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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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I finally wired up everything, but i've got a sh*t ton of wires in my engine bay

for the basic wet kit, plus 3 relays (purge, arm, heater) and my line lock wires, plus some wires running from inside the car to the remote terminal

I wraped everything in wire loom, but at the relays with all of the wires going different directions, it looks like a rats nest of wires

anybody have any cool ideas to contain all of this?

I was thinking maybe just making a polished stainless lid to go over all of the relays and stuff and have the wires run into that....i dunno, that might look odd also

i'm too picky
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:34 PM
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i doublesided taped my relays & window switch to the top portion of the glove box so i could still use it for storage - now i don't have to be totally **** about how the wires look cause they are concealed behind the glove box - they are still tagged and somewhat color coded tho
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:41 PM
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everything is kinda stuck where its at. I wanted them in the engine bay, per Robert's suggestions (and others)
plus then i'd have to rerun everything

what a mess
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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I pulled my inner fenders and mounted all of my relays inside them.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MetallicaMatt
plus then i'd have to rerun everything

what a mess
I have to rewire everything for it to look clean too man, it sux but is a 2 to 3 hrs job and itll be worth it, and about all the switches boxes, on the globe box like they said I think
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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I'll have to figure it out, maybe i'll make it a winter project and worry about it later. I was just wondering if someone else had this problem and a solution w/ pics
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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I had removed my AIR pump and then just made a little bracket that bolted up inside that compartment to mount the relays. I needed one for n20, line lock, and purge. It even comes with a trap door to access it and should be nice and dry in that little compartment. You can't see anything and the wires will then snake right up the where the AIR tubing used to go on the drivers side. There is also your other 12V post there to power them.
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Old Jun 12, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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ah good idea! i took my AIR pump out also!

ah hah! problem solved
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