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Originally these were fixed with steel strips which you wrap around the pipe / cable, but these tend to rust away, break, and, from my recent experience on the underside of my car, can be rust traps. I'm considering replacing with cable tie bases like those below, either riveted to the car or fixed with s/s self tappers or s/s nuts and bolts, and using cable ties. What do others do?

Frankly I'd have thought that you're far more likely to encourage rust by drilling holes in the underside of your car and attaching those than sticking with the original type of tags. Certainly the last thing you want to use is self tapping screws which have a horrible sharp end waiting to attack you on the other side

I agree with the above. I think that the nylon cable tie ide has some merits, but if you are going to use them then try pan head brass machine screws with the head on the inside and the nut on the outside; and ensure that the edges of any hole drilled are sealed to prevent water ingress.

These are what you should use if you want anything different to the original clips.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/P-CLIPS-RUBB ... 1An5-IM5rw

I use similar.

Cable ties are very hard and can soon chaff through a pipe if the pipe is not held completely rigid