Slow moving progress....my DB1 integra...(56k may have EPIC FAIL)

[teh_mugen18]

OK, so i had somewhat of a clean engine bay to begin with, but i noticed to myself that there was just one fat harness snaking its way across the engine bay from top to bottom on the right wall inside, and so i decided i needed a way to hide it/get rid of it. it was almost too much for me to bite off and chew because there were 14 wires inside this one harness, and i had to cut it and extend it around the outside of the engine bay to make it work, and took +4hours with me and a soldering iron after having cut the wires, to re-seal, insulate, and extend the wires. but anyways; onto the pics!
***SMALL disclaimer; this part might have some instructions to it, but if you follow my instructions and completely fry your car, it aint my fault. yu know, Just Sayin'...

1)engine bay... kinda clean.


2)this little fat harness...


3)OK, so i was thinking, where should i put this wire... ill try to slide it under the motor mount for starters....


4) But first, the stuff labelled below is just about everything you'll need to do this, minus the soldering iron, solder, shrink wrap, and electrical tape.

stuff listed:
-2 jacks
-breaker bar
-19mm socket
-17mm socket
-block o'wood


5)jacked up the car....


6)this is where jack #1 comes in handy... please ignore that little rash down there where the car was jacked wrong before..


7)Next, the second jack and the trusty block o'wood comes in handy to hold the engine in place, because when you remove the engine mount on that side, the engine has to be supported by SOMEthing...


8)HM... idk if i posted this before, but PB Blaster FTMFW!


9)ah yeah, now the mount is out, and we can slide the wire underneath...
Hopefully it wont rub on the alternator/timing belts..


10)eh, just not enough space.. time for Plan B...

[teh_mugen18]

OK, so here's plan B on the wire tuck; to cut through the harness and extend every wire into the fender well and still have everything work out just the way it would from the honda factory

1)unraveling 18 year old tape...!!!


2)OK, now the next step to do is label each and every wire twice, that way you know what goes where after you chop them and extend them. You label them twice, one for each new end.


The Hardest part of it all..


3)Yay, now that the wires have been cut i can run them outside of the engine bay, therefore making it look much cleaner! The only bad part about this is the fact that i now have 28 total connections to re-solder, and insulate perfectly or else my car is going to have some electrical issues... Also, its obvious that they dont reach anymore. so, a nice 450ft roll of 18gauge wire should take care of it.


4)connection?


5) Two hours later..partially done...the rest looks the same, only more like a rat's nest. lol i didnt get a final picture of the entire finished product but it looks a lot better than what's below.