Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
5/2/25 11:22 a.m.
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Tired of your engine bay looking like a bowl of spaghetti? Or losing track of one wire while working? Try this simple cable management trick.

What will you need? Zip ties. That’s it–no special tool or material, just good old dependable zip ties. 

Step 1: Gather all the wires you want to manage within your work area and loop them …

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J.A. Ackley
J.A. Ackley Senior Editor
5/2/25 4:20 p.m.

Zip ties are a wonderful tool. I've used my fair share over the years.

californiamilleghia
californiamilleghia PowerDork
5/2/25 4:47 p.m.

I ordered these ,  right now they are only $5.99 for 400 zipties (4 sizes-100pc)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2Z4L3S6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

ShawnG
ShawnG MegaDork
5/2/25 6:32 p.m.

Zip ties are incredible.

They can either make a project look very professional or very amateur, depending on their use.

porschenut
porschenut Dork
5/2/25 7:30 p.m.

Was on a roadkill episode years ago.  They did it for plug wires.  

GT
GT New Reader
5/3/25 1:06 a.m.

Loosen zip ties?!? What black magic voodoo is this?? Or are they some fancy option 74x more expensive than regular ones?

Paris Van Gorder
Paris Van Gorder Associate editor
5/5/25 9:13 a.m.

In reply to GT :

Hahaha, I use a small flat head screw driver to loosen mine. 

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