I used plastic cable ties to attach the fuel-pump wires and nylon sheathing to the fuel line. This was part of routing the heater wiring through the factory floor opening.
The fuel-pump wiring needed a route through the existing floor opening and along the fuel line. Black plastic ties were included in the materials for that session.
This was separate from the metal ties I later used around the roof conduit. The plastic ties here belonged to the smaller wire and sheathing arrangement beneath the van.
Attaching the Routed Heater Wires and Sheathing
I routed the fuel-pump wires through the factory gasket and floor opening.
I reconnected the leads and arranged the nylon sheathing along the fuel line.
I used plastic cable ties to attach the wires and sheathing to that route.
The wire entry and connector pair inside the van.The fuel-line and wire arrangement beneath my van after routing and tying the leads.
My Takeaway from This Job
The ties handled the physical attachment while routing, wire connections and the floor entry needed their own supplies. The inside and underside photographs are useful together because they show both ends of that work.
Routing, reconnecting and attaching the wire bundle were three separate parts of this session.
Product Details And Van-Build Uses
Specification
Product Detail
Color
Black
Closure
Toothed strap and locking head
Use
Bundling wires and small items
The locking head holds the toothed strap at the selected loop size. Plan the actual bundle before setting tie positions, including the places where wires separate for individual devices. In a van cabinet, a row of ties works best as part of an identified route rather than an unmarked collection of bundles. Keep the anchor arrangement in the sketch too, since the tie closes the loop while the supporting surface determines where that loop sits.
Arrange the bundle and its branch points first, then locate the tie along that route.
Alternative products
Two Alternatives to Compare
The Gardner Bender option is another eight-inch nylon tie with a locking head. VELCRO ONE-WRAP uses a reusable hook-and-loop closure instead of a toothed strap. Those are different bundling methods: a locking loop and a strap that opens again.
These black nylon cable ties use a locking head to close the strap into a loop. Their eight-inch length provides another tie format for bundling small items.
These reusable straps wrap around a bundle and fasten with a hook-and-loop surface. Their releasable closure provides a different bundling method from a toothed nylon tie.
