Simple DIY Wire Tuck

[Qnz92Lude]

Wire-Tuck How-to Part. 1
Copied This From http://www.talkjdm.com/showthread.php?t=1030

Written by - Volume8 on Talkjdm.com


1st: Driver's side strut tower.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july368.jpg

2nd:Injector wires.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july370.jpg

3rd:Right side strut tower.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july371.jpg

[Qnz92Lude]

Let's get into it. First off, you won't need many tools. I only used a 1/4" ratchet with a 3-inch extension and 10mm socket and a flathead screwdriver.

Start by removing the bracket next to the clutch master cylinder, which i also unbolted and pushed to the side. I've already unbolted it in the picture.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july373.jpg

this is the bracket after pulling the connectors off.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july374.jpg

To free up the big loom of wires, pop this clip out of the speedometer cable
bracket....
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july375.jpg

Then unbolt the clamp portion of this bracket and pull the wires out, then unbolt the bracket from the car.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july376.jpg

Now your wires should be freed up.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july377.jpg

Take the connectors and route them underneath the brake lines and master cylinder(s)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july378.jpg

then pull them up and plug them back in. the right thing to do here would be to cut the wires, feed them through the grommet then splice the connectors back in inside the car. But i just stuffed them down out of sight for now.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july379.jpg

Bolt everything back up and bam, no more wires, just gotta get rid of that pesky washer hose, but that can come later....
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july380.jpg

Moving on to the injector wires.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july381.jpg

First remove the nuts holding on the plastic cover, I've already removed them in this shot, but i'm pointing the screwdriver at one of the studs. sidebar:anybody know if it's safe to cut those off?
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july382.jpg

To take the plastic cover off the wires, stick a flat screwdriver in the slots and pry gently, they should just pop right open.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july383.jpg

The end result, exposed wiring harnesses.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july384.jpg

If you have these style injectors this is what you'll need to do.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july386.jpg

To open this clip, slip the screwdriver in between the connector and the clip and pop it out to the side, be careful not to let it fly off. Then do the same thing with the other side and it'll pull right off.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july388.jpg

Should look like this. You can pull it off now.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july389.jpg

Reapeat with the others.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july390.jpg

Now re-route the connectors under the fuel rail and plug them back in
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july392.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july393.jpg

All done.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july395.jpg

I kinda rushed through this since I couldn't finish this side without some extra wire, so i didn't get into too much detail on this side. But i moved the negative wire from the battery to the hole where the fusebox bracket is and took the connectors off the strut tower. Pretty much the same thing as the other side.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july398.jpg

Still need to route the positve cable from the fusebox behind the battery to the terminal, then run the positive from the starter underneath the the battery tray.

Before
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july014.jpg

After
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Wire%20Tuck%20Vol%201/july401.jpg


Not done by me but figured us Prelude Owners can use this as a simple guide line for our cars since it seems to be pretty simple.
Good Luck to all if any of you try this out take pics and post it up.

Another DIY Brought to you by Team L.S.D. :lick:

[acardi]

have you done it yet

[Emerson]

he should spend some time cleaning his engine bay first....

[el_cuco]

Looks alot less cluttered eventhough much wasn't hidden, full-fledged wire-tucks are sick but really impractical, especially if an electrical bug pops up :-x