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    about how much are wire tucks? and what all do you take out to do this? ive heard some people say that id have to get rid of different things under the hood to make it look clean. im just curious. thanks!

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    Re-located Battery and fuse box, remove AC compressor and lines, Power steering components, Slim radiator, and the actual tuck of the harness of course. I know there is more but thats all that I can think of as far as the basic things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Potter View Post
    Re-located Battery and fuse box, remove AC compressor and lines, Power steering components, Slim radiator, and the actual tuck of the harness of course. I know there is more but thats all that I can think of as far as the basic things.
    so battery and fuse box go in the trunk? and theres no way to keep ac and p/s? i dont have a prob with the slim radiator but no a/c, FUCK THAT! lolol

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    Leave it alone!! 90% of the people who claim to wire tuck just cause bigger problems later down the road!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1civic View Post
    Leave it alone!! 90% of the people who claim to wire tuck just cause bigger problems later down the road!!
    i just dont wanna have to get rid of the AC. ive had no ac before and i hated it..

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonbuice5591 View Post
    so battery and fuse box go in the trunk? and theres no way to keep ac and p/s? i dont have a prob with the slim radiator but no a/c, FUCK THAT! lolol
    The trunk is probably the most common place people put the battery. Removing the AC/PS is totally up to you. You can still have a clean bay.


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    Perfection

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    Now show the after pics when all the bondo cracks, and the zip-ties fall off... bahahahaha

    Then what happens??

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    tools needed:

    multimeter
    diagonal cutting pliers
    crimpers
    wire strippers
    heat shrink butt connectors
    heat shrink of many diameters
    soldering iron
    rosin core solder
    wiring diagrams
    16 AWG wire
    zipties/fasteners

    go figure it out. not hard, just takes a little time to make it clean.
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    what types of problems could i run into later on down the road if i was to do a wire tuck?

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    It's all about how it is done, every tuck I've seen is half ass'd.... It's not about just hiding everything under the dash, exposed wires is a nightmare waiting to happen.. You need soldering iron, shrink wrap, weather connectors, etc, etc, o and lots of time, 1 wire can cause 20 problems... And don't trust who say they can, go look for yourself.. Find how it's done, pick any car with wire tuck...


    my 2 cents is Just leave it be............

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    I totally agree^^

    i've done a mild tuck before. but just headlight harnesses and fuse box relocations.

    if i were to charge, hypothetically, it'd be 300-400 or more.

    but i am not interested in taking dashes out, removing body parts and fixing wiring problems on cars.
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    Did a full tuck on a 94 integra... Will never atempt again. Worked fine for about 1 year then a simple check engine light led to a full harness replacement

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    thanks for all of the answers guys. i was just wondering what all needed to be done and what kind of problems would come out of it. ill probably never do it i just think it looks badass!!

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    Wire tucks suck for the person who gets the car after you. I purchased a car with one and regreted it right away. Save yours and someone else's time, don't do it.
    twenty-two

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    Quote Originally Posted by Potter View Post
    Perfection
    A tuck with the heater core holes welded up is about the dumbest mod anyone could ever do.

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    If you have to cut or solider anything you are doing it wrong.


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    ^ i'm curious, what do you mean?

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    X2 ^^^^

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    I've done alot of wire tucks and have never needed to cut any of my harnesses.you just re run the wires in diffrent location. If you unloom harness it will help and loom back after you arrange wires


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