Metal ties were part of securing the conduit route around my roof rack. My materials included stainless-steel ties with screw-hole bases, alongside the metal-tie installation tool.
I needed attachment points for the conduit and boxes around the roof-rack extrusion. Metal ties were among the hardware used as that route was assembled.
The materials list included ties with screw-hole bases as well as the ties supplied with the installation-tool kit. The different tie and mount arrangements belonged to the fastening side of the roof-wiring job.
How I used it in my camper van
I wrapped and tightened metal ties around sections of the roof-conduit assembly. The work continued as more pipe and junction-box sections were added around the rack.
The final sequence included adding and tightening metal ties around the route. My photographs show the metal-band attachments at a box and along a straight conduit run; the ties were part of holding the physical route in place.
The attachment arrangement at one of the small roof boxes.
My review
The useful role of metal ties in my build was connecting the conduit layout to its mounting arrangement on the rack. This was separate from joining the PVC pipe or connecting the wires.
I worked on the attachments as the route developed, then returned to the ties during the final assembly. That repeated fastening work is the part of the project these supplies represent in my materials list.
The ties belonged to mounting the physical route, alongside the separate pipe and wiring connections.
Alternative products
Two alternatives to compare
Both alternatives use plain self-locking stainless-steel straps. The product in my materials list adds screw-hole bases, which is a different mounting arrangement. Compare a loop-around attachment with an attachment that also uses a base when laying out the hardware.
Self-Locking Stainless-Steel Cable Ties
These stainless-steel straps use self-locking heads to form a metal loop around components. Their plain strap format provides a different attachment arrangement from ties with screw-hole bases.
These stainless-steel cable ties wrap around pipes, cables and other bundled components. Their self-locking heads hold the strap after it is pulled through the closure.
