"jester74" (jester74)
06/12/2015 at 21:58 • Filed to: None
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"jester74" (jester74)
06/12/2015 at 21:58 • Filed to: None | 5
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As I was driving into work tonight, all of the sudden the accelerator stops doing it basic functi0n of moving my car forward. I quickly realized something was wrong (duh) and pulled into someone's driveway. I was on a time-crunch but I knew what to do. Pop opened the trunk on the bug, grabbed a couple zip ties and within two minutes was back on the road. Along with the duct tape, 10 and 13 mm wrenches, and fuses, zip ties are a complete necessity if you own an old car (especially a VW).
nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:01 |
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I have zip ties pulling my brake lines away from rubbing on my sway bar end links. #JustChryslerThings
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:04 |
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I’m pretty sure our Wrangler is held together with zip ties.
Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:05 |
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Zip ties have to be some of the best things ever made.
TheHondaBro
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:22 |
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I always keep a thing of different-sized zip ties in my trunk. Never know when you’re gonna need them.
Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:44 |
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I have used them to plastic weld my radiator. I went off road and cracked the bottom tank, got towed home and had to have the car running for the next day. Of course it was after hours and not a hope of getting a replacement so I broke out the heat gun and zip ties. Luckily they are pretty much the same plastic as it worked. Actually still running with the ‘temparary’ repair almost a year later.
JGrabowMSt
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:54 |
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Yep, I like to keep fun colors on hand to spice things up!
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jester74
> JGrabowMSt
06/12/2015 at 22:56 |
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that's awesome
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JGrabowMSt
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 22:57 |
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Bonus points if you can guess what theyre for!
lone_liberal
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 23:00 |
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Better substitute 1/2” and either 7/16” or 9/16” for old American cars.
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 23:26 |
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I finally zip tied the e30. there is a metal coolant hose thing that i lost one of the screws for, zip tied it to get it back on the road for now (lets see if i remember to replace it)
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> jester74
06/12/2015 at 23:27 |
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I recently used some zip ties to hold together the door pull mechanism in the Civic. I broke the small plastic clips that snap around the rods, so they could pop out without warning.
That reminds me, I really should buy a big variety pack of them...
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jester74
> BaconSandwich is tasty.
06/12/2015 at 23:29 |
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My thoughts too. I realized I only have the short ones in the car and while they worked just fine, you need to have some choices.