Best zip tie hack, post them up.

[fatnslow]

I saw the post about a window regulator hack here and the all mighty zip tie deserves it's own thread. I wish I had something unique to start the thread but got nada. Let's here about it all you twisted bondage freaks and wanna be cops.

[Mazderati]

[XXX-er]

We used them alot fixing hardware, one of the guys fixed worn bearings in a punch card by holding the shafts parallel with zip ties, Mc was so old there were no parts

[teledad]

Not mine:

[riser4]

Heh. I have zip ties holding up the plastic shield under the front bumper of our Sienna. I'll have to grab a pic tomorrow.

[LegoSkier]

http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/...urningman2012/

It was surprisingly comfortable.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

I once used one of the arms of a binder clip to replace one of the plastic clips that held my car's under-engine splash shield in place. Three years later a mechanic showed it to me and said, "What the fuck is this?"

[iceman]

There's been a zip-tie holding the front license plate on for 6-7 years on our truck, still working fine.

[Ted Striker]

^^^ mine too, although not for that long.

I do the ignition wire spacer trick Maz posted too.

[BCMtnHound]

Add me to the list of auto fixes with the zip ties. Also repaired a guy's seat post with zip ties enough to get him back to the vehicle with a functional saddle. And last summer made a couple small greenhouses with pvc pipe, plastic, and zip ties holding everything together over a couple raised beds. Those two greenhouse shelters saved the tomatoes, peppers and salad greens from a horrendous hail storm - everything else got shredded.

[Beaver]

There's been a zip-tie holding the front license plate on for 6-7 years on our truck, still working fine.

You bought the good ones.

[MakersTeleMark]

I don't know of a single recreational vehicle of any type that doesn't exit because of zip ties. Along with the truck pulling or hauling it.

[Beaver]

I've zip tied the tails of my skin's on.

[hutash]

Don't have a picture handy, but I zip tied the soles of my wife's hiking boots back to finish nearly 30 miles of a backpacking trip. The last day I added duct tape to give it a professional appearence.

[Danno]

I have a few zip ties at the bottom of every pack, because you just never know.

[Rip'nStick]

I have a few on and/or in every vehicle I own. Because, you know, H&B

[iceman]

You bought the good ones.

Yeah I bought a big-ass box of industrial ones years ago on sale, they're burly for sure. I still must have 300 of them left.

[Skree]

I used a few to do an emergency repair on the bracket that holds my clutch pedal when the spot welds on it snapped. 5000 miles later, they're still going strong

[Percy Rideout]

dirtbike flat but close enough to home to not want to pop the bead of the rear (its a bitch without the proper stand + tire irons).

Big zipties to keep the bead on and putt home.

[zartagen]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what I haven't zip tied. Zip ties are part of my daily work life and I am constantly refilling my zip tie pocket.

[zartagen]

Hang a sign: zip tie, clean up some wires: zip tie, no strap to hold ski brakes for waxing: zip tie, zip ties loose and everywhere: zip tie, shoelace broke: zip tie.

[detrusor]

Heh. I have zip ties holding up the plastic shield under the front bumper of our Sienna. I'll have to grab a pic tomorrow.

Me too!

[XXX-er]

You can make a short zip tie longer by daisy chaining 2 or 3 or however many you need together

[BCMtnHound]

Zip tie to replace a lace eyelet on winter boots. Why is footwear with metal eyelets so hard find nowadays?

[iceclimb]

One of the guys I used to work with caught his cargo shorts in a server rack, tore them from stem to stern.

About 40 zip ties later her was good to go. He wore those things for years.