Step 5
Tearing apart you interior. You need to do this to run a single wire from the center console back of the trunk latch. You need to remove the black plastic door sills on the front and the back of the passenger side, remove enough clips that hold the carpet down (front passenger seat) for you to run wire from the center console to the door, remove the black molding underneith the front passenger seatbelt, remove the back seats, remove your trunk carpet, remove the wood board that covers the spare tire, remove the black plastic trim that surround the bottom trunk latch, and finally, unclip and push aside enough interior in the trunk to gain access to the back of the seat.
Step 6
Run a wire from the center console, under the carpet of the front passanger seat, along the door trim toward the back seat (I used the same path the harnass used), and run it to the top corner where the seatbelt is. If you examine the area, you will see how the factory sent wires through. You can poke wire though that hole and keep pushing for some slack. Run over to the trunk and continue running the wire unti you reach the latch area.
Now notice the two following photos... What happened was I ran the wire, did Step 7, came back and realized I'm an idiot. The wire goes over the seatbelt. Not wanting to resolder connections, I disconnected the seatbelt to free the wire. Just be mindful of things like this that could make your project a headache.
Step 7
If you examine the latch, you will see a button. If you push on it, the trunk light goes off, and when you release it, the light comes on. That's the switch that signals the car whether or not the trunk is open. My original attempt was to use one of the door switches, rather than the trunk. This way you'd run less wire. However, the side effect is the "door open" light will continue to stay on. The side affect here is only the trunk light staying on all the time, which is okay with me, since I disconnected it anyways.
Now use a vampire clip to spice into the positive wire. You may need to unscrew it to do this. I can't remember. Anyways, it should be one of two wires that isn't black. The black wire will be connected to the chassis which is ground. As for tapping the black wire, I don't really remember why I did this since I did this mod a while ago, but it works, so vampire clip that too, and attach a wire to the chassis using an eye loop crimp.
