Double-Sided Tape: Which Type/Brand is Best for Long-Term Holding Power?

[modsl55amg]

Do any members have a recommendation as to which type or brand of Double-Sided Tape is the best to use for Long-Term Holding Power in securing ALP sensors to their mounting positions?

[Qui-Gon]

Do any members have a recommendation as to which type or brand of Double-Sided Tape is the best to use for Long-Term Holding Power in securing ALP sensors to their mounting positions?

3M molding tape will do the trick!

[wirelessandy]

3M "VHB" style tape. If you properly prepare your surfaces clean with alcohol wipes (and let dry!) it'll glue a fart to an ice cube.

[LI2624]

3M "VHB" style tape. If you properly prepare your surfaces clean with alcohol wipes (and let dry!) it'll glue a fart to an ice cube.

+1, including the fart and ice cube

[dinkydi]

just out of interest, how difficult is it to remove the item from the vhb tape

[Holla]

You can get some fishing line to slice thru the sticky tape then some goof off and a razor to clean everything up.

[Radarrob]

3M molding tape will do the trick!Stuff is so strong it will hold pictures up to 200lb.

[Nicholat]

Had my old M47 attached using it. Had no problem get it off.

[modsl55amg]

3M "VHB" style tape. If you properly prepare your surfaces clean with alcohol wipes (and let dry!) it'll glue a fart to an ice cube.

If I need to use two (2) pieces of the 3M "VHB" tape between the sensor and the mounting surface, for spacing purposes, do I need to do anything special where the two flat pieces of tape join to each other? Or can I just place one piece of tape upon the other? (In other words, one piece of tape will be on a surface of the car, the second piece of tape will be on the sensor. Can I just push the tape on the sensor right onto the tape on the car's surface?)

[Nicholat]

You can just add pieces as needed. When I did my last ALP install, I used the brackets, problem with tape is that it very hard to make the needed small adjustment after you get them installed. Alignment is very important. I recheck my all the time and can make the needed adjustments. They will move with time.

[RadarNinja]

On front, mine are mounted in the grille mesh on a 2013 Dodge Charger SRT8.

I Dremeled out holes slightly larger than the ALP heads. I stuck them in the holes with the double-sided tape that came with the ALP. That held it "about right" while I did fine adjustment to level and pumped some hot glue in the crevasses.

It has survived many automatic car washes.

[ECMExpert]

You can get some fishing line to slice thru the sticky tape then some goof off and a razor to clean everything up.

X2 or dental floss, wither will work. I use the 3M Red that you can get rolls off of EBay for about $10.00; Lowe's also carries it in their paint section too.

[Agent229]

I use the 3M VHB its black not the regular 3M grey kind. I cleaned my surface with alcohol wipes first, then with the VHB tape already applied to the brackets I use a heat gun to heat the tape up until it kinda has a shine to it and slap it on there. Let it sit for about 2 hours in the shade, then I snapped my heads into place. This is the way my local ALP installer did it. But the 100+ degree weather and small mounting surface made them fall of earlier this summer. So instead of driving a hour back to have them reinstalled I just purchased the tape they used and DIY.