Long live the Zip Tie!!

[NORTI]

Stolen from another forum.....

What have you used zip/cable ties for??

Ive seen/used them for:

handcuffs,
holding on drift panels,
shoelaces.... (I spent too many days at AIR with this fix damn parachutes!)
holding my seat in place

[minux]

The handcuff zipties are slightly different to standard zip ties, unless you have a min of 5mm zip ties they are very easy to get out of, could escape 8mm ones in under 2 mins when doing interrogation training.

That being said, I used them when a guy broke into my car, he tried to have charges laid for assault, although the Police officers were quite nice and said what for? Police exact words were "Offender fell, hit face on brick upright, on falling his hands were tangled in zip ties that were being used to break into a vehicle"

[NORTI]

The handcuff zipties are slightly different to standard zip ties, unless you have a min of 5mm zip ties they are very easy to get out of, could escape 8mm ones in under 2 mins when doing interrogation training.

That being said, I used them when a guy broke into my car, he tried to have charges laid for assault, although the Police officers were quite nice and said what for? Police exact words were "Offender fell, hit face on brick upright, on falling his hands were tangled in zip ties that were being used to break into a vehicle"

lmao top coppers!

Ive never gotten close to having those handcuffs so I would have to take your word for it

[Bax]

I use them for holding cables together.

I used them as a makeshift battery clamp. Took at least 7.

[stockies]

About 20 hold my amp under my parcel shelf....

[Cobez]

I use them to clean up car audio cables. That's it.

[YMY-88U]

my mates using some to hold his tailgate up, but yeh i usually use them to clean up cables and crap

[lgnd3800]

i used em to hold my sterio in, now that was a tricky one

[VL_5SPEED]

That being said, I used them when a guy broke into my car, he tried to have charges laid for assault, although the Police officers were quite nice and said what for? Police exact words were "Offender fell, hit face on brick upright, on falling his hands were tangled in zip ties that were being used to break into a vehicle"

Thats awesome, I love the good cops instead of the asshole cops. What was the wanker doing? Attempting to steal the car or just steal things out of it?

[stocky]

beat up drift cars with zipties = tough

i use them to stop every vacuum hose from blowing off my engine.

[coolvxss]

I use one to stop my seat automatically reclining.

[minux]

Thats awesome, I love the good cops instead of the asshole cops. What was the wanker doing? Attempting to steal the car or just steal things out of it?

He smashed the rear door glass(the little small part). Car sms'd me to say a break in was occurring, so i crept out the back, over the neighbours fence and into my driveway, no way to escape. I made sure before the police got there that i removed his gloves and put his hand prints all over the area he had just broken. He didn't like that much.

[VL_5SPEED]

He smashed the rear door glass(the little small part). Car sms'd me to say a break in was occurring, so i crept out the back, over the neighbours fence and into my driveway, no way to escape. I made sure before the police got there that i removed his gloves and put his hand prints all over the area he had just broken. He didn't like that much.

What type of alarm is that??? So the alarm doesn't actually go off making a noise ?the alarm just msg's you saying that your car has been disturbed??? Thats pretty stealth. My mate has an alarm on his VL and when it goes off it makes a noise and the alarm pages this thing on his key chain. Mine just makes an annoying loud sound when it goes off, or when the battery is disconnected the alarm goes scitzo.

[Lumps of cheese]

I use them at work all the time tidying up wiring and stuff.I once used one to stop my pants falling down when i lost the button, got me through the day.

[Troy711]

shoe laces. ill take a picture of my ratty work shows tomorrow and post it

[NORTI]

I use one to stop my seat automatically reclining.

lol Snap!!!

Dang VN seats!..... lol & I cant get the part to fox it anymore Im told

I use them at work all the time tidying up wiring and stuff.I once used one to stop my pants falling down when i lost the button, got me through the day.

lol you just reminded me of that.... Ive seen that before! ha! gold

[LUMPY 8]

i got about 30 or so cable ties holdin my xbox 2gether after it fell off the cabnet, holding my bonnet cable still so it doesnt move so it opens, and holding my pod filter in place

[VL_5SPEED]

lol Snap!!!

Dang VN seats!..... lol & I cant get the part to fox it anymore Im told





lol you just reminded me of that.... Ive seen that before! ha! gold

Hahaha my VL does it as well. It slowly creeps down into a certain spot and stops reclining. It stops in the famous VL drivers seat so it looks like i'm driving from the back seat lol.

[minux]

What type of alarm is that??? So the alarm doesn't actually go off making a noise ?the alarm just msg's you saying that your car has been disturbed??? Thats pretty stealth. My mate has an alarm on his VL and when it goes off it makes a noise and the alarm pages this thing on his key chain. Mine just makes an annoying loud sound when it goes off, or when the battery is disconnected the alarm goes scitzo.

Custom designed VDO system on the Old VT. Could run various modes, I always left it on silent contact in which if the car was made not level it would sms alert me, window broken etc. I am planning on a similar system for the Senator, bit more high tech, but we are just working out how to hack the pre installed gsm setup to not contact holden everytime a request is sent

[slo_firo]

i used to jear cut off jeans alot for work (car painter - jeans stand up best to dust n paint) and was to hot to not cut them.... used cable ties to keep them together lol....... also used them to keep my overalls splitting anymore

my mate has his calais exhaust held up by big ones,

i use them alot in my cars to hold anything and everything out of sight - and my old cefiros bumpers on lol

when enough are used at ones they make good emergency shackles also

[minux]

The bigger ones are great to tie around peoples tailshafts, dont cut them, just pull them tight, will have them stumped for ages on what the ticking noise is

[Garth]

holden the air conditioner compressor in place.. mounts for it snaped when i repalced the compressor and condensor

also holding the fuse box in wifes pos car in place.

many uses for cable ties, when i was quiting smoking i was chewing them, taste liek crap, but helped.

use them for work everyday, that and sparky tape,

[88GreenVN]

I used them to hold everything inside the VN doors tight. Else they rattled ALL the time.

Also seen a big un used to hold a cricket bat together (big chunk split away from an expensive bat). Worked a treat.

[Emackulation]

I use zip ties to hold my diff on.

[calais_304]

The bigger ones are great to tie around peoples tailshafts, dont cut them, just pull them tight, will have them stumped for ages on what the ticking noise is

LMAO my cousin did that to me, didn't have a bloody clue what it was till i was seconds from taking to the mechanic and he told me to check the tail shaft and see if there maybe anything tied to it felt like a true jackass