How To Replace a Honda Element Hood Cable

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1. Great work… Thanks…

2. If you attach the new cable to the old one and fish it through its a lot less work.

3. THANKS ERIC THE CAR GUY YOU SAVED MY DAY TOODLES 🙏

4. Was the same for my 03 Honda CRV

5. How did you get the hood open when the cable was broken?? Mine is broken can't get it open.

6. So I guessing that if you break the hood release pull piece inside the cabin that you have to replace the entire cable? Mine came off in my hand last night after 15 years. I was able to grip what remained and open the hood but…
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7. Thank you 🏋️‍♂️❤️🙏

8. Looks to be very similar to my "02 Honda Odyssey. Thanks, good video.

9. Thanks for the video, my issue was the spring(small one) broke inside the hood latch , was able to replace the spring , after many Auto parts stores had nothing comparable..had to get one from a hardware store.

10. I have been opening my hood with pliers for 8 years because the dealership quoted me $250 to fix it. And the part is $17 with 20 minutes worth of labor. i wish I had seen this sooner. Bastards.

11. Thanks💪🏼

12. Eric is a big big help on both my accord Lx and my civic they are a 95 and 92 but still have life in them. So I don't need a man to work on my cars thank god Eric is on you tube for everything I need
    A big thank you to Eric the car guy. I tell everyone I did the work to my cars due to Eric (you have saved me thousands and thousands of dollars that a car shop would have wanted to work and look at my cars)

13. Thanks Eric.  This helped a lot with my daughter's 2003 Element, particularly with the hidden nylon clip up in the fenderwell.  I spend about $15 for a new cable at O'Reilly, then $5.20 at the dealer for four new nylon clips.  Hate to think what the dealer would have nicked me for the job.

14. Of course the 2005 element has the fender liner tucked under the lip of the fender. I can't seem to be able to pull it down.

15. FLASH!!!!!!!  Resourceful entrepreneurs have engineered a latch pull from billet aluminum for Civics and Elements.  There are currently 3 different designs for purchase on Amazon for less than $15.  OEM plastic pulls from Honda are a poor design and problematic.

16. Broke my tab on my 02 civic the second day I bought it 7.5 years ago. Finally going to go pick up the part and fix it

17. this happened to me a few weeks ago….such a bitch…haha

18. My daughter's 2004 Civic had the same problem.  Your solution is great if you want to go to all the work and expense.  However there are several videos on the web offering other solutions.  I chose to use the one that uses a drill stop to replace the handle.  I got a set of them from Home Depot for about $7.00.  I round off the remaining plastic handle on the cable end in the passenger compartment.  I then shoes to closest drill stop to the end of the cable and tightened the set screw to secure the drill stop.  While it's not as pretty as a new cable, it is a permanent fix that will not break off.  It has been 2 years now and all continues to work well.  Bonus, a lot less disassembly and no worry about braking expensive plastic clips available only from Honda.  To each his own – Form follows function.

19. I have everything in place but the wire is just loose .should I replace it or there is a way to tighten it up > (2008 hyundai sonata)

20. 12 people are butholes

21. I'd replace that with a similar cable but with better design. Heck, i'd take the old one and make my own handle with blackjack and…well better. That design is the product of decades of stupid design all packed in a tiny object.

    And no matter what anyone says, that's an "engineered to fail" item. There's absolutely no reason why they couldn't have a knob end or why they wouldn't put a lever style one that hinges on the support.

    Incoming Honda experts telling me that the design was critical to fitting a hyper drive unit right above the door latch handle so they had to offset it down for extra KW… SMH

22. Hi Eric!

    Just wanted to thank you for the motivation you provide to people watching your videos. I've certainly been motivated. Looking at you getting things done with couple of sockets, a screwdriver and good old penetrating oil made me take care of my car.
    Maintaining a US spec vehicle (Mazda 6 3.0l V6) is not easy in Poland, believe me. Aftermarket parts are pretty much not existent so anything needs replacing means a trip to the dealer.
    Remember when you worked on "the Pirate" Nissan SE-arrrrrrrrrrrrrr car you mentioned pirate air being the term for unmeasured air sucked into the engine. This got me thinking about problems I had with performance which mechanics couldn't diagnose. There was a huge crack in the pipe connecting air box and throttle (how they didn't spot this is beyond my comprehension).
    All in all, I took some spanners, screwdriver and some cleaning fluids, taped up the cracked pipe and the car runs beautifully. I'm amazed how such a simple fix transformed the engine response.

    You've certainly lived up to your motto of helping people fix their cars on a budget.

    Stay Dirty!
    Michael

23. Broke mine off too, stupid design. looks like it pulls up, not pulls out

24. This has probably been asked before, butt what camera do you use to shoot your vids and how are you micing yourself up?

25. Please do some repairs on 1999 monte carlo

26. Did you forget about the blown heads channel?

27. deja vu? Didn't you already have a video of this last year?

28. funny I was wondering how to changed mine. been broken since I got it. thx 🙂

29. Eric there is an excellent product you may want to look into for the winter salt.

    Krown Salt Eliminator MR35

30. Thank you for entertainment, learned so much from your videos.Good Job!

31. Eric, how you doing brother from another mother?

32. Great video Eric. As for Honda; too many plastic clips!

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