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Old 02-08-2009, 10:20 PM
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Anyone who has relocated/moved the fuse box can you please give me some guidance

thanks you
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unless you want to extend and test every single wire...
the only place it will really reach is down below the stock battery mounting position.

and even then its gonna take alot of harness splicing and re-wrapping, not to mention it will be exposed to water even more unless you make some kind of waterproof box for it.
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I don't see much benefit in this ??
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it looks nicer.
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you did it yellow? you have any pics?

it does look like a LOT of cutting and splicing
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what would you have to splice? why would you have to splice? i dont' understand..

are you transferring voltage of one wire to another wire?
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also, it's much easier to extend the wires than splice them.
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you dont have to splice the actual wires, u just splice the tape holding all the wires together and then figure out a way to re-run everything.

OP, yes i did it. check my thread. the links in my sig.
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:26 AM
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I meant extending not splicing

I better go buy some electrical tape


... so I just have to re-do the tape not extend any wires to move it down a bit
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how about some solder and heat shrink
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Old 02-09-2009, 10:59 AM
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I always solder.. I just assumed that was implied sorry
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i was about to say! splice into what! haha, i'm doing mine today, i'll take pictures for you.
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its still gonna be slightly visible.
if you want it completely out of sight then youll def need to extend wires.
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Not trying to move it for looks.. Would like to move it down so i can fit an intercooler behind the headlight.
That would be much appreciated aen looking forward to it
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this is as far/low as your gonna get it forward. you could always try moving it back under the Clutch Fluid Reservoir.

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nice!

bump for anyone els
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im the only one. lol
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dang you were really able to move it quite a bit huh.
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yea but it wasnt easy.
and i have had some problems (as you already know) that may or may not be associated with it.
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What problems?
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