Does anyone have a hood release cable they could measure?

[Eurasiaoverland]

I have a 1989 right-hand drive BJ60, original bonnet release cable was 53630-90A02 which dear Toyota have discontinued.

53630-90A01 is still available. I had always assumed this was for only left-handed vehicles, but I see that it was used on some round headlight Japanese 60s.

Does anyone know what the difference in length is between the two? Does anyone have an example of 53630-90A01 they could measure?

Thanks

EO

 

[Eurasiaoverland]

If anyone has a hood release cable loose that they could measure, I'd be very grateful so I can compare to mine and see if the still-available cable is suitable.

Thanks

 

[cruisermatt]

I got you. about 86" end to end.
There is also a change in the late hood latches, not sure what the difference is there but we use the earlier (still available) latch all the time in all years and they work completely fine.

 

[efjayatee]

2180mm

 

[Eurasiaoverland]

I got you. about 86" end to end.
There is also a change in the late hood latches, not sure what the difference is there but we use the earlier (still available) latch all the time in all years and they work completely fine.


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2180mm

Thank you very much guys! I measure mine as about 86" too (from the pull handle with a car symbol on to the metal ball on the release end). I think on left-handed vehicles the cable routing is an exact mirror image of the right-handed version (the hood release is on the driver's door side of the steering wheel, right?)

So the only difference I see is that the right-handed version has a small metal top-hat collar pressed part-way along the cable which secures it against the rubber firewall bung through which the wiring harness runs. This conveniently makes it very hard to change the cable without tearing the bung. I'm going to buy the still-available cable and see how that works.

Thanks again!

 

[cruisermatt]

you're welcome, I think it will fine for you, and maybe you can get a good used LHD firewall grommet to go with it?

 

[Eurasiaoverland]

Apologies, could I trouble you for another measurement? From the ball on the release end to the groove on the plastic bush which clicks into the latch housing, when the handle is pushed fully forward.

It just crossed me mind that this distance might be different LHD to RHD.

I luckily found another wiring grommet on a friend's wrecked shell, but to fit it requires dismantling half of the harness!

Thanks!