You must have an aftermarket light switch installation. My car (11/78) doesn't have it, or even an indent or hole where your switch is located. there are no connections or wiring to the ome lamp either. That is unless you can explain it.

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Edited October 17, 200816 yr by TomoHawk

I thought that's how they all came! I mean it makes sense to me, as having the dome light come on when you open the hatch is pretty handy. Even if it isn't a lot of light.

I'll have to get in there and see what's up with that. It might not even be for the dome light.

Come to think of it, I just remembered that there was a suspicious and definitely non-original loose wire running from somewhere around the fuse box back to that switch. One of the P.O.'s had at some point installed an alarm system with a horn under the hood. I bet the switch was wired to set off the alarm if the hatch was opened.

We removed the alarm system and I now remember disconnecting the wire, so mystery solved!

my 77 JDM doesnt have one either