With SWMBO out at a Christmas party today, the weather and the telly being utter crap I decided it was time to return to the ‘fir tree clips’ for the wiring harnesses that goes over the cooling fan cowl. I should really have waited until I needed to take the fan off next time, however I just thought that the next time I have to remove the fan it would probably be when I was in a hurry and wouldn’t have time to make a tidy job of my replacement clips.
As suspected it wasn’t as straight forward as first anticipated. I had to remove the ‘fins’ from the clips as they weren’t flexible enough to go through the hole. I needed to find washers with a 6mm hole that were not going to rust away so decided to rob my piggy bank of 5p pieces and drill a hole in them. I had thought about melting the clip pin at the rear to hold it in place but decided that might not be the best approach so instead I used starlock washers.
Next time I need to remove the fan I only need to cut the cable ties, no more searching for fir tree clips the correct size
Clips cut, fins removed, rustproof washers made from 5p coins and starlock washers
Location of where to fit the 5 clips
View from behind once clips fitted
View from front once clips fitted
Close-up of clips in place
Harness cable-tied in
