Wire Tucking is the Sex

[Legend_master]

I decided to start cleaning up my engine bay and I also wanted to try wire tucking. I did a few other things to clean up as well (Short ram intake, Integra clutch cable(shorter then the Accord one), modified the catch can, ETC...). This would definitely work with the stock engine and would look quite clean if you ask me.

Whats Required
1. Tools to remove the fender
2. Soldering Gun (you could use electrical tape, but that would be dumb)
3. The connections for the end of the wire you plan to extend (explained Further in the thread)
4. Enough wire to extend them where you want

I started by cutting both ends of a the wire I wanted to extend at the junk yard.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/a985b250.jpg
I wired them backwards to each other with enough wire between them to extend them to the necessary length (most people just cut the harness in the car and extend it, but I did not want to do it that way)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/e2ad59fa.jpg
I ran the wires through the fender. The wires for all the lighting were mounted in the bumper housing.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/75de8034.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/723615f1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/d379a57e.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/474bbca6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/b766746c.jpg

Here is a before and after shot

Before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/5aabcb73.jpg
After
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/a010bb6a.jpg

I will be doing the passenger side next week. Enjoy

[reanimator420]

wow now do mine that looks great!!

[russiankid]

looks like some thing is missing, but looks very nice, you can now add mods in those areas or w/e you like

[Legend_master]

looks like some thing is missing, but looks very nice, you can now add mods in those areas or w/e you like

Intercooler piping :devil:


wow now do mine that looks great!!

Thanks $900.00 and hour and I will hook you up, LOL

[maxoutracer]

i love that clean look!

[reanimator420]

nah now your crazy but looks nice though

looks like you did the whole thing in my op.

[Legend_master]

i love that clean look!


Yea me to, some of those people on H-T do some serious wire tucking. They shave all the holes that they don't use anymore and hide everything.


nah now your crazy but looks nice though

In all reality the job is not that hard all you need is wire, soldering iron, electrical tape, wire loom, and some time. If anybody wants to embark I will help them as much as I can.

[reanimator420]

you should make a how to for shits and giggles then tell them i told you to lol

[gfrg88]

i HATE wiring!!!!!! thats why im scared to converting to obd 1 :sadwave:

[MessyHonda]

yeah you got to shave all thoes holes... but it looks way better...i wish i could do that...im not a wiring dude...i have a soldering iron that i cant use...i tryed to fix my speaker and 5 mins after the solder broke...making it sound bad again...

[Legend_master]

i HATE wiring!!!!!! thats why im scared to converting to obd 1 :sadwave:

yeah, wireing makes the engine bay looks clutered. You must join the dark side and covert to OBD-1 :) .

[Legend_master]

yeah you got to shave all thoes holes... but it looks way better...i wish i could do that...im not a wiring dude...i have a soldering iron that i cant use...i tryed to fix my speaker and 5 mins after the solder broke...making it sound bad again...


dude practice makes perfect, just keep trying and you can figure it out.

[king86]

wow very sexy
i think im gona have to try that. if i can get off my bumper...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/diamondhunnie/100_0984.jpg
dunno how im supposed to work round it

[reanimator420]

uhh more pics of your car^

[Cheeseburger]

looking good bro1

[3gn86lxi]

Hello Mr. Master.........might I say that is the cleanest engine bay I think I may have ever peeped in a long time.
Props to you sir for you hard work and dedication to your beloved. May you continue to with your quest, and...........shit, I forgot. Hold on I need another beer.
No really, that looks AWSOME man.

[speedpenguin]

That looks beautiful! First wire tuck I've ever seen in a 3G. We'll probably be seeing more now.

[Legend_master]

Hello Mr. Master.........might I say that is the cleanest engine bay I think I may have ever peeped in a long time.
Props to you sir for you hard work and dedication to your beloved. May you continue to with your quest, and...........shit, I forgot. Hold on I need another beer.
No really, that looks AWSOME man.


LOL, all I have to say is :cheers:


That looks beautiful! First wire tuck I've ever seen in a 3G. We'll probably be seeing more now.

Thanks, i hope to see more of this doen with the stock engine. The bau of the 3gee is so clutted, but the a20 is a good looking motor.


looking good bro1

Thanks dude

[thegreatdane]

Nice work! Fiddling with wires is fun :) So are you going to hide away the fuse box too?

