Argh, hood release handle snapped off!
- Thread starter Kloan
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ya it hella ghetto but hey it works.
Hahahaha mine is the exact same way.
Welcome to the club!
If you want the OEM Handle back, you have to buy the whole Hood Latch Cable and replace it. Might as well re-route it if doing that. The whole thing cost like $15.00 BNIB from Honda.
However, there is a Billet Handle made by Epic Tuning that replaces the broken plastic handle without needing to replace the whole cable. I still havent bought it yet though, going to soon. I've had mine broken for a good while now and its beginning to piss me off having to get behind the Kick Panel to open the hood. It costs $29.99 + S/H ... Here's the link: http://www.epictuning.com/hood_release.html
Good luck!
If you want the OEM Handle back, you have to buy the whole Hood Latch Cable and replace it. Might as well re-route it if doing that. The whole thing cost like $15.00 BNIB from Honda.
However, there is a Billet Handle made by Epic Tuning that replaces the broken plastic handle without needing to replace the whole cable. I still havent bought it yet though, going to soon. I've had mine broken for a good while now and its beginning to piss me off having to get behind the Kick Panel to open the hood. It costs $29.99 + S/H ... Here's the link: http://www.epictuning.com/hood_release.html
Good luck!
might as well do the relocation while your replacing it...
No problem, glad I could help you out.
He's not replacing the whole thing, just the handle with an Epic Tuning Billet one.
thats pretty sick. but i dont think i could justify spending $30 for a handle that no one ever sees lol.
i just broke my handle off the other day, but i can still open my hood by pulling on the little nub thats left lol
ohh my bad misread it.
Mine is broke as well. I just used a few zip ties and have a loop that you pull. Cheap, works.
It is pretty sick. I havent bought one yet cause the same, cant see myself spending $30 on it, lol.
Whatever works, lol.
Its not that its hard to replace, people are just lazy and dont want to do it.
Well I was already going to spend $25 for the cable assembly from Honda, I figured why not spend $10 more, make it easier on me (I seem to be having bad luck with simple stuff) and have something that's going to last longer than a plastic handle that will just break again.
My philosophy is when something breaks, replace it with something better.
My philosophy is when something breaks, replace it with something better.
^ Good philosophy. Yeah, the Plastic Handle is just bound to break again if you're not careful, the Billet one, in the other hand, will last forever.