Hello John-Reed and everyone, I can't tell whether you mean ties made of wire, or plastic ties made to hold wires. I have used wire. I use a single conductor of the telephone wire. It's pretty thin stuff ... perhaps 26 gauge. I leave the insulation on. I wrap it about 3 or 4 turns so it just fits the notch in the boot that's made for the band. I then twist the ends tight and snip off the extra. I chose thin wire with multiple turns so I would not have to cinch it up too tightly since the each turn multiplies the force, and so there wouldn't be a small gap in pressure where the wire is twisted. I too thought of plastic wire ties, but I talked myself out of it mostly because of the small gap just where the clamp is. I figured that might cause a leak. I think that the plastic ties would last OK too. They degrade badly in sunlight, but they shouldn't get too much of that under a Vanagon. Now that several people have recommended the plastic ties, I think I'll try them next time. However, the wire as I described above works just fine. Thanks, Mike '84 GL '60 Vespa '58 Isetta --- Phoenix, Arizona |
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