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> Front Hood Lock Cable Release Replacement, Is there a DIY available for replacement?
earossi
post Oct 2 2014, 05:09 PM
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I need to replace the wire cable and its sheath that operates the front trunk hood. Is there an "easy" way to do this? Any pitfalls? Better yet, is there a DIY writeup out there. I used the Search feature but nothing turned up.
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post Oct 2 2014, 08:03 PM
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place a wtb in the classifieds and get a real replacement.
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earossi   Front Hood Lock Cable Release Replacement   Oct 2 2014, 05:09 PM
r_towle   I believe it is a tube that could be replaced with...   Oct 2 2014, 05:20 PM
earossi   I believe it is a tube that could be replaced wit...   Oct 2 2014, 06:34 PM
Johny Blackstain   If you're not going to replace with stock part...   Oct 2 2014, 05:42 PM
hndyhrr   If you can find it long enough from a bike shop I ...   Oct 2 2014, 06:19 PM
r_towle   The cable needs to be in a Boleyn, or sheath yes, ...   Oct 2 2014, 06:27 PM
Johny Blackstain   The cable needs to be in a Boleyn, or sheath yes,...   Oct 2 2014, 06:31 PM
bdstone914   The end of the original cable has a threaded end t...   Oct 2 2014, 06:35 PM
earossi   So, the plastic sheathe is a length of plastic tub...   Oct 2 2014, 06:42 PM
mepstein   place a wtb in the classifieds and get a real repl...   Oct 2 2014, 08:03 PM
Chris H.   914rubber sells the cable itself all set up correc...   Oct 2 2014, 08:10 PM
earossi   914rubber sells the cable itself all set up corre...   Oct 2 2014, 09:07 PM
mepstein   [quote name='Chris H.' post='2093171' date='Oct 2...   Oct 2 2014, 09:15 PM
earossi   [quote name='Chris H.' post='2093171' date='Oct ...   Oct 2 2014, 10:59 PM
mepstein   [quote name='mepstein' post='2093216' date='Oct 2...   Oct 3 2014, 04:56 AM
HalfMoon   No one's told you the fun part. Getting it adj...   Oct 2 2014, 08:31 PM
mepstein   No one's told you the fun part. Getting it ad...   Oct 2 2014, 08:36 PM
jeffdon   No one's told you the fun part. Getting it a...   Oct 2 2014, 08:38 PM
mepstein   [quote name='mepstein' post='2093197' date='Oct 2...   Oct 2 2014, 09:12 PM
earossi   OK. I played with the car tonight and answered on...   Oct 2 2014, 08:56 PM
jsh   I need to replace the wire cable and its sheath t...   Oct 2 2014, 09:19 PM
Steve   I just did mine also. Bought it all from Pelican....   Oct 2 2014, 09:26 PM
earossi   OK. All done......and successfully! It was a...   Oct 3 2014, 03:55 PM


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