Twist Tail Zip Ties

Oh. My. God.   Have you guys seen these things?!

Once tight you just grab the tail with your fingers and twist. It breaks off flush and leaves NO SHARP EDGES. And they will hold as much tension as standard ties. I tried them on a lark and now I'm not gonna buy anything else. Holy E36 M3 this is the best simple thing I've found in years.

Maybe I'm a little too excited by this but I use zip ties like an addict. No need to keep flush cuts stashed everywhere just for zip ties anymore.

Wow, I didn’t know these existed. I’ll be buying these - thanks for the tip!

Purchased.

 How else are we going to feed our Chevys the blood they require without all those sharp edges to cut us reaching under dashes and behind engines? 

Cutting off well executed zip ties with a good sharp pair of dykes is one of the most satisfying things I do in my garage.  I know.  I know...

I work for ABB and I didn't know about these.  Going to hve to check them out.  

This kind is also available with a blade in the head to cut off the excess. 

https://www.gardnerbender.com/en/p/46-308UVBSC/Cable-Tie-Self-Cutting-8-inch-50lb-Black

They've been around forever.  That's all I've used for a couple of years now

Dave M said:

Purchased.

Just out of curiosity, where did you buy them from? Searching on the product number (TT-7-30-0-L-EU) didn't yield a ton of hits for me.

I see that HD carries a different model, but I'd prefer the ABB-made ones.

Thanks!

On at related note: I found these while I was installing an air diversion panel in my old Miata.   I needed to remove the old wire harness attachments to move the ABS sensor wiring from above to below the radiator support.  I couldn't find anything close to these locally, so I had to go to Amazon.  As I expected, most of the factory wire harness clips broke trying to get them out.  I replaced all of them with these: wire harness zip ties and ended up with a really nice clean, factory looking job.  These just pushed into the factory holes, but could also be pushed through drilled holes if you're doing something custom.  Highly recommended. 

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I bought these at Home Depot. They had a bunch of  different sizes.

In reply to kazoospec :

I just bought some of those like a week ago and it took me forever to come up with just the right keyword on Summit Racing (needed like $4 to hit free shipping so it had to be Summit.) "Wire harness zip tie" brought me nothing, but "push mount zip tie" did the trick.

In reply to dj06482 :

Oh I just ordered whatever showed up on Amazon. I'm currently sitting on a giant stash of zip ties as it is so I wasn't too concerned....

I think these are the 11" model: https://www.amazon.com/THOMAS-BETTS-CARLON-TT-11-30-0-L-Twist/dp/B003DBSBV8

The model number matches the ABB model number.

kazoospec said:

On at related note: I found these while I was installing an air diversion panel in my old Miata.   I needed to remove the old wire harness attachments to move the ABS sensor wiring from above to below the radiator support.  I couldn't find anything close to these locally, so I had to go to Amazon.  As I expected, most of the factory wire harness clips broke trying to get them out.  I replaced all of them with these: wire harness zip ties and ended up with a really nice clean, factory looking job.  These just pushed into the factory holes, but could also be pushed through drilled holes if you're doing something custom.  Highly recommended. 

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I need those for my boat and disco, thanks for letting me know they exist

Yeah...those are pretty rad.  it's amazing how much coin you can drop on tidying up wiring, but it just makes a project look so pro when you do it.

Wow, never heard of these.  Sometimes you see an invention or idea and just hope the inventor patented it and has made millions off of it.  

You can do that with regular zip ties, if you use pliers to grab the tail.

Adrian_Thompson said:

Wow, never heard of these.  Sometimes you see an invention or idea and just hope the inventor patented it and has made millions off of it.  

I feel that way about Plastigauge. So simple and so brilliant.

Electritians twist off the end of ty-wraps with linemans pliers. No special parts needed and you never cut yourself.

pjbgravely said:

Electritians twist off the end of ty-wraps with linemans pliers. No special parts needed and you never cut yourself.

You clearly work with a more professional crew than I do.  Those guys could stab both their eyes out with a rubber mallet.

I'll try them if I see them but I'm skeptical that they can be as strong in all directions as a traditional zip tie - in straight tension (as they're actually intended to be used), possibly, but they must be more vulnerable to twisting if they're intended to break by twisting, and when they're used to rig things up, twisting strength can be important.

Example - when attaching hoses that aren't parallel or attaching a hose to some other object, as commonly done to prevent hoses from chafing on other objects.