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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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i was wondering how hard it is to do a wire tuck on a 98 civic. What would i need? Is there a kit? If anyone knows how lemme know i would like to get it done

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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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no kit, basically you just need some extra wire, and some electrical tape - would be best to solder together each wire.

difficulty depends on how far you want to go with your tuck.
Old Jan 2, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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call civicboy88 he is good at it
Old Jan 2, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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thanks guys
Old Jan 2, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by sucio7
call civicboy88 he is good at it
How would YOU know
Old Jan 2, 2007 | 09:53 PM
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Default Re: engine wire tuck

Honda Tuning magazine had a great write up on it. U just get rid of any extra wire, use some shrink tubing, solder, blah blah. U get the point.
Old Jan 3, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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Not as hard as you think, just takes time and patience (sp)
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not hard just tedious as hell and time consuming but you really have to take your time because if something is wrong it is a pita to trace but it looks hot
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Default Re: engine wire tuck

Originally Posted by JayDM
Not as hard as you think, just takes time and patience (sp)
Lol, We don't want everyone knowing that .

Originally Posted by Chugger
not hard just tedious as hell and time consuming but you really have to take your time because if something is wrong it is a pita to trace but it looks hot
Very true. Luckily, I haven't had any problems on the 5-6 cars I've done.

Honda-Tech has a great thread with alot of tips. I don't post in it but the things people are doing now are sick.

The three piece harness is sick and I think I'll do that next time I do a wire tuck.
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[QUOTE=Jarrod;2716518]Lol, We don't want everyone knowing that .

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LOl

Well, in truth, we actually took it a step (or 20 steps) further and cutom made our harness...from scratch

Dameon (D-Tuned) my tuner and good friend sat down one night and completely wired a harness from scratch, with only the wires that we needed. **He burned the hell out of his hand soldering everything and has a huge scar from it...he like to brag about how he "bled" for my car. lol

FYI...we saved 18pounds removing un-needed wires. I never though stock wiring weighed that much.



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