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Offline Taylor Verna

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dsm zap straps
« on: November 15, 2009, 01:44:00 am »
so i went to home depot to get some zap straps for my splash guards and i started to think of how great these things are haha. like realy who doesnt use them on their dsm at one point or another... what do you have or had zap strapped on your dsm?
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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 06:57:13 am »
Zachs engine is held on by zap straps. True story
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Offline Maurits Vos

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 08:43:20 am »
Quote from: remi raymond on November 15, 2009, 06:57:13 am
Zachs engine is held on by zap straps. True story

LOL! :D

BTW, everything! If you look close and hard enough on my car, you'll find hundreds of zapstraps in different sizes, shapes and lengths all over the place.
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Offline CamWeiss

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 12:17:26 pm »
I've got a few peices of fenderwell held in by zip ties.

Any wiring I've done on the car has been secured and bundled by zip ties....
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Offline Dan Harshey

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2009, 12:23:02 pm »
Zap straps are holding my manual boost controller in place right now.....its soon to be changed to an EBC, so nothing afterwards? kinda seems wrong......
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Offline Taylor Verna

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2009, 12:40:58 pm »
Quote from: remi raymond on November 15, 2009, 06:57:13 am
Zachs engine is held on by zap straps. True story
hahah i think that might be the best one. i have my coolant fn in place with them to, and coolant reservoir
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Offline Zach Holt

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 01:02:51 pm »
Quote from: remi raymond on November 15, 2009, 06:57:13 am
Zachs engine is held on by zap straps. True story

I honestly dont think I have one zap strap on any of my cars. but nice try remi
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Offline John Hartman

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 09:45:49 pm »
I use them alot.  I mean alot.  Way better at holding high boost than those little stupid spring clamps.  Keeps things neat and tidy and keeps things from flopping around. Black ones work great and are hidden.

If you put the clasp part away from the area of view its hard to see.

Oh, another tip, if you nip them off with side cutters, it leaves that little sharp part that will snag your skin next time you have to stuff your hand in.  I cut them off right flush with a sharp razor blade. 
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Offline Matt Mann

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2009, 04:13:50 pm »
handy little things, used them to hold my mbc in place and even usedd them to hold my t-belt in place when I was changing my valve stem seals
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Offline Maurits Vos

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2009, 04:17:54 pm »
Quote from: Matt Mann on November 16, 2009, 04:13:50 pm
handy little things, used them to hold my mbc in place and even usedd them to hold my t-belt in place when I was changing my valve stem seals

Okay wow that almost scared me.. I was thinking "He used it to hold is t-belt in place? ??? WT?!" then I finished reading the sentence...
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Offline Matt Mann

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2009, 04:19:06 pm »
yeah I was going to leave that open.....
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Offline Taylor Verna

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2009, 11:30:24 pm »
i have my wheels on with zap straps
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Offline John Hartman

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2009, 07:54:04 pm »
My turbo is held in place by them.  NASA high temp ones.
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Offline Zach Holt

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2009, 08:56:53 pm »
I zap straped my wheels on. along with my seat belts and seats. weight reduction!
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Offline Vanessa Brake

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Re: dsm zap straps
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2009, 08:58:17 pm »
One of my fender liners is held on primarly with zap straps..... Mikes custom repair job  ;)
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