Tie wraps have saved my butt many times. Including an aspect related
to a field repair water pump replacement. That strap is still holding.

Would suggest that if the OP doesn't already have one, a flush cutter:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-5-in-Light-Weight-Flush-Cutter-D2755/100647983

is very useful. A fellow Vanagon owner, who does marine wiring work,
had a pet peeve about sharp ends left on tie wraps; they're sharp and
do cut flesh. He pointed out that tool to me.

Neil.

On 6/30/17, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> Tie-wraps and side-cutters go together. There are good reasons to use them
> on the heater box.
> 1) long lasting
> 2) easy to install
> 3) easy to remove with a snip of the sidecutter.

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