New or cut-to-length Bowden Cables???

Duc Hunter · Duc Hunter's Garage

I am reworking my ventilation controls as I redo my dash a bit. With my Electrocooler setup the Bowden cables in the car are not long enough. Well one of them is not long enough, and one was bent by a PO.

I cannot seem to find a source for them anywhere.....ideally a cut-to-length option would be great as the cable that is too short is the longest one.

Jack Stands · Jack Stands's Garage

Perhaps a bicycle shop?

LJ851 · 01-14-2019, 06:03 PM

My first thought would be an aircraft supply like Aircraft Spruce.

Otherwise automotive choke cable or throttle cables like an old tractor would use for a PTO.

Safari360 · 01-14-2019, 08:03 PM

Buy a Universal Choke replacement Wire from Ace Hardware. Then cut to length.

911tracker85 · 01-15-2019, 05:14 AM

I used a guitar string to fix my broken cruise control.

Duc Hunter · Duc Hunter's Garage

The bike cables I have found (as an avid cyclist) are all woven stainless thread. As a result they wont tolerate the S-Bend on one end to go through the levers. Now the housing will probably work.

So I will take a wire to Ace HW and see if I can find that one, and if so I will go to my buddy's bike shop for housing and report back.

Pedro '84 Coupe · Pedro '84 Coupe's Garage

Might these help?

FrenchToast · 01-15-2019, 02:38 PM

Search for custom "control cables" or "bowden cables."

Here is one source, no experience with them though.

https://www.cccables.com/Home.aspx