is the trunk light always on?

[eriemoto.]

this might be a dumb question but...

short of enclosing myself in my trunk, is the trunk light in our trunks always supposed to stay on? i wired up a 2nd light in the trunk and i went to check if it was still on after closing the trunk by unfolding the rear seats. boom, still on. now, for most it wouldn't really matter, but i needed more light in the trunk, so i wired up an extra light, but i DON'T want it on all the time because it'll get hot. i hope i don't have to lock anyone in the trunk to prove right or wrong

[mrvinyl33]

No its supposed to shut off when the trunk is closed. And I only recall the 3rd gen Accord having a switch next to the light to override it. That also might have only been on the hatchback.

[eriemoto.]

No its supposed to shut off when the trunk is closed. And I only recall the 3rd gen Accord having a switch next to the light to override it. That also might have only been on the hatchback.

hmm.. is there a switch on the rear seats also?

[cp[mike]]

no, the only switch is part of the latch assembly on the trunk lid. single wire, black connector.

i tried hooking up a second light directly to the trunk light and it blew a fuse... lol.

[cornerkid322]

ya by the sounds of it either your trunk is not closing all the way or the swwitch for the light is bad

[eriemoto.]

i'll try replacing the switch..

how can i tell if it isn't closing all the way? i mean, everything is flush when it is closed

[flin1981]

i'll try replacing the switch..

how can i tell if it isn't closing all the way? i mean, everything is flush when it is closed

Shut the trunk lid and unfold your back seat. Let it sit for a while, long enough for the light bulb to cool down if it is off. Then open the trunk and check the temperature of the light bulb right away. If it's cool, then it wasn't on all the time, vice versa.

[eriemoto.]

Shut the trunk lid and unfold your back seat. Let it sit for a while, long enough for the light bulb to cool down if it is off. Then open the trunk and check the temperature of the light bulb right away. If it's cool, then it wasn't on all the time, vice versa.

i've done that already, except i shut the trunk lid, unfolded the rear seats, and watched the light. it never turned off

[tn_accords]

ok.. if not mistaken on the accords we do have a dummy light in the cluster to tell you if you trunk is closed or not. that switch is on the latch itself. the trunk light if not mistaken runs off the same switch which means if your dummy light is on then you just might have to tweak the switch inside the latch to get the light to turn off. if not.. just pull the light and wire up another one like on a popper switch so that when your trunk opens the light comes on.. they are pretty common on alarm systems. i have done that for underhood lights too.. trunks are the same thing.

[eriemoto.]

ok.. if not mistaken on the accords we do have a dummy light in the cluster to tell you if you trunk is closed or not. that switch is on the latch itself. the trunk light if not mistaken runs off the same switch which means if your dummy light is on then you just might have to tweak the switch inside the latch to get the light to turn off. if not.. just pull the light and wire up another one like on a popper switch so that when your trunk opens the light comes on.. they are pretty common on alarm systems. i have done that for underhood lights too.. trunks are the same thing.

well, i know my cluster dummy light works correctly because when i pop the trunk, it goes on, and when it's closed, the light is off. so that can be ruled out i guess. is there anything else i can do to fix this damn light problem?

[ryaniskingofyou]

off topic... anyone know where i can get a blue trunk light?
I've tried looking a little, but i can't find the bulb number

[eriemoto.]

off topic... anyone know where i can get a blue trunk light?
I've tried looking a little, but i can't find the bulb number

the bulb is a 3022 i believe. and a blue bulb would just be too light. let's get back on topic

[ryaniskingofyou]

haha, thanks.
yeah, i dont ever remember mine being on all the time, but i do have that same problem in my glove box. I think mine's just because its too fill of stuff to shut all the way tho

[cegpcola]

The title to this thread cracks me up everytime I see it...........