Casper

Well, after almost 18 months on this forum I have discovered what seems to be the be al and end all of mods. The humble zip tie.
Now I personally have never used any of them on my car...it just doesnt need them however, over the course of time, I have heard of some amazing uses for them.
Anything from tieing up speaker cables (as expected) to using them as spring compressors (not thats just plain scary).

So come on folks, its been a slow day, tell us all some of your best and worse uses for these humble little plastic thingamyjugs.

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DansEdgli

I have a zip tie holding my rocker cover breather hose on. Without it my idle fluctuates.

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Twin Cam EA falcon
SWB Ford Maverick
06 SV650S

RaceCraft

we made a tow chain out of half a dozen of those hardcore big white ones, we linked two cars together using their tow balls for a mini-tug-o-war.. One actually started to smoke the rear tyres before they snapped

they are so strong, we have also cable tied two mates together thru the belt loops of their jeans.. after about 10 mins we cut them free...

Dellboy999

Used them to hold the brake calipers out of the way when changing diffs (there is a pic some where)

I am using them to hold my inner guard plastic up from scraping and sitting to low, with the body kit front bar.

Have used them to partly hold my thermo fans in.

Got one holding my speedo cable to the top of the rocker cover.

I use them and plastic bag to cover the end of hoses to stop stuff leaking everywhere when removing/replacing parts.

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EFFalcon

Holds some underbonnet piping.
Holds some underbody parts to prevent them from sitting too low

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1995 EF II Falcon GLi: Heritage Green, 4spd Auto, AUII 17" Rims, Custom BA Front Bar, Lowered, Gas Research LPG, Clear Indicators, JVC MP3 Headunit, Phoenix Gold 6.5" Splits, Coustic 481QE Amp, Clarion 12" sub, Leather Seats, Power Window Conversion, 3.45 LSD, Pacemaker Comp Extractors, 2.5" Exhaust, Mandrel Bent Intake, High Flow Filter, Wade 1004 110 cam.

In Progress: BA XR Side Skirts, BA XR Rear bar, BA Shifter Handle.

XD 351 Ute

I'm using a couple to hold the radiator shroud on my XE work hack.

We tend to use them on the driveshafts of the workshop and rental utes from time to time, they make a nice 'tinging' noise on the floor and confuse the hell out of the driver / victim..............

Ed :)

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Original XD 351 Ute - I got one!!

HSV - I just don't want one....EVER!

My XF 3 on the tree ute is ALWAYS stuck in third......

SM

They are excellent for cutting off circulation to all body appendages, just have a scalpel ready!!

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Mess with the bull, get the horns!

Casper

Oh god, I dont really want to know which appendage your talking about.
Regardless, either a zip tie or a scalpel scares the crap out of me!

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BlueAU

Cmon guys, there has to be a master of zip tie dodginess somewhere out there?!

FPV TURBO

BA Falcon grill insert is held together with them!!