Dark Trunk!
 

Since my car was brand new, there has never been a light bulb in the trunk, but there has always been a socket mounted to the roof of it with 2 wires going to the socket. I went to Pep Boys and asked one of the employees to identify the socket, and he did (can't remember what he said, lol). So I bought a little package with two bulbs in it, and it was a perfect fit...seemed to go right in. Only problem: no light. I tried the other bulb in the package. Once again, no light. (keep in mind i'm not an expert on electronics) So I borrow my friend's voltmeter/multimeter. (I think they're the same...) Sure enough...there's definitely electricity coming through one of the wires...which I am assuming is the positive wire. Any suggestions/ideas as to why my trunk light doesn't work?

if you have 12v + on one wire, then your missing a ground. on the passenger side deep, near the strut tower, there's a bracket for a factory pinswitch that the arm of the trunk hits. It sends ground to turn on the light.

wow, i thought my trunk light shorted or somthing, mine is exactly the same, never had a light so i bought one and it didnt work, the one wire is hot and the other nothing, i though about grounding the one side of the bulb but then since there is no switch, it would just stay on all the time, if you figure it out do tell what you did!

ohh.. that missing switch explains it, mazdaspeedwest is there any way i could get you to take a picture of the switch? you dont have to take it out just what the veiwable part looks like, thanks

I just gave up on that and put some black lights in the back:cool:

Re: Dark Trunk!
 

As everyone can see....Alex still bitches about his barney mobile

OUCH!!!:bonk:

Ya Darryl, hook us up with pics! can I rig something from radio shack or buy the OEM part from the dealership? Thx!!

gaaaaaaaay
 

why is your car purple?

here's a wiring diagram i had for use in adding an aftermarket pin switch, but the factory one is the least hassle, any dealer will have it. I'll try to snap some pics. Now this is a bit overkill, as the ground from the pin switch directly will work too, but i like wiring projects...:D

Thx
 

Thanks Darryl. I have a strong dislike for wiring projects ever since the sidemarkers, but I appreciate the diagram anyways, lol. But please post pictures, so I can know whether or not I already have it, cuz there is this little black thing on the strut tower...just no wire going to it. (could be it...never know) Otherwise, I plan on fixing my trunk light this week. It's annoying not having one. :eek:

BTW, The neon blue trunk light that I have was a freebie that the guy who did my system put in as a little extra for me...and it only turns on when the stereo is on (couldnt complain, it was free) but I do want a light for when I open the trunk.

I feel like the little bulb that fits in that stock fixture would probably not be adequate for me...I'm thinking like bright as the sun in there, hehe. I'm really just looking for a bright white light, maybe even fluorescent, but nothing ricy. Any suggestions from anyone for a replacement fixture that is really bright?

Not Cool, Killacotton
 

I don't really appreciate the subject of your post being "gaaaaay". You asked why my car is purple. Well, it's not, it's stock light blue. It was photoshopped by a member of this forum, protetype. Just a joke...I dont think any idiot is gonna go out and get their Protege painted bright Barney purple.

Do some reading:
The Barney-Mobile

:cool:

Good idea Wil...i'm gonna call a few junkyards.

BTW, I'm not that friggin DUMB to think that the rubber boot for the strut could be the trunk light switch, LOL. :asshole: It is a little black piece of metal that is off to the side of the rubber boot, which, as far as I can tell, serves no purpose whatsoever in my car.

Good luck on ure test

c ya
:D

dood, u can get a light put in there. jus goto a salvage yard and gank a Trunk light outta a LX. My DX has a trunk light!!! WOOT

the black thing you mentioned, is probably the tab that holds the boot on there. Like i said, the trunk lid arm must hit it, sooooo follow the arm as it closes (if you have too, get in the trunk with a flashlight) there is a small bracket on the passengers side (it's the same color as the car) with a hole in it. Thats where the pin switch goes.

Ummkay
 

:wtf:

I'm not trying to offend you Maz94, but I have noticed that your posts are rather often irrelevant to the discussions on this forum. I am not looking for an OEM light for my trunk...it's sitting right in there just as it was the day I got my car. As well, I never said that I was looking for one! Maybe you should start over from the beginning and read each post very carefully before replying.

(To make it easier for you, I will explain further....as I said in my first post, there has always been a socket mounted to the roof of it with 2 wires going to the socket. Hence why I do not need a trunk light from a salvage yard. We have been discussing a missing pinswitch which is perhaps the cause of my malfunctioning trunk light, and I asked for any suggestions for an upgraded light...but once again, nothing about replacing the OEM trunk light entirely.)

On a different note, most likely the reason that you have a trunk light in your DX is because yours is a 94...in the later years of the 1st gen pros, a few things were added to DX's...tachometer, cupholders, and apparently a trunk light pinswitch.

Hmmz Darryl, it's rather difficult to get into my trunk other than through the lid...because my amp rack is mounted to the backseat :eek: But I'll give it a looker!

thanks Will, saves me the trouble :p

yes, the white part is the pin switch, and yes the arm hits it to turn the light on and off.

Junkyard Searches & wonderful lighting!
 

Well, after going to 15 or 20 junkyards, I finally arrived at a Pull-It-Yourself yard that had a Protege, and I got the trunk light switch and the light cover. I got up to the counter, and the lady was like "uhh...thats it?" i said "yeah". and she said "take it, come back when u want bigger stuff" so I was like tight I got it for free...went home, took me 20-30 seconds to install, and whammo I had a trunk light. didnt even have to solder..the stock plug was in my car...all I did was screw in the switch and plug it in. simplest fricking fix in the damn world. THX EVERYONE, PROBLEM SOLVED