It has more to du with UV resistance. less of a problem under a car
but white/"clear" ones we've used to hold tarps to chain link would
only last a couple of months. Black UV safe ones longer.
On 10-Jan-07, at 12:41 AM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest wrote:
> Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 19:24:57 -0500
> From: "Terry R Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
> Subject: RE: [TR] Rear brake line "straps" TR3
>
>> I would recommend against using metal hose clamps. Vibration
>> could cause
>> deterioration f the brake line itself. I prefer plastic wire ties in
>> applications like this. They are rigid and have a indefinate life
>> when
>> adequately tightened.
>
> Did I understand Teri to state in an earlier e-mail, that white
> electrical
> ties deteriorate fastest? ...That does rais a good question, and
> that is
> what electrical ties Do last longer, and is it really associated
> with color?
> ...I'm inclined to believe so, since I have some black ones that seem
> invincible. Or is it really more a matter of material composition?
>
> Terry Smith, '59TR3A
> New Hampshire
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