is wire tuck worth it
04-11-2008, 10:47 AM
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is wire tuck worth it
someone that has done one, and still works on your car. is it worth it to do a wire tuck. i mean, i only have a stock d15b7 soit's not like i'm lifting up my hood goin oh take a look at this sweet as setup i got goin on. so is it really worth it, will it make it a pain in the *** to work on in the future?
04-11-2008, 11:08 AM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (SkoundrelUSA)
Heres mine:
Its all personal opinion. My opinion its TOTALLY worth it. Mine is a little extreme, it kind of snow balled on a bored day but i dont regret it. Wire tucks are good for a few things:
1. You know where everything goes and exactly how its wired.
2. Great learning experience
3. 99% of the time you would take pride in how it looks afterwards (unless if your like me and its never bloody done because you always want to change something
)
Its all personal opinion. My opinion its TOTALLY worth it. Mine is a little extreme, it kind of snow balled on a bored day but i dont regret it. Wire tucks are good for a few things:
1. You know where everything goes and exactly how its wired.
2. Great learning experience
3. 99% of the time you would take pride in how it looks afterwards (unless if your like me and its never bloody done because you always want to change something
)
04-11-2008, 11:12 AM
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i dont' have one, but i am going to be doing one in the next couple of months. i wanna do it since my car isn't flashy or anything, i just wanna make it look clean. imo it's worth it. makes your car look a hell of a lot better and you aren't spending too much
04-11-2008, 12:16 PM
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If you got the time, it is a great way to make the engine bay look more exotic and fancy. And if you have plans for major engine work or a swap, do it then! 
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04-11-2008, 12:17 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (Luserkid)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luserkid »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Heres mine:
Its all personal opinion. My opinion its TOTALLY worth it. Mine is a little extreme, it kind of snow balled on a bored day but i dont regret it. Wire tucks are good for a few things:
1. You know where everything goes and exactly how its wired.
2. Great learning experience
3. 99% of the time you would take pride in how it looks afterwards (unless if your like me and its never bloody done because you always want to change something )</TD></TR></TABLE>
did you did that with the motor in the car or out? if the motor was in, how hard was it?
Its all personal opinion. My opinion its TOTALLY worth it. Mine is a little extreme, it kind of snow balled on a bored day but i dont regret it. Wire tucks are good for a few things:
1. You know where everything goes and exactly how its wired.
2. Great learning experience
3. 99% of the time you would take pride in how it looks afterwards (unless if your like me and its never bloody done because you always want to change something
)</TD></TR></TABLE>did you did that with the motor in the car or out? if the motor was in, how hard was it?
04-11-2008, 12:22 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (92egSnatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92egSnatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks nice just one question where do all the wires go? 
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Inside the cabin straight to the ecu.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
did you did that with the motor in the car or out? if the motor was in, how hard was it?
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All the shaving was done with motor out, all the wiring and SS routing was in car. Level of difficulty is in the eye of the beholder
</TD></TR></TABLE>Inside the cabin straight to the ecu.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
did you did that with the motor in the car or out? if the motor was in, how hard was it?
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All the shaving was done with motor out, all the wiring and SS routing was in car. Level of difficulty is in the eye of the beholder
04-11-2008, 12:27 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (Luserkid)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luserkid »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
All the shaving was done with motor out, all the wiring and SS routing was in car. Level of difficulty is in the eye of the beholder </TD></TR></TABLE>
yeah, i get alittle nervous when it comes to wires
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but that is something i want to do. i recently picked up a floor harness at a local yard. i'm kind of itching to do it, but my motor will be in the bay.
how long did it take you?
All the shaving was done with motor out, all the wiring and SS routing was in car. Level of difficulty is in the eye of the beholder
</TD></TR></TABLE>yeah, i get alittle nervous when it comes to wires
.but that is something i want to do. i recently picked up a floor harness at a local yard. i'm kind of itching to do it, but my motor will be in the bay.
how long did it take you?
04-11-2008, 12:52 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (Luserkid)
looks really good luserkid. I dont think ive ever seen your bay. here is mine, not as crazy like luserkids with the brake line tuck/shave job.
I think a wiretuck is worth the time and a little effort
Modified by -Gambit- at 1:57 PM 4/11/2008
I think a wiretuck is worth the time and a little effort
Modified by -Gambit- at 1:57 PM 4/11/2008
04-11-2008, 12:57 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (-Gambit-)
some one should do a write up on how to do a good tuck seeing as i and probly anlot of other ppl have no idea where to start
04-11-2008, 01:02 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (-Gambit-)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
how long did it take you? </TD></TR></TABLE>
For all you see there took me about a year and half to 2 years of work. But for my harness alone took me about a 2 weeks (about 2 hours a day) for the test fitting, then another week for final fitting. I was a profectionist when it came to that.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -Gambit- »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks really good luserkid. I dont think ive ever seen your bay. here is mine, not as crazy like luserkids with the brake line tuck/shave job.
I think a wiretuck is worth the time and a little effort </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks, yea i havent posted my bay because its not finished yet. Im hoping to make my build thread soon after i take it to the track. My fuel pump gave me the finger after a 500hp pull so now i have to wait on a new pump. But your bay looks really good, when i first did mine i painted the brake lines as well, it blends in nicely
Sadly to say theres no way to do a write up on wire tucks becuase its personal perference. To get started theres alot of info on this thread:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1693934
how long did it take you? </TD></TR></TABLE>
For all you see there took me about a year and half to 2 years of work. But for my harness alone took me about a 2 weeks (about 2 hours a day) for the test fitting, then another week for final fitting. I was a profectionist when it came to that.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by -Gambit- »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks really good luserkid. I dont think ive ever seen your bay. here is mine, not as crazy like luserkids with the brake line tuck/shave job.
I think a wiretuck is worth the time and a little effort </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thanks, yea i havent posted my bay because its not finished yet. Im hoping to make my build thread soon after i take it to the track. My fuel pump gave me the finger after a 500hp pull so now i have to wait on a new pump. But your bay looks really good, when i first did mine i painted the brake lines as well, it blends in nicely
Sadly to say theres no way to do a write up on wire tucks becuase its personal perference. To get started theres alot of info on this thread:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1693934
04-11-2008, 01:10 PM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (Luserkid)
thanks for the link also do you think it would be harder for a theif to steal your car if you had an alarm and a good tuck
also do you think it would be harder for a theif to steal your car if you had an alarm and a good tuck
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (Luserkid)
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1693934</TD></TR></TABLE>
that's a kick *** link Thanks
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1693934</TD></TR></TABLE>
that's a kick *** link Thanks
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (austinkli)
well when you have a short in you wireing and your tryin to search for yuor gonna have to rip it all out. anyways if it aint a show car i wouldnt do it. but its your call
04-17-2008, 06:31 AM
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Re: is wire tuck worth it (killmeamerika)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by killmeamerika »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well when you have a short in you wireing and your tryin to search for yuor gonna have to rip it all out. anyways if it aint a show car i wouldnt do it. but its your call</TD></TR></TABLE>
Thats only if you dont do it right. Next wrap before a test, thats just dumb. You test first then wrap at the very end.
Thats only if you dont do it right. Next wrap before a test, thats just dumb. You test first then wrap at the very end.
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