944Time

My hood release cable snapped, at the handle end fortunately.

Bought a replacement.
Only $17 at Amazon!. They also sell the same thing for $25, go figure.




Is it possible to just pull the old cable out of the sheath and push the new cable thru? That would make it a very easy fix. I don't know why they don't sell the cable alone.

marc abrams

Just fix it right, why do a "Bubba" repair?

944Time

A "Bubba" repair? Is that like "******-rigged"?

One of those quaint Southern expressions?

I suppose it is more polite to describe something as "Bubba-rigged" but it doesn't quite roll off the tongue in the same way.

marc abrams

You can fix it the Rube Goldberg way if you like too.

944Time

I want to fix it the Bubba Goldberg way!
L'chaim!

944hal

Install hood pins, it's easier.

Dougs951S

and dont cheap out on them.

944Time

The Porsche Workshop manual says to just slide the cable in.

So I bravely pulled the old cable out. It was sticky with dried grease. I was able to push the new cable thru despite the sticky grease inside the jacket.

I had already removed the rivets holding the hood latch on and replaced them with 10-32 machine screws. Removing the hood latch makes it much easier to thread the cable.

Tiger03447

After you get the cable free, you could use multiple wraps of tape around the two cables and pull both through the firewall..just a thought..