handbrake cable through ali panel

[anonymous-user]

Wondering if anyone has any ideas - the handbrake cable on my Fury passes through an aluminium panel on the transmission tunnel sides, and at the moment its just a hole cut in the metal which seems a bit of a bodge. The problem is that it passes through at a very shallow angle so it's prone to scraping on the both sides of the hole. I can't move it as the mounting brackets are welded to the chassis in the tunnel.

It seems like what I need is some sort of grommet that can fix to the panel but which has an angled tube with smooth ends to guide the cable, if such a thing exists. Anyone have any ideas how I can protect and guide the cable without causing too much friction on it?

[anonymous-user]

I've made the hole larger but the cable passes through at a very shallow angle so I'd end up with a huge hole that opens right into the tunnel and is open to the ground

The grommet on this looks about right if I added a small piece of rounded-end metal tube into it to act as a guide, but I'm having trouble finding anywhere in the UK that sells just the grommet and not the whole cable.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-aud...

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 3rd July 08:36

[anonymous-user]

Ah I think I finally found something at a sensible price, hopefully this will work ok.

https://www.justkampers.com/111-957-861-speedo-cab...

CrutyRammers said:

You don't really want it touching the sides of the hole at all; I'd have thought if you put a grommet in, it'll just wear through it.

It should be OK I think - it's more to prevent the cable vibrating against the sides of the hole, and the handbrake doesn't get used often so I hope that it won't wear the grommet out too fast. Depending on the size I might be able to add a small piece of flared brake pipe or similar to protect the rubber.

[anonymous-user]

Fury1630 said:

Forget the grommet, get some nylon tubing, slit it, put it over the cable as a guide & cut the hole to suit that, then p-clip the tube to the side of the tunnel ahead (outside) & behind (inside) the tunnel. Job done

Thanks, I like the idea of a piece of tube p-clipped to the tunnel, I might well use that idea. Cheers.