Would appreciate some advice on installing a new hood cable. I tried to route the new cable through the firewall grommet but it won't go in from there the engine side, tried taping to the old one inside the cab prior to removing the old one but it got stuck in that ridiculously small grommet. The ECU is in the way and there is no visual access to the grommet from inside the cab, I'm assuming the ECU and bracket needs removed to do this. If someone has installed one, please confirm if this is the case.
Also, though my cable seems to have never been previously changed it appears to be routed incorrectly. It's passing under the fuse box and battery box, makes a sharp vertical 90 degree turn and goes under the radiator support. The Toyota parts diagrams seem to show it pass through the inner fender and perhaps behind the right headlight before going under the rad support, no sharp vertical 90 degree from under the battery box. I would have to remove the headlight to get it routed through the fender. I'll somehow get it through the grommet by removing the ECU but really curious about the correct routing, Toyota could have made this easier.....
Also, though my cable seems to have never been previously changed it appears to be routed incorrectly. It's passing under the fuse box and battery box, makes a sharp vertical 90 degree turn and goes under the radiator support. The Toyota parts diagrams seem to show it pass through the inner fender and perhaps behind the right headlight before going under the rad support, no sharp vertical 90 degree from under the battery box. I would have to remove the headlight to get it routed through the fender. I'll somehow get it through the grommet by removing the ECU but really curious about the correct routing, Toyota could have made this easier.....
