Oh, I remember now...
http://honda.jbcarpages.com/Civic/2004/
http://automobiles.honda.com/certifi...n/gallery.aspx
This could be tough. The upper corners of the trunk are indeed taillight housings.
The trunk racks I see on Performance's site have six straps, three per side; the OP is talking about the middle of each three straps, which, of course, would normally hook onto the edge of the metal at the trunklid's upper corners.
Maybe mount it at a lower angle somehow, so that the middle straps' hooks can catch the trunklid below the lights?
Going to Thule's site, I found these PDFs for the 962XT Speedway, which is also a six-strap trunk carrier:
http://www.thuleracks.com/instructio...it%20chart.pdf
http://www.thuleracks.com/instructio...xt%20962xt.pdf
It gives these "fit tips":
101 Place top clips in the gap at the front edge of the top of the trunk, hatch or door.
102 Place lower clips in the bottom edge of trunk or hatch.
108 Set lower clips into frame holes in back of bumper.
I'll bet that #102 is referring to the middle straps.