Brightonuk Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Sorry to ask again but cant find the tread I asked on a few months backWhere can I purchase Big Head Cable Traps they seem to be unavailable in the US and I am not having much luck googling a retail outlet Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Try this https://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/category/inserts-and-fastenersAnd read this http://www.caterhamr500.co.uk/2014/03/build-day-twenty-seven-front-cycle.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightonuk Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Cheers Tazio I would like any feedback on using the Big Head to attach the cycle wings, the reason for possibly using them is I like the odd track day so I also purchased a $60 pair of wide GRP ones from fleabay. the Hoosier slicks I run on the track are wider than the street tires and they stick out from the CF wings so any debris kicked up has the potential for taking out a tooth.I figure by using the Big Heads I can swap out the front wings on track days.If anyone has use this method for attaching the front wing what are the pros and cons.Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 I use this method. Big heads on carbon fibre. Recently they have been off and on a few times, easy and reliable. Snip snip to remove. I use two small cable ties per, rather than a bigger single one. Just feels better. Crucial part is the surface being extremely clean and dry and to use the right adhesive, whose name escapes me. Black stuff in a tube, someone will be along momentarily.Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Steve, I think Anthony is refering to Silkaflex, I used the acrylic glue sold by the supplier I pointed you too, mine have been on 3 years held in place by 2 ty wraps per big head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Yes! S I K A F L E X , click the search link belowhttps://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site:lotus7.club+SIKAFLEX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompster Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Also Terrostat 9220 as used by the factory, on Caterhamparts at 40 quid a tube but Eurocarparts sell it for half that. Mine have been on for 2 years without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Duplicate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 @tazio why do we use two ty wraps per big head? I often wonder why, daft as that may be. It certainly looks and feels right, but ... Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I am a sort of belt and braces sort of guy, Anthony lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim 123 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 If you order BigHeads they come in 2 sizes. Make sure you source the items with a 15mm gap between the loops as opposed to the smaller product.I'm with Anthony in advocating Sikaflex to bond the tywraps to the wings, but quite specifically Sikaflex 292i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Here’s the/an old thread doing this subject to death: https://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/sikaflex-221-or-252Thé answer being neither, but 292. This was round about the time I fitted mine, (maybe 2010) so nearly ten years ago.Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted November 18, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted November 18, 2018 The headline brand by itself isn't especially helpful. As so often the EXACT product detail IS. So thank those who specified precise products. (And yes, there are other manufacturers of great silicone adhesives)I frequently feel we casually mention brands without specifying the product. This is one example, "Loctite" is another, where a manufacturer has a considerable range of products but none is mentioned; it is supposed to be implicit but Loctite list ten different threadlocking products alone, before one considers their ranges of glues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I quite agree, not least as a guilty party above for not specifying the exact detail. Given It was because I could not remember it... come to think of it I couldn’t remember the product either, Tazio had to rescue me just even to get that far and someone else (sorry, can’t see in edit mode) with the detail. Yes it drives me nuts trying to figure out which Loctite is meant in any given circumstance. In fact I never use it as a result of this, much as I might like to. Pics of the actual product would be ideal.. for me. I have no Sikaflex abcxx, I think it belonged to Norman, when he was replacing my clutch release arm, bless him, after the Minister débâcle. I resolve to do better.Anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted November 19, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted November 19, 2018 Anthony, it is something most of us do and, particularly within a small group of peers, natural and understandable. Imagine a few people working on a project, someones says "pass the Loctite" and the right product is passed over because there is only one Loctite to hand.<P>Dinitrol and rust-treatment paints similarly (a confusing array). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 anyone got a good supplier for a dozen?Current quote is £57 for 24, delivered UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Have you tried East Coast Fibreglass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1956 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 yeah, just bit the bullet £36 for 10 delivered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan T Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 I’ve got 8 unused ones on my bench if anyone else is interested.No reasonable offer refused - post or collect close to M25 J11.Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Jonathan, YHM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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