TR6 Stronger hood release?

[robatc]

Just a thought sometime during the night. The previous owner added a 'backup' wire to open the hood that is tucked away under the passenger dash, but I was thinking, couldn't I use the existing wire/cable to pull through a stronger one and then never worry about it again?

Thoughts anyone? Thx.

 

[Gliderman8]

Be thankful that there’s a backup installed. One day when the existing cable breaks you will be thanking the previous owner who installed it. You refer to a “backup wire” that goes into the passenger compartment. Most backup hood releases that I’ve seen have a metal rod that activates the hood release mechanism. See pic…

 

[Deleted member 12064]

And add a stop bolt so the emergency rod does not pull the lever too far or your in for a bigger problem.

 

[Gliderman8]

And add a stop bolt so the emergency rod does not pull the lever too far or your in for a bigger problem.


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Good advise! I did the same thing on my TR6.

 

[pdplot]

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