Hood Latch Release Cable Repair Kit Handle for Honda
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- 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 : amzn.to/2lBlxi3
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A chinese part that is quality made and functions as it should.
Dorman has no excuses now.
I can confirm that you do not want to cut off all of that plastic. Mine broke in such a way that the plastic ‘stem’ came off letting the cable go up into the sheathing. Had a fun time fishing that out with a pair of needle nose.
This vid was made 5 years ago, but it is helping me repair a friend’s Honda now so, thanks for the information!
I did this myself thanks to your video. Hardest part was getting the plastic off the cable. THank you
What is the required factory torque on that set screw? Red or blue Lottie required? Don't want to lose it when that VTEC kicks in.....Good times
I do know the answer to this it is 550 ft pds. BUT DO NOT USE RED OR BLUE LOCTITE !!!!!!!! You have to use the ultraviolet purple loctite fron NASA. Or you well have catastrophic failure of the vehicle during reentry
You need that aluminum hood latch handle when you are opening the hood every 10 minutes to tune the high performance engine!
FrugalPrepper or reattach your shoddy cold air intake that fell off over the last bump...
Too many more mods and he'll blow the welds on the manifold.
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...
Ideal, quick and easy and finished job is stronger than standard plastic handle plus half the part cost ...
I just found this video...my son's Honda Civic is much better now. Thank you!!
I'm going to use it on my Jeep. Thanks for the vid, never would have thought of that. I keep a pair of pliers in the center console, haha.
Oh yes, this is very common! I recently had to swap this cable/hood release over from my parts car: an ‘05 Civic, to my ‘02. This would have definitely been worth it, to have! I could have saved myself a 1/2 hr, right there.
On the positive side, the one on my ‘06 Ridgeline broke off a few months ago and now I know I can replace just that piece..
Thanks Eric O., for the vids on this Hondoo!
And a baggie 😁
@@afgromeo929 Yes.. that’s true too! 👍🏼
Whenever I get to work and I see a new video from Eric, i grab my coffee and cigs and I watch it before doing anything else.
Just as long as you are smoking the brand most recommended by doctors.
I think it's Chesterfields that Doctors recommended more than any other brand. I remember when you could smoke in hospitals. Country is goin to hell.
rtta51 I remember when you could smoke ANYWHERE! Heck, doctors would smoke in their offices while seeing their patients! Lol
You bet. Nowadays things are going to hell :). Paranoia everywhere, I do agree that cigs are not good, but still - taking it to the extreme is not good. Anyway - history teaches us a lesson. 100 years ago drinking was banned in US, but you could smoke. Nowadays, smoking is bad, but you can drink. Possibly in another 100 years, you will drink and smoke, but not be able to eat meat. Or carry guns. Or whoever knows what will be.
i remember working in the shop and putting out butts in the cast iron of the brake lathe bin....... but what can you do no one machines rotors anymore
Good morning Eric. Simple little fix that saves lots of time. Who can't use that, thanks.
This might be something that Eric the car guy should know.
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 CZcams 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.
Thank you for this Video. My 2005 Honda Civic Hood Latch broke. I ordered the Part on Amazon, liked the Tube Cutter trick & now I am going to fix it myself. You saved me so much money. :)
Excellent performance upgrade Eric, should go well with the new engine job. I found an excellent aftermarket replacement aluminum third door latch for my '03 S-10 when the plastic one broke. The crap OEM plastic one was $11 from Dorman and the aluminum aftermarket one was $12 - it was a much higher quality part that I think will outlast the truck, its been on there since 2005 with no issues.
Thanks, I have replaced my hood cable 3 times on my 01 Civic and this time the damn latch just became unglued! Subscribed :)
More videos with u and Mrs O. U guys crack me up. Great videos !
Your commentary is hilarious. Glad to see a fellow wrencher getting it done.
This will probably be the highest viewed video on the channel. Nice. Now all you need is an engine fix.
Added a solid, solid percentage to the value of the Civic today, Mr. O
Thanks Eric, love the 5hp upgrade. By the way, it’s not OCD, it’s CDO - ‘cos that’s in alphabetical order. 👍
I'm already looking forward to the neon body kit, whale-tail spoiler and under-body lighting upgrades.
don't forget the fart can muffler and 8" tailpipe.
