TurboRex90
Golden EG
Heres a super nub question.
This is for a '90 CRX btw.
Bought a new hood latch cable for my car, old one was cut in half somewhere behind the fender. I installed the mechanism under the dash and routed the cable back through the fender and clipped it in place. I pulled off the hood latch mechanism from the t-bar so i can see how it snaps in. The mechanism is designed for the cable to enter from the left(passenger side) and snap in place. Well i dont have a clue where to run/hide this cable to route it over to the passenger side of the engine bay, AND when i was test fitting the cable into the latch, the little ball would snap in, and the fitting on the plastic coating wouldnt reach the spot where it snaps in.. If this is confusing heres a picture.
The end of the cable needs to snap in to the clip on the bracket, but if i try to pull it then it pulls on the spring mechanism and just leavs the at a constant "release" state.
I wrapped the cable around to the left side to show how it wants to be mounted.
Now ive tried pullin on the cable to get some more slack, and there are no obvious pieces to adjust the cable length so im stumped.
I feel like such a noob right now, hood latch cable installs are supposed to be easy so i have to be over thinkin this or something.
This is for a '90 CRX btw.
Bought a new hood latch cable for my car, old one was cut in half somewhere behind the fender. I installed the mechanism under the dash and routed the cable back through the fender and clipped it in place. I pulled off the hood latch mechanism from the t-bar so i can see how it snaps in. The mechanism is designed for the cable to enter from the left(passenger side) and snap in place. Well i dont have a clue where to run/hide this cable to route it over to the passenger side of the engine bay, AND when i was test fitting the cable into the latch, the little ball would snap in, and the fitting on the plastic coating wouldnt reach the spot where it snaps in.. If this is confusing heres a picture.
The end of the cable needs to snap in to the clip on the bracket, but if i try to pull it then it pulls on the spring mechanism and just leavs the at a constant "release" state.
I wrapped the cable around to the left side to show how it wants to be mounted.
Now ive tried pullin on the cable to get some more slack, and there are no obvious pieces to adjust the cable length so im stumped.
I feel like such a noob right now, hood latch cable installs are supposed to be easy so i have to be over thinkin this or something.