i got a 96 civic dx hatch and my open trunk switch is not hooked up. its just there with one yellow wire. where do i hook it up to? i need it to hook up this ex trunk light i got.

 

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The cable? Pic?

 

theres nothing to take a picture of. just the open trunk switch with one wire. i need to know where does the open trunk switch hook up to

 

Call it a cable. The lever is by your driver seat. The cable hooks to it, then runs to the hatch. The hatch has a latch. The cable will attach, nach.

The lock cylinder on the trunk uses a short rod.

 

The wire for the hatch latch switch is Blu/Blk not yellow. And how damn hard is it to post clear pictures of your hatch latch and the loose wires? If you want help, put more effort into your thread.

 

guys im not asking about the opening cables. im asking about the open-trunk switch that makes the light turn on the dash when the hatch is opened. my switch isnt hooked up for some reason so that means the light never works.

 

You fail to grasp the obvious point that the switch is incorporated into the hatch latch. Effort?

 

it is not. ill upload a picture in 5-10 minutes.

 

Im talking about this switch

 

See connector C768:

 

This^ is not a switch for the trunk light.

The trunk light switch is in the hatch latch. Open the hatch and look up to see latch.

 

Wow im confused now. Then what is that switch for? (the one i pictured?) and why isnt my open trunk light on the cluster not lighting up? the bulb is good

 

Test the cluster open-hatch warning light switch in the latch with a multimeter. Make sure the switch connector is plugged in.

 

By the way, the hatchback does not come with a stock "trunk" light. If you wish to install one, get power for the light from the Wht/Red wire in gray 14P connector C562 and for ground splice into the Blu/Blk wire at the hatch latch-switch connector.