HOLY SMOKES! Parking Brake Cable

[inno]

Hi,

My parking brake cables are pretty well beatup and I need to replace them. I called JAE for a price quote and they want $219 for the pair!! These cables have got to be on another vehicle. Does anyone have a cross reference?

Thanks,

Pete
90 SE

[Dr.Hess]

There are some things that you either have to fabricate yourself or suck it up and solve it the old fashioned way: Throw money at it. I think the parking brake cable is one of those.

Dr.Hess

[inno]

Dr.Hess said:

There are some things that you either have to fabricate yourself or suck it up and solve it the old fashioned way: Throw money at it. I think the parking brake cable is one of those. Dr.Hess

Thanks Doc, I was afraid of that. I'm investigating SJSportcars, they have a pair for about $120. Just don't know how much it will cost to ship here from England.

Pete

[greezmunky]

you can fab up a set for maybe $30 in parts from home depot. The cables on my car were cut at the calipers (grrrr) and I took them apart to fix them... very simple to make a new set by hand.

[inno]

greezmunky said:

you can fab up a set for maybe $30 in parts from home depot. The cables on my car were cut at the calipers (grrrr) and I took them apart to fix them... very simple to make a new set by hand.

The problem with mine is that the outside sheath is torn apart in certain areas. I can't just buy cable and run it through the sheath. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Pete

[adrianmugridge]

I had these replaced on my S3 about 10 years ago iirc. They cost well over £100 then about I was charged about £250 labour as well !! When I asked why it was so much they showed me what they had to do to get them off and replaced. They had to take half the car to bits. The $200 for the cables will be the cheap bit comapred to the labour charge.

Adrian - Sport 350