Convertible top DIY
#16
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Thanks for the validation. I presume you mean "housing" when you say "cable". So when you used a hammer and a small screwdriver, you "cut" into the cap so you could push part of the metal into the housing to create the crimping? Didn't this warp the cap?
#17
This is what I did and the housing did not get warped. Just be careful. Getting the cap off was more difficult and the drilling made it very simple. GL
#18
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Corrected the problem by pulling the cable out of the housing and cutting out a 3/10 inch section of the housing. I spliced it back together by placing a piece of snug-fit clear plastic tubing around the two housing sections and using small hose clamps to secure in place. Works great and cost me about $2 instead of $285 for a new cable, that probably would have been too short anyhow.