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xcore
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13th Jun 07 at 10:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hi, just a quick question, i need to fit my backbox but it doesnt have fittings, can i just cable tie it onto the car or will the backbox get hot and melt the ties?
cheers
eskiboy
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13th Jun 07 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
will melt mate, go buy a clamp or get someone to weld a bracket on for ya.
corsasport_rob
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13th Jun 07 at 21:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea i had a quick fix on mine the other day using cable ties and a quick blast up the M25 and they melted
xcore
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13th Jun 07 at 21:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what about if i wrapped them on tin foil
hmmmm
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quote:
Originally posted by xcore
what about if i wrapped them on tin foil
hmmmm





















great idea but i dont think it would work

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xcore
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i will try 2moro!

or i will find an old bike chain and hang it with that or a coat hanger
Vaux Lad
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Is this a permanent solution, or a "get you to a garage" solution?
xcore
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pah costs money and is less fun! nah its not permanent
paul.mitchell1984
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14th Jun 07 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tin foil....its used to cook things in so surely it would just melt it, for sake of 4/5 pints id get a proper bracket or get it welded
Hamish
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14th Jun 07 at 10:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
...i cant stop laughing
chrisj_88
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14th Jun 07 at 14:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
they dont melt!! i had my old backbox cabled tied on for a year, they melt a bit but if u use thick ones they work a treat

dont pass MOT tho.....suprisingly
xcore
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14th Jun 07 at 14:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol were can i get a bracket then?
taylorboosh
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wire coat hanger bent up to fit, derrrrrrrrr
fuju64
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if you needed to use cable ties for extra stability, you can buy steel cable ties that work a treat, try looking on ebay. i got some from on there before.
Ben ev
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14th Jun 07 at 19:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this is driveway bodgery at its very best
xcore
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14th Jun 07 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its what i live for
andyc1234
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i tied one on with some speaker wire once. worked quite well
xcore
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14th Jun 07 at 20:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmmm good idea actuallly
Hamish
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14th Jun 07 at 20:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
or just get an exhaust place to weld a couple of pegs on for a tenner and stop being so cheap
xcore
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
or just get an exhaust place to weld a couple of pegs on for a tenner and stop being so cheap


hmm yes, your a clever chap!
pdwhelan
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14th Jun 07 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is this to fit that cherry bomb? lol
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xcore
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Yes. lol
pdwhelan
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14th Jun 07 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have it fitted proeprly for £10 - £20..
you will seriously get laughed at if your driving along and all of a sudden this cherry bomb falls off because of a bodge fit.

[Edited on 14-06-2007 by pdwhelan]
xcore
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lol hmm but the sheer comedy value!...
ok il look into it.
lol

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