Scoop mirrors and custom walmart head lamps.
curb feelers
Yes but decals = horsepower.
Well you could have dragged that out a little bit. Maybe drop the set screw and spend 30 minutes looking for it.
Only thing I'd do different is dremmel a flat on the cable end. Give the grub screw a better chance to bite and won't just slip off if it happens to work loose a bit over time.
Another method would be to drill through the handle, also remove some of the plastic on the cable end and again dremmel a groove at the tip. Then you can lock the handle in with a 'C' clip.
I just replaced hood release. Cut the insulation on the cable using a dremmel with a cutting disc- worked great.
"now you OCD people will simmer down a bit..." LMAO!
don't want any one going into arrest haha
You didn't use a level to make sure that the latch was on straight. Lol
I do it on purpose just to spike their blood pressure.
7:58 BUT BUT BUT that cutter was for metal, yes? :)
@@suttoncoldfield9318 Yes.
Thanks on the video. I ordered one and will be coming soon and great tip on the pipe cutter. I'll do that when mine comes in.
WOW! I could feel the horsepower here ! ! LOLOLOLOLOL ! ! Your definitely going to have to upgrade the brakes now ! ! !
Seriously, that aluminum with the set screw, beats the hell out of those cheap plastic handles! As always, GREAT VIDEO! Have a great weekend!
Thank you sir. I appreciate you uploading this video, very helpful to me.
My OCD is acting up a little because of that little bit of unsightly cable showing between the new handle and the plastic you cut off! LOL. Thanks for another entertaining vid.
Thanks, man! I had mine broken b4 you post this. I only found now, now that I have the stuff.
Mine just broke tonight, thank you so much! Gonna order one of these bad babies & install it on my Civic!
Your a life saver bro thank you so much, mines broke the other day .
Good one Eric , I put a handle from a old lawnmower pull cord used the set screw and crimped it with copper tube . I got. An extra 48 cc . I get my coffee faster at the drive through now. Looking forward to more vids on the Honda . I have 2002 1.7 sport. Thanks,,,
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!
Good tip Keep the short one coming just as good as the long one thank you for you time
Sweet upgrade! I think Eric the Car Guy did the entire cable for his Element!
Can't wait for part 2!
Eric, thank you for this video It looks like I should have no problem with this repair now ,
PJ
I watched before off to work, made my day 😄
Very cool video with some humor and instruction ta'boot. I didn't read in the Amazon listing, for the hood handle I bought, that it'll provide extra horsepower, but I was glad to find this out in your video that it does. Three Alien Thumbs Up !!!
Excellent fix the tube cutter was what I was thinking. I might have put some thread locker on the Allen screw. I seem to have trouble with those backing off.
THANK s for the video. gonna upgrade my Civic latch just because of you and that nifty Billet Aluminum . 👍
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!
How the hell can their be ten hates?????? Some un happy people in this world! Great Fix Eric!
haters gonna hate
I miss working these Japanese cars. Lately, for some reason, I'll I've been working on is VWs and Audi's. I honestly had to triple my "special tools" bin to accommodate around 4 Euro head and timing procedures. Miss yah, Subie!
High speed, low drag right there Mr. O.
I absolutely enjoy this video just being honest. New dude to watch to fix my honda
Hey, the price went down to $7.88! Even better!
Thanks, Eric.
Thankyou ! Bc this the 2nd time my plastic piece broke and I finally gave in & bought this one but in color red to match my civic off of Amazon !
He'll of an upgrade Dr. O. I think you just added 30 horse power to that Hondu. The guys on those Honda forums will be totally jealous.
You're right, we have done tougher jobs. Great video. Thank you.
Thanks for the link to the handle! There are screenshots from this video on the link, in case you weren't aware.
Nice, going to have to remember this when my '02 CR-V's cable handle bites the dust
im using a ground rod clamp for my hood release handle. made threads on the left over plastic with a die. it works okay.
Nice fix Eric!
Replaced the entire hood latch cable and all for about 8 bucks on my '02 Civic EX coupe. Got the parts from RockAuto and amazingly enough it was a Dorman and it fit.
excellent, I had no idea how to replace that cable
Damn I wish you guys were closer so you can service all my cars. I dont feel like driving 4 1/2 hours for a oil change haha. NY state is huge. Keep up the good work!
