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Old 03-29-2016, 10:08 AM   #1
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Trunk release cable repair

Hello there!

While cleaning my rear trunk, having removed the carpet for my conversion project, I observed that two (out of 3) of my trunk release cables are shot near the end where the hook like think is crimped on the cable. See attached pic. Good think is my mechanical release going out to the driver side towards the wheel well is intact so I can always open the trunk so far as my vehicle is still in dismantled state...

I am going to try and repair those cables (I should be able to get the correct dia cables at the HW store) but don't know where to get those hooks from... Does anyone know the size/dia of the cables?

Any one has any ideas? One idea I saw in one of the posts was to use a electrical wire connector or grounding lug. However the wire connectors will use up too much height and with 3 wires one on top of another, may make an issue and not allow easy movement.

I wish I can find the hooks somewhere. Hoping you'll have some ideas. Ofcourse, I can always get the cables from Porsche...but that would be too easy...

Also the routing of the electrical release seems to be strange...the cable does not seem to budge as against the other two. Need to figure that out too...


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