[Legend_master]

Nice work! Fiddling with wires is fun :) So are you going to hide away the fuse box too?


I am contiplating it, but I am not to sure that is what I want to do. I dont have any AC parts in my car, so there would be plenty of room to hide it under my passenger side dash.

[AccordEpicenter]

wow that is seriously clean man, i really like it!! I have soo much wiring underhood for alky injection and everything else my effin fenders would be bulging if i did this hahaha. Solid work.

[Legend_master]

wow that is seriously clean man, i really like it!! I have soo much wiring underhood for alky injection and everything else my effin fenders would be bulging if i did this hahaha. Solid work.


Thanks, it probaly looks like the inside of a computer under your hood, LOL. With enough electrical tape and your could get it to fit in the fenders, no problem. Let me know if you need any help with it.

[Hash_man_Se_i]

I think that looks good, and is a damn good wire tuck... but don't move the fuse box... IMO, thats just dumb and a waste of time. I personally would want mine easily accesable, besides which I dont think we have much room behind our dash's for a fuse box to fit.,

[Legend_master]

I think that looks good, and is a damn good wire tuck... but don't move the fuse box... IMO, thats just dumb and a waste of time. I personally would want mine easily accesable, besides which I dont think we have much room behind our dash's for a fuse box to fit.,

You do if there is no AC blower there :) .

[Fushi]

Great work.
It looks so clean !
I'm being jealous !
I've always loved this clean look when the wires are hidden. It seems there is a lot more space in the engine bay .

[military mase]

i give you props on the tuck legend master. I did a tuck on all my injector wires. the 2 wires you tucked ar the only ones i need to tuck on that side of the car. I have to say that makes your bay looks soo clean

[Hash_man_Se_i]

You do if there is no AC blower there

Hmmm... so most of that crap has to do with AC and not heat?... i feel dumb lol. Was planning on getting rid of all the AC junk when I do my swap, didnt know most of that was for AC

[myaccord7]

you rotten mother f$%^ER, DAMN THAT looks good. very nice job on making it like factory.



zach

[Legend_master]

Great work.
It looks so clean !
I'm being jealous !
I've always loved this clean look when the wires are hidden. It seems there is a lot more space in the engine bay .


myaccord7 you rotten mother f$%^ER, DAMN THAT looks good. very nice job on making it like factory.



zach


THanks :cheers:


i give you props on the tuck legend master. I did a tuck on all my injector wires. the 2 wires you tucked ar the only ones i need to tuck on that side of the car. I have to say that makes your bay looks soo clean

Thanks, I cant decide If I want to tuck my injector wires through the manifold or I might just use the factory plastic piece that cleans them up a little bit. I know the resistor box could also be moved to the inside of the fender (actually the front bumper) on the factory a20 application.


Hmmm... so most of that crap has to do with AC and not heat?... i feel dumb lol. Was planning on getting rid of all the AC junk when I do my swap, didnt know most of that was for AC

Its about half and half between heater and AC stuff. It is different in all cars. I know the heater core and the ac parts are backwards from our cars in some of the newer hondas.

[military mase]

I just removed the plastic piece and tucked it behind the mani so all you see is the injectors. keep upthe good work.

[jigga225]

I am contiplating it, but I am not to sure that is what I want to do. I dont have any AC parts in my car,
no a/c in texas?

[Legend_master]

no a/c in texas?

it gets a little ruff sometimes, but I havent had an ac in 4 years. The only problem I have is when I take girls out :thumbdn: .

[russiankid]

it gets a little ruff sometimes, but I havent had an ac in 4 years. The only problem I have is when I take girls out :thumbdn: .
a fan?:wtf:

i cant ride with no a/c, unless the windows are down and your going 30mph+

[Legend_master]

a fan?:wtf:
i cant ride with no a/c, unless the windows are down and your going 30mph+


If you are asking if there is a fan in there, I have a slim fan so you cant see it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/b5e83335.jpg

[88Accord-DX]

Hope your not substituting wire tucking for sex! LOL
Looking cool.

