A friend of mine recently got flunked on an annual tech because his window net was secured w/ a rod through the loops and hose clamps (metal worm bands) to fasten the rod to the roll cage. This is on the end that does not un-hook. Now he's got to fab up some sort of welded clip to capture the rod and get it welded to the cage.

I don't think I have ever driven a car that used anything but hose clamps to grab the rod. Am I living in a vacuum and have just been lucky with all of my previous annual techs?

How does the rest of the paddock do this?