You first need to complete the “Story Mission: Smack” before attempting to wiretap a junction box. Next, you need three TL-49 Fuses; it takes three fuses to wiretap one junction box. There’s usually at least one fuse in the vicinity of each junction box. (Fuses are also revealed in district sectors that have already been wiretapped.) Next, look for the nearest untapped junction box icon on the map. If you are headed to that district early and it’s icon is not revealed on the map, then use our map to find the junction boxes. Look for a large green utility box attached to a wall in the environment. Walk up to it and press 
or 
to begin the jimmying mini-game to pry the doors open.
Step 1: Finding The Sweet Spot
Rotate the Left Control Stick until a green highlight bar appears along the white circle covering the junction box. Move the control stick until you achieve the smallest green bar possible and then press 
or 
to confirm the sweet spot. The smaller you can make the green sweet spot icon the easier the next step will be.
Step 2: Prying The Doors Open
Now that a very small green bar (representing the sweet spot) is locked onto the circular white prying indicator, a much larger green bar appears in its place. The smaller the green sweet spot bar you lock, the larger the pry area in this second step will be and the slower the prying needle moves, making it easier to execute the break-in.
Now the very thin white prying needle bounces across the white circle from the right to the left and back again. The smaller the sweet spot you created, the slower this needle moves. Stop the needle in the green bar. The easiest and quickest way to nail this step is to quickly press the 
or 
as soon as it touches the green area instead of waiting for the needle to reach the middle of the green bar.
Step 3: Wiretap
The third step is an automatic action. Clay takes the fuse and wires it into the junction box creating a wiretap. After you close the doors, a green light on the fuse appears inside the junction box (seen through a small window), indicating that box has been wiretapped. If you access the Map Menu you’ll see enemies (if any are near), and collectibles are now revealed on the map in the district’s sector where that junction box is located. There are many junction boxes and fuses scattered throughout New Bordeaux. Find and tap them all to reveal the collectibles on the entire map.
Junction Box & Collectible Breakdown
Once a junction box has been wiretapped, the collectibles in that sector are revealed as blue blips. You can hover the reticle over these blips to reveal the type of collectible. The following is a breakdown of the junction box and collectible totals. And in case you are wondering, there are many more fuses scattered around the environment than you would ever need to hack all the junction boxes.
- 89 Total Junction Boxes
- 161 Total Collectibles
- 50 Playboys
- 33 Vargas Paintings
- 30 Album Covers
- 12 Hot Rod Magazines
- 31 Communist Propaganda Posters (there are only 8 unique poster styles)
- 5 Repent Magazines