[Legend_master]

Hope your not substituting wire tucking for sex! LOL
Looking cool.


only when I am lonely :Owned: , LOL

[88Accord-DX]

only when I am lonely :Owned: , LOL
Well, at least the hole is shaved (how I like) & you know who has been feeding the wire to it. LMAO

[Fushi]

Excuse me for the off topic, but can you tell me what's this header ?
A Megan Racing ?
Your car is OBD1 (only one O2 sensor) ?
I'm desperately searching for a 4-2-1 header design for my CRX swap.
I will also go OBD1. Can you tell me a little more about where you bought it ?
PM me if you want, I really need to find a chep 4-2-1 header for a B16A OBD1.

Thanks.

Your engine bay is really clean !

[Legend_master]

Excuse me for the off topic, but can you tell me what's this header ?
A Megan Racing ?
Your car is OBD1 (only one O2 sensor) ?
I'm desperately searching for a 4-2-1 header design for my CRX swap.
I will also go OBD1. Can you tell me a little more about where you bought it ?
PM me if you want, I really need to find a chep 4-2-1 header for a B16A OBD1.

Thanks.

Your engine bay is really clean !


Yes it is a megan racing I got off eBay. I would not suggest getting this header unless you modify the end of it to a 2.5 inch collector. Besides that I have had no problems and I only paid $150 shipped.

Edit: Little ebay search (http://motors.search.ebay.com/b16-header_W0QQfromZR40)

[Fushi]

Thanks for the info !
I really can't find a 4-2-1 design for the header on ebay.
The only headers listed are 4 into 1 :(

My "only" chance will be to get a used 4-2-1 DCSports.

On you pics, I was wondering where did you put your battery wires ?

[Legend_master]

Thanks for the info !
I really can't find a 4-2-1 design for the header on ebay.
The only headers listed are 4 into 1 :(

My "only" chance will be to get a used 4-2-1 DCSports.

On you pics, I was wondering where did you put your battery wires ?


Since I removed the AC there was a hole for the AC water dump. I used that hole and ran the wire to the trunk.

[russiankid]

If you are asking if there is a fan in there, I have a slim fan so you cant see it. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/b5e83335.jpg
no i was meaning a fan inside the car like them ghetto people who have no a/c, they run a fan using the DC output for the cig lighter

[Legend_master]

no i was meaning a fan inside the car like them ghetto people who have no a/c, they run a fan using the DC output for the cig lighter


Yea I have seen thosee, pretty funny IMO

[russiankid]

Yea I have seen thosee, pretty funny IMOyep:Owned:

[A20A1]

i HATE wiring!!!!!!


Me too, it why I like carbed motors.

As far as hiding the light harnesses, great work.

I always wanted to ditch my damn fues box and put in in the passenger side foot well.


Thanks for the info !
I really can't find a 4-2-1 design for the header on ebay.
The only headers listed are 4 into 1 :(
My "only" chance will be to get a used 4-2-1 DCSports.
On you pics, I was wondering where did you put your battery wires ?
On the Megan racing website, they sell for about $170
They also replace the header if it's defective... which is why I have the used Megan racing header for about $25 bucks and the guy that sold it to me got a replacement.
The 2" diamter pipe after the secondaries should keep tq lower in the RPM range, but as legend said you can up the diameter to 2.5" That is the maximum you should go though.
I didn't like where they placed the flex joint on my accord 4-2-1, I will eventually ditch the flex entirely and make it all 2" pipe, with 18" of added lenght to the pipe, then exit into a 2.5" pipe or muffler depending on the room available. I'm also ditching the flex because it was the part that was defective and causing the leak so I'm kinda forced either way.


Try to get a stainless from DC and they charge much much more.

[sinisterfuzzy]

that looks real sweet, i might do that sometime, although i think another thing that makes your engine bay look clean is no a/c components which i would take out but.... i kinda like air conditioning.. lol, nice work

[Legend_master]

that looks real sweet, i might do that sometime, although i think another thing that makes your engine bay look clean is no a/c components which i would take out but.... i kinda like air conditioning.. lol, nice work


its not to bad, i think the temperature hit 104 today.

[b20a86lude]

is it possible to do it with the jdm b20 motor or is it just for the b16 swapped since b16 has less wires its alot easier

[Legend_master]

is it possible to do it with the jdm b20 motor or is it just for the b16 swapped since b16 has less wires its alot easier


I dont see why it would not be possible on the b20, Just run the wires through the fender and you are set. Just remember that I removed everything having to do with AC, Power steering, and Cruise control.

