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krz2fer · 01-16-2003, 05:25 PM

I installed g3 altezzas on my 92 civic today..... when i got to the inner housings (on the trunk) i realized the company only sent a harness that powers a single bulb although there are two holes - one for reverse and one for the rim of brake light. to make a long story short, all I have on these trunk units is a reverse light -- no driving light/brake light, which reduces stuff by 50% in terms of people behind me. the stock box housing the bulbs and harness doesnt fit onto this new unit.

My questions is a) is this legal and b) where can I get a harness that will allow for me to put in both bulbs? i called autozone and they said to call the dealership (blah). i have other friends with different types of altezzas and their trunk units are 'on' when the lights are on.

im wondering for my own safety and because i think it looks dumb for the trunk units to only come on in reverse.

please help!

krz2fer · 01-19-2003, 07:24 PM

lots of views.. no posts... any suggestions anyone?

ebpda9 · 01-19-2003, 07:26 PM

can u post up a pic so i know what are you talking about ?

01-19-2003, 09:49 PM

Does the harness not split off to the two bulbs?

krz2fer · 01-20-2003, 06:55 AM

The harness that comes out of the trunk from the car is a 4 wire harness, which supports the brake light and the reverse light. The actual stock housing is a large plastic piece with both bulbs in it and doesn't fit into these aftermarket lights.

The joining harness that came with the altezzas is only a 2-wire harness that supports the reverse light. In other words... the 4-wire car connector connects with this new one that only has 2 wires... so basically 2 wires (for the brake) are doing nothing for the 2 trunk pieces of my lights.

So... I want to know where to get a 4-wire harness that supports 2 bulbs.

krz2fer · 01-21-2003, 07:02 PM

I went ahead and bought a couple bulb sockets, coresponding bulbs, and wired them directly to the harness. Although the red bulbs dont get a "brighter red" when I brake, they do stay on when I have my lights on. Better than no trunk lights at all.

01-16-2003, 05:25 PM	#1
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	altezza bulb help I installed g3 altezzas on my 92 civic today..... when i got to the inner housings (on the trunk) i realized the company only sent a harness that powers a single bulb although there are two holes - one for reverse and one for the rim of brake light. to make a long story short, all I have on these trunk units is a reverse light -- no driving light/brake light, which reduces stuff by 50% in terms of people behind me. the stock box housing the bulbs and harness doesnt fit onto this new unit. My questions is a) is this legal and b) where can I get a harness that will allow for me to put in both bulbs? i called autozone and they said to call the dealership (blah). i have other friends with different types of altezzas and their trunk units are 'on' when the lights are on. im wondering for my own safety and because i think it looks dumb for the trunk units to only come on in reverse. please help! __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

01-19-2003, 07:24 PM	#2
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	lots of views.. no posts... any suggestions anyone? __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

01-19-2003, 07:26 PM	#3
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 43 Posts: 17,266	can u post up a pic so i know what are you talking about ? __________________

01-20-2003, 06:55 AM	#5
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	The harness that comes out of the trunk from the car is a 4 wire harness, which supports the brake light and the reverse light. The actual stock housing is a large plastic piece with both bulbs in it and doesn't fit into these aftermarket lights. The joining harness that came with the altezzas is only a 2-wire harness that supports the reverse light. In other words... the 4-wire car connector connects with this new one that only has 2 wires... so basically 2 wires (for the brake) are doing nothing for the 2 trunk pieces of my lights. So... I want to know where to get a 4-wire harness that supports 2 bulbs. __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

01-21-2003, 07:02 PM	#6
krz2fer 2nd Gear Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: VA Posts: 122	I went ahead and bought a couple bulb sockets, coresponding bulbs, and wired them directly to the harness. Although the red bulbs dont get a "brighter red" when I brake, they do stay on when I have my lights on. Better than no trunk lights at all. __________________ krz2fer --- "Aim for the sky, straight into the sun."

01-19-2003, 09:49 PM	#4
pauls-si Posts: n/a	Does the harness not split off to the two bulbs?

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