The connector has provision for a T-head push barb. NOTE: It would be easy to use plastic ties around the frame, but that's Mickey Mouse and also not robust. I don't want to drill a hole in frame - I do not like drilling holes in cars of any sort - it goes against my fanatical desire to never make any vehicle less original. (I've seen too much cobbling in my 72 years.) There is so much innovative stuff everywhere, maybe something here?
ULINE makes these for zip ties. Don't know how long the adhesive would hold up but it could be replaced with some 3M modern trim adhesive tape. Really not appropriate for a vintage car though. https://www.uline.com/BL_3352/Cable-Tie-Mounts McMaster-Carr has some others both adhesive and magnetic. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/cable-anchors/cable-tie-mounts-1~/
What we called “sticky backs” for zip ties. The tape on the backs are similar to wheel weights …… and you know what a bitch those are to clean off.
That tape will deteriorate over time…..black gorilla will not. I only use it on powder coat because it will peel paint.
I met a guy at a cruise in last year that wanted to find a traditional way to mount his electric fan. There is just no way to answer somethings other than to silently, and with dignity, walk away and find a beer.
You'd think my using hard drive magnets for butt welding auto body sheet metal, that I'd have thought of magnetic tie anchors. I did think of adhesive, but I just don't trust it - unless, maybe, if it's 3M. As far as Gorilla Tape, I used that to secure an incomplete roofing job over the winter with decent results, but the fabric was too stiff and the adhesive wasn't exceptional. T-Rex tape has adhesive that seems like it might pull skin off. I only use TR nowadays.
Good grief, I'm well aware and use both Uline and especially McMaster but it never occurred to me to check them. Thanks!
If it is for wiring, why not run it through the frame? All of my headlight wires are run through the frame in the front. Can’t see any wiring.
One we used at work was made by Click Bond. It came as a kit. We used it to attach external wires on bomb racks. Our lab made up pull-test coupons before we used them. It did the trick, as good or better than advertised.
The traditional way I mounted my electric fans- was with the “Snotty End of a Weld Stick “. [QUOTE="Band
Something like this? (Pack of 10) Wire Loom Metal Clamps Clips to Frame Body for Ford GM Chevy | eBay
Maybe they've improved the adhesive but during my engineering career I never had much luck with them inside industrial control panels, which is a clean environment that doesn't see road dirt, grease or vibration - I wouldn't expect them to last long on the underside of a car.
We used Thomas & Betts metal tie-down bases on a lot of electrical black boxes at work. The bases were small-ish. We stuck them down with a Bond Master 2-part epoxy. Once cured, they were impossible to take off short of a body grinder.
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