[Sporno]

theres a few things m planning on tucking soon , urs looks super good , ive gotten a bunch of ideas from your car , im porbly gonna tuck the vaccum reserve canister and the the fuel injector resitor box , im gonna try a couple of other things like the blaster coil maybe , im also gonna try shaving and polishing a valve cover as soon as i get my hands on a second .. man your hatch is soo sick ... im jealous

great work and nice writeup

['A20A3']

Bump FTW

so Legend, i need to go to the JY and start snatching harnesses? cause i'm gonna start a tuck on my A20 cause i'm tired of looking at 5769965088650076 wires everywhere. i'm a major noob at this

[Legend_master]

Bump FTW
so Legend, i need to go to the JY and start snatching harnesses? cause i'm gonna start a tuck on my A20 cause i'm tired of looking at 5769965088650076 wires everywhere. i'm a major noob at this


I dident even get the whole harness, I just cut the ends that I needed to extend the wires. Good luck, hit me up if you need any pointers.

[A18A]

i want to do this but i want to keep my a/c & p/s :( i want the best of both worlds lol

[Legend_master]

i want to do this but i want to keep my a/c & p/s :( i want the best of both worlds lol


YOu can still tuck the wires for the headlights and all that good stuff. It will be a little extra work with all the extra wiring and hoses there.

[A18A]

true, but it looks better with those 2 pumps gone :)

[Legend_master]

true, but it looks better with those 2 pumps gone :)


You can't have your cake, and eat it to :violin: .

[MessyHonda]

YOu can still tuck the wires for the headlights and all that good stuff. It will be a little extra work with all the extra wiring and hoses there.



i need some wireless transmitters so then i would not need to worry about wires...haha.

[Legend_master]

i need some wireless transmitters so then i would not need to worry about wires...haha.


When they figure out how to wirelesely transmit power, engine swaps will be awsome.

[Civic Accord Honda]

i want to wire tuck but untel i remove the ugly CC shit im not messing with it lol and my engine bay need to be sanded and repainted

[MessyHonda]

When they figure out how to wirelesely transmit power, engine swaps will be awsome.



yeah...hope you figured out i was just joking. but everyday we have more wireless stuff.

[newaccorddriver]

so have you tucked the fuse box yet? im considering tucking everything possible when i get a chance to work on my car and the fuse box always seems to be one of the hardest

[A18A]

ive done it, ive fucked it up pretty bad though lol but still does teh job

[newaccorddriver]

ive done it, ive fucked it up pretty bad though lol but still does teh job

any tips on the fuse box and where to hide it?

[A18A]

mines hidden behind the dash, but i have no heater or ac or anything so i dont know how well that would work.. also heaps of spare wire comes in handy too, i relocated the battery also

[Legend_master]

mines hidden behind the dash, but i have no heater or ac or anything so i dont know how well that would work.. also heaps of spare wire comes in handy too, i relocated the battery also

I havent done mine yet, but I plan on doind something similar. I will be placing mine under the dash aswell. I will do it when I am rebuilding the rear of the car.

[thegreatdane]

I've relocated the fusebox on my aerodeck, to sit behind the glovebox. Theres just enough room for it without cutting anything and it's still accessible by opening the glove box. I dont have a/c though. dunno if the a/c takes up some space behind the glovebox?

[newaccorddriver]

I've relocated the fusebox on my aerodeck, to sit behind the glovebox. Theres just enough room for it without cutting anything and it's still accessible by opening the glove box. I dont have a/c though. dunno if the a/c takes up some space behind the glovebox?

where did the rest of the harness go to after you relocated the box?

[AccordB20A]

Allso remember to relocate your cruise control if your like me and want to keep using it :)
http://imagehost.wohdog.sytes.net/1989vigor/59.JPG

[Legend_master]

Allso remember to relocate your cruise control if your like me and want to keep using it :)
http://imagehost.wohdog.sytes.net/1989vigor/59.JPG


now that was pretty cool, I dont think I have ever seen anybody relocate the CC. Good job dude.

