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?
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by 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.
+1, including the fart and ice cubeQuote:
Originally Posted by wirelessandy
just out of interest, how difficult is it to remove the item from the vhb tape
You can get some fishing line to slice thru the sticky tape then some goof off and a razor to clean everything up.
Stuff is so strong it will hold pictures up to 200lb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Qui-Gon
Had my old M47 attached using it. Had no problem get it off.
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?)Quote:
Originally Posted by wirelessandy
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.
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Holla
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.