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i dont know if a 93 civic dx has a light, is supposed to have one, or if it will have wiring for one if it doesnt. but, all you have to do is splice into a 12v power supply somewhere in the car and wire a little on/off toggle switch from radio shack. its not that difficult to do. you can put that switch in the front, in the trunk or even both if you wanted to.
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Old Sep 3, 2003 | 10:53 PM
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should it already have some kind of trigger wired or will i have to get one from another civic? and if i do put a toggle on it what would be the closest wire to tap into? without having to worry about the lights being on or the car running.
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Old Sep 17, 2003 | 10:30 AM
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Take off your existing domelight.

There will be 3 wires

power
ground
and a wire that shows ground when the doors is open

Tap the power
Tap the ground when doors is open

run to back

Wire to a new light (get it at an auto store) or buy a neon tube or something,whatever rock your boat. This way, when you open the front doors, it will light up/

If you want to wire the back to light up, you need to install a pinswitch to tell it to turn on when you hatch is open.
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