[EricH]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

What doesn't make sense to me is why zip ties can not be used as a supplementary mounting system. Say you had 2 wood screws that were a little loose what is the problem with adding a few zip ties to help you out. The front of our 2015 off season bot was held to the drive train with zip ties held up fine through 5 quals and all the way through 3 final matches. The things are definitely strong enough in bulk to hold on a bumper.

Zip ties are SPECIFICALLY not counted as a rigid fastening system (they're called "cable ties" in the manual as I recall).

Also, depending on the application, you could get called for "hard parts beyond 1". Either one of those two is grounds for a reinspection/repair.