Short and sweet! In this video I have a moment to repair the broken hood latch on the Honda Civic. I was just going to replace the cable as usual and then I found this repair handle on Amazon. What do we have to loose right!?
Billet Aluminum Hood Latch Release Cable Repair Kit Handle for Honda CIVIC 96-2005, CRV 97-2006, Element 03-2011 : http://amzn.to/2lBlxi3
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Thats one hell of a sharp cutter plier
Hey, your video is great. I have a 2005 Honda CR-V EX with the broken hood latch release handle. I purchased a replacement part X001RUB2NR from Amazon along with a snip tool and tube cutter. Unfortunately, my hood latch is a past replacement part that has the release hood latch and the mounting plate designed as one piece. And it looked like the hood latch was just glued onto the tip and had broken off.
Even if I was to attempt to clip off the remaining piece, I couldn't see a way to secure the cable.
I now realize that only the top cap broke on the vehicle that you repaired in this video. On my vehicle, the front part of the hood release cap along with the stem and the internal cable wire broke off. So there wasn't any wire to work with.
Thank you
cool…Ive been using a pair of piers for 6 years,,,,lol thanks.
My hood won’t pop. I tried pulling wire behind lever inside car and looked for release thru grille, no success. Any ideas.
What do you think about filling the hole with JB WELD too,along with the screws to make it stronger??
Mine is down to 3 individual wire strands. It is not a solid piece of wire like yours.
It's so thin that they break off when I try to grab it with pliers. I'm watching several videos to see if I can find one trying to replace one like mine
What size tube cutter is that
lol great..!!!
excellent, I had no idea how to replace that cable
Seeing it is compatible with up to Civic 2011. Is the cable in the 2012 Civic a different size?
Thanks, man! I had mine broken b4 you post this. I only found now, now that I have the stuff.
Perfect.. I need to replace this on my grand-daughter's honda… I have the billet part already… Now I know what to do.. Thanks!
Thanks man! I didn't have a tube cutter–or a good pair of side cutters, but my little oscillating multi tool cleaned that plastic off the cable in a jiffy!
This vid was made 5 years ago, but it is helping me repair a friend’s Honda now so, thanks for the information!
I just completed my repair. Your tubing cutter idea was excellent to get a nice clean cut at the back. I however, did not remove the latch assembly.. simply because I didn't want to make another trip in to the house to get any more tools. (LOL). Honestly, the hardest part was removing the left over plastic cable and tightening the allen screws. Thanks…
Excellent demonstration and of course Amazon help in having these hard to get but simple merchandise that makes our common fox like us a breeze to accomplish car repairs and save some money. Then YouTube have handy guys like you that makes showing the repair process a s simple as it can be. Outstanding and you have my humble gratitude.