this is a write up on how to relocate your traction control unit out of site by placing it behind your PCM

I did this because i can not stand the look of it (most people agree it looks like crap sitting infront of your battery

Time:30min-3hours depending on your skill level, and if you have the wire mod or not (will take longer if you do)

Tools:
ratchet with socket sizes
7mm
10mm deep
13mm
and an extension
Phillips head screwdriver
wire cutters
soldering iron
heat gun
heat shrink
a few feet of wire
solder
zip ties

here is a before picture

notice i did the wire mod, so it may look slightly different then yours
a write up for the wire mod can be found herehttps://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173263

and after

i also took off all stickers


step 1. disconnect battery
step 2. disconnect the wires from your PCM, there are (2) 7mm bolts holding the harnesses on
removed


step 3. very carefully slide your PCM out being sure not to damage any of the electrical pins,you may be able to wiggle it out of there with out loosening any thing else. i had to take out the (2) 10mm bolts that hold the PCM bracket in


step 4. once your PCM is out clean out all the leaves that have gathered underneath it over the years

step 5. take out the (2) 13mm bolts holding on the traction control unit. one is located on top in plain view and the other is facing the battery (also disconnect the electrical plug)



step 6. take off the bracket that is on the traction control unit, it is held on by (2) 10mm nuts. now use that handy screwdriver to unscrew the plastic clip holding the electrical wire to the bracket

step 7. now you are ready to put the unit behind the PCM. carefully place the TC unit into where the PCM sits(moving a big wad of wire out of the way so the TC unit can sit further back (if you remove a plastic retaining clip you can get some more slack out of the wires).
The plastic end with the cables goes in first making sure not to kink the cables. you can build a bracket to hold it, or do what i did ZIP TIES. zip tie the top half to the hole where the electrical clip you just removed was, and the bottom half to the big bundle of wires like shown below


you are now ready use the wire cutters/strippers, heat gun, heat shrink, solder, and soldering iron to extend all of the wires. if you have gotten this far you should be able to extend the few wires without needing me to write up how its done (its hard to explain, but easy to do). i have the wire mod done, so my wiring is ran differently then stock.

after you are done, hook your PCM back up, then your battery. your car may run rough for the first 15 seconds or so since u disconnected the PCM. dont worry you didnt break your car

i hope this helps

cred: Snuffles
as far as i know he is the first person to relocate the TC unit behind the PCM
and DansRedz28 for additional pics and inspiration on this MOD

 

i've seen this thing in many f-bodies . . . of course i don't have it so what i'm sayin it looks like mine ever since i've owned her, except yours is much much much cleaner!!!

ok edit time cause i'm a dumb ***! hahahaha lol i don't have ASR so that might be a good reason i don't have it

 

Thanks for the write up. I'll add it to the appearance sticky up top.

 

Guess I can stop working on my write-up now.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...512&highlight=
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i didnt need a write up. all i had ot hear is you can relocated it behind the CPU and 10 mins later i was done LOL

 

my pics

 

i don't mind the looks of the module itself, it's all those cables going across my beautiful motor that i can't stand

 

Interesting.

 

What wires did you have to extend? Just the electrical wires connected to the TC unit right? Nice write up!

 

Yup. Should be two wires.

 

Good job

 

I just bought a chrome cover for that. Should of made this thread a little earlier and saved me some moola!

 

nice write up.....glad mine didnt come with my a4......the t56 swap was a beeeotch though....

 

finally another free (well just about) mod! And it will be done

 

hmmmm need to do this

 

does its still work or did you just unplug it, thought about just unplugging mine so i didnt have to push the button every time i drive it.

 

tpain, its a good feature to have on those rainy days but im just like you, i turn it off right when i get into the car so im not to worried about having it functional or not. i almost disabled it last time i got a tune, but decided against it. SLP sells a pug and play harness that keeps it off until you turn it on, so you may want to look into getting that.

ohh your cruise control still works if you extend the wires or not for all of those wondering.

 

great write up you inspired me i and i had to do it today lol.. next im filling in the letters on the frc and painting them to match

 

I've been saying I'm going to do this, and now your thread is gonna make me do it on Tuesday. It's the last thing I have to do to clean up my engine bay.

I'll take pics and post them in a new thread.

Mine will take no time at all, considering that I have had that unit unhooked for almost four years now. I can't stand having some nanny keep me from driving the car. TCS caused more near-misses than it prevented.

 

Thanks for the write up. I think I'll do it this week