Broken E Box Mounts

[CreekerMike]

Greetings all, Hope everyone is fairing well through the covid and the cold weather!
Now to my question. Is there any known fix or good solution for repairing the small tabs on the back of the e box that lock it into the mounting tray? Overtime they seem to become brittle and in hard riding I've broken the tabs off 3 E Box's.
I've thought about riveting in some bungee mounts similiar to those that hold the waterbox in place and using a bungee to secure the box. I've also thought about epoxying/screwing on a piece of 1/8th inch aluminum to the box and using that as a tab. However I think there's a possibility that may just break off more of the plastic.
Any help or ideas are apreciated!

 

[etemplet]

I think your bungee option is probably the best one. Getting the length correct will be the biggest PIA. LOL But you won't have to worry about anything else breaking.

 

[CreekerMike]

I think your bungee option is probably the best one. Getting the length correct will be the biggest PIA. LOL But you won't have to worry about anything else breaking.

The more I think about it the bungee does seem to be the better of the 2 ideas. Simpler and more Fail proof. Just have to decide wether to run it across the box or front to back.
Still hoping someone who has fixed this before will chime in.

 

[fatblockabody]

Voile Straps. Cheap, adjustable bungee.

 

[CreekerMike]

Voile Straps. Cheap, adjustable bungee.

That honestly looks like it would work well so long as i could fish it under the mounting tray. Have you had luck with those straps for securing your Ebox?

 

[fatblockabody]

I use them for other stuff, my e-boxes are all ok. I just thought it would work well for your use-case. You can pull them extremely tight.

 

[CreekerMike]

I use them for other stuff, my e-boxes are all ok. I just thought it would work well for your use-case. You can pull them extremely tight.

Definately gonna give them a shot. So long as they dont chafe on the fiberglass and snap i think they will be good. Apreciate your input!

 

[Poormanracing]

Bungy it some machines came factory with bungy cords.or get big zip ties and zip it.me personally I would zip it instead of trying to squeeze in there and try and screw with a bungy cord

 

[Figracer]

I used some alum rod and velcro straps to make an additional hold down for my email box on my 96 XP.

 

[CreekerMike]

I used some alum rod and velcro straps to make an additional hold down for my email box on my 96 XP.

Pretty sleek, if the voile straps under the tray don't work this looks like a winner.

 

[etemplet]

I used some alum rod and velcro straps to make an additional hold down for my email box on my 96 XP.

Man that's professional !!

 

[Figracer]

Thank you both. We have to keep sharing our ideas to keep the old ones running.