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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Diamond Black Geezer on 03 August 2025, 13:01:41

Title: Bonnet cable snapped - where can I get a new one?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 03 August 2025, 13:01:41
Lots of posts over recent years with the same issues very few replies or links to suppliers, these seem best to impossible.

I can't believe it's beyond the wit of Man to get a custom one made up, maybe even with stainless wire. Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Bonnet cable snapped - where can I get a new one?
Post by: Nick W on 03 August 2025, 16:47:16
The cable is easy; it's just a traditional Bowden cable as used on bike brakes for decades. So you buy a length of suitable size cable, slide it into the outer and solder on either your reclaimed ends or new ones.


The hard parts are getting the bonnet open, and figuring out how long the new inner needs to be.
Title: Re: Bonnet cable snapped - where can I get a new one?
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 04 August 2025, 09:13:55
Fair enough, cheers Nick.

The engine bay end has a flattened bit, not unlike a very large head of a nail. I'll have a play about and report back to the land of OOF, for critique  :D