Nice hack for a buster hood latch lever knob. I wish that would have been the fix for my 92 Corvette hood latch cable. A F'n nightmare to replace!
Nice fix 👍👍
Thank you sir. You just saved me a few hundred dollars. 👍👍👍
I love this video , and I also needed to learn how to do it !!
Eric O, that's probably why there wasn't any direction-eon, you have to figure it out as you go, nice video keep up the good work..
Thank you much sir
Mine just broke off today
And I also ordered it from Amazon
Nice easy fix. Thanks for the video.
Eric, you are a grin. I noticeed after I replaced mine that I cut my 0 - 60 time greatly.
Went to open my hood, and "SNAP", there goes my lever. Bought the same lever on ebay. Thanks for the video
A tubing cutter came to my mind as well. Good repair. What DOESN'T Amazon sell?
Awesome video as usual
My Element h as the release recessed through a sidewall molding, so I used a needle nose vice grip to hold the cable pulled out while I worked on it., and a Dremel to expose just enough of the cable to seat in the new knob,
Hey Eric, Nice job!!!!! a little OCD tech tip, would be to take off only enough plastic for the handle to fit perfectly, grind a flat spot for the set screw and some locktite. A+++
Yes, the plastic shaft is probably molded to the cable. More is better, especially if it has a strong return spring.
Locktite is good but I disagree with the grinding because the set screw will do its' job just as well or better because of the surrounding pressure of the strands being pushed aside when tightening. Grinding would only weaken the cable.
I'm about as OC as Eric. If this is a common problem with these, he will probably refine his technique a bit.
My, Toyo broke the cable, no extra length, so no options. That was fun❗
Great vid & "performance upgrade" !
Nice. Missed my Ocd meds today and still can't see a problem..
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
I've seen some upgrades. I've been around. I've seen some stuff, man...
Just want to be absolutely clear so it's understood when I say, "I think that's worth putting it on the dyno".
Thanks for the tips
Billet aluminum a performance upgrade I love it
I watched and I am going to try it. One question: how do I know if the cable is broken? Should it seem loose? It has not slipped through but it has no tension when I pull on it. Thank you.
I'm hoping you'll do a follow-up video Eric. Maybe put this thing on the dyno so we can see that 5hp performance boost?
So when are you going to show us how to put on a Type R sticker?
I am not ready for that level of performance just yet
I think the DOHC sticker goes on the bottom rocker panels.
I love this video. You are funny and you know things.. :) thanks for the enjoyable video
Ufer is yiddish for Dorman.. j/k
Hahah!
South Main Auto Repair Hey Eric, just want to say hi, from Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada, Look forward for new videos and watch some of the older ones every now and again. what is going on with the brake clean, I haven't seen you use any in the last few videos, keep up the good work.
+KS, I thought Dreck was...
rock doctor lol don't know one way or the other never used a Dorman product just going by Eric always ragging on them
+KS They are cheap dreck(sh#$, in German or Yiddish) knockoffs of dealer parts. Sometimes you get lucky though, the 4.6L intakes seem to hold up, but some have surprise places where you mist add RTV . They are pricey on some things, I installed an EGR tube and it was actually cheaper to buy from Ford.
good video eric o
Nice, thanks for using correct tool for the job, ocd allmost kicked in :)
any time you can replace a part with billet aluminum it's a strangely satisfying feeling
this looks easy.. thank you i will try it
It help me out a lot ...Muchas gracias 👍
Waiting patiently for the next performance upgrade... your honda forum byline needs the help! :) (actually just catching up on my Eric. O videos. Rock on.)
Gracias por la ayuda amigo
Thats one hell of a sharp cutter plier
Thanks for sharing. That was beneficial.
What do you think about filling the hole with JB WELD too,along with the screws to make it stronger??
just ordered mine. can put the vise grips back in the tool box in a day or two.
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
The interior handle you pull to release hood is broken, it's been missing since I bought 2005 Civic. I use a pair of channel locks to pull the plastic bolt that latch was attached too. I don't need to replace cables or anything, just the thing you pull from inside the car that pops hood. That little plastic square piece is all I need.
Eric just added 5 1/2 HP.. BOOM!
You sound like Don "The Predator" Frye man, I broke the latch off mine today with my big mountain man hands.