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LPT: If you have a lot of loose zip ties, well cut the head off of one and zip the rest onto that! (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/lifeprotips@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (8 children)

…Why do you need and/or go through so many zip ties?

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    And here I am thinking that it’s not such a useful tip because you can’t fit enough zip ties.

    Should I be worried?

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 10 months ago

    It makes things a lot easier when you're under the hood on a vehicle, hands dirty with engine oil and crud, and you need a specific color to tag wire harnesses so you know what plugs where when reassembling.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

    Don't kink shame them.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I feel like you and OP are on a list.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 10 months ago

    Possibly LOL, but nah, I just needed a variety color pack to track which plug goes to which sensor on our 2005 Hyundai. They used the same type of plug for all their 3 wire sensors, definitely not idiot proof when servicing ya know.

    I could have done just fine with only 2 of each color, but the cheapest pack I could find was a pack of 100, just over $3. So I got enough extra zip ties to last the next decade probably haha!

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago

    Honestly I don't, I just needed a variety color pack to keep track of which wire harness connects to which sensors on our 2005 Hyundai, because in their infinite wisdom, they made all the 3 wire connectors exactly the same, and I had to disconnect basically all of them to get to a sensor that needed to be replaced.

    That was the cheapest variety color pack of zip ties I could find at Harbor Freight, just over $3. Hey, they already served their purpose, now I got enough zip ties to probably last the next 5 to 10 years or so LOL!

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