[TWOLOUDNPROUD]

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/stripes420/neverendstm0.gif

[newaccorddriver]

I've relocated the fusebox on my aerodeck, to sit behind the glovebox. Theres just enough room for it without cutting anything and it's still accessible by opening the glove box. I dont have a/c though. dunno if the a/c takes up some space behind the glovebox?



do you have any pictures of where the box is? mine has AC in it(or did), so im pretty sure it has to take up some room back there. anyways, i was considering keeping it in the glove box itself, but im not sure where a good placement would actually be

[Civic Accord Honda]

once my car is running good ima remove the CC and do this i have xtra harness parts too now lol i just need to get a sodering iron

[lostforawhile]

well i just moved 5 relays and a bunch of wiring to under the corner of the bumper.. these are the relays that control my fog and driving lights, 2 of them control current to the lights,one of them controls the ground to those two relays,for the master switch,and one lets the alarm turn on the driving lights. also moved the relay that lets me turn on the fan manually, while i was doing this i wired one of the several alarm sirens i have,and ran the wires to the engine compartment for the hood pin switch, the oil cooler pressure sender, and the thermostatically controlled switch for the oil cooler. i managed to cram all that in,plus the alarm siren,and the blower motor for the oil cooler and it's ducting.
i'll take the fender off tomorrow and run the harnesses in the car. really cleaned up the engine bay around the battery a lot. i am moving the odyssey bettery to a different location,other then under the other side now,so i will mount the cruise unit under there.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/lostforawhile/S4020378.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/lostforawhile/S4020379.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/lostforawhile/S4020380.jpg
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/lostforawhile/S4020381.jpg

[BITESIZE]

now that was pretty cool, I dont think I have ever seen anybody relocate the CC. Good job dude.

CAI>CC

[Hash_man_Se_i]

Allso remember to relocate your cruise control if your like me and want to keep using it :)
http://imagehost.wohdog.sytes.net/1989vigor/59.JPG

Yo hahah I totally missed that one... thats awesome... Although if I do that I'll have to find a place for my cruise buttons now... no room on the dash, and the steering wheel mounted buttons will be gone with my new wheel.:huh:

[newaccorddriver]

wire tucking is only sexy if its done right... sadly, its not a skill i have, so i cant have a cake, or eat it as well. originally i gutted the stock harness cause im running megasquirt, but i never knew i would have had to run to many extra wires through it, and the entire wire tucking process went awry after that. anyways, heres my massive mess, and keep in mind, this is only the passenger side that i tucked, so atleast the fuse box is gone. i would have done the drivers side, but i didnt have enough room to get the fender off.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/newaccorddriver/IM000926.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/newaccorddriver/IM000925.jpg

[Hazwan]

wire tucking is only sexy if its done right... sadly, its not a skill i have, so i cant have a cake, or eat it as well. originally i gutted the stock harness cause im running megasquirt, but i never knew i would have had to run to many extra wires through it, and the entire wire tucking process went awry after that. anyways, heres my massive mess, and keep in mind, this is only the passenger side that i tucked, so atleast the fuse box is gone. i would have done the drivers side, but i didnt have enough room to get the fender off.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/newaccorddriver/IM000926.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/newaccorddriver/IM000925.jpg


It would be nice if you group the smaller ones to single big loom, similar to stock setup.

[newaccorddriver]

It would be nice if you group the smaller ones to single big loom, similar to stock setup.


actually, i grouped them as the injectors get a loom on their own, the entire ignition part gets its own loom, and then the last loom is for the stock harness(or what was left of it). in my mind as an idea, it was supposed to look fairly clean, but this is just a huge mess.

[A18A]

since everybody else is showing off theirs, i might as well add mine :)
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff295/88vigor/cc096387.jpg
i'll fetch a better pic tomorrow. this one is a few months old

[newaccorddriver]

i hate you all!!! seems like ive got the least subtle one out there

[Hash_man_Se_i]

since everybody else is showing off theirs, i might as well add mine :)
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff295/88vigor/cc096387.jpg
i'll fetch a better pic tomorrow. this one is a few months old

yaaa tucked brake booster and MC ftw! lol... jk. that looks good, you did a really good job on your tuck.

[newaccorddriver]

yaaa tucked brake booster and MC ftw! lol... jk. that looks good, you did a really good job on your tuck.

lol, i didnt even notice that it was gone

[lostforawhile]

better pic, i crammed the oil cooler blower,intake box,air duct to it, 5 relays,the horn,siren,and some other stuff under there. nice and neatly wired up. took a lot of it out of the engine compartment. cruise is going on the other side http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/lostforawhile/S4020436.jpg