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The Workshop => Maintenance, Problems & Troubleshooting => Topic started by: moredun on January 9, 2025, 13:15

Title: Handbrake cables
Post by: moredun on January 9, 2025, 13:15
Mr T quoted me £350 + VAT for a set of handbrake cables

Does anyone know where I can get then at a reasonable price, or is it 3rd party only?

cheers
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Carolyn on January 9, 2025, 13:47
GT4Play,  TCB Performance Parts.  Get a matched pair and specify the year.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Gaz mr-s on January 9, 2025, 14:14
Unless you think they are overstretched, if they move they can be freed & the rubber ends replaced.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: moredun on January 9, 2025, 14:31
Thanks for the info Carolyn, I could not remember the name of TCB Performance (none in stock), and did not know of GT4-Play, but in stock and ordered  ;D

Gaz mr-s, they are 100% overstretched and no adjustment left (garage did not fit them properly last time or crap 3rd party cables) and with MOT coming up soon, time to get a handbrake again.

cheers
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: bobo83 on January 9, 2025, 15:52
Amayama is the cheapest option I found, used it myself a few months ago.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: moredun on January 9, 2025, 17:44
Quote from: bobo83 on January  9, 2025, 15:52Amayama is the cheapest option I found, used it myself a few months ago.

Another useful parts link, thanks for that  8)
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: normanh on January 9, 2025, 18:16
I paid about £70 for my last one before I sold the car 18 months ago - cant remember where though, its on the forum if you care to search.

Norman
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Joesson on January 9, 2025, 19:33
GT4 Play offer "Genuine Toyota brake cables" for PFL at £79.19 and FL at £70.80 each.
Whether or not that price includes VAT is not clear without proceeding to buy but even adding for delivery those prices compare very favourably with those provided to @moredun .
Buyer beware is an old maxim but Buyer be aware when dealing with Mr T seems to be the case.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Ardent on January 9, 2025, 20:42
Quote from: moredun on January  9, 2025, 14:31Gaz mr-s, they are 100% overstretched and no adjustment left.
I do wonder if the adjustment cable itself also stretches.

Just a nagging question I've never found an answer to.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: moredun on January 9, 2025, 21:51
Quote from: Ardent on January  9, 2025, 20:42I do wonder if the adjustment cable itself also stretches.

Just a nagging question I've never found an answer to.
The answer is yes, it would stretch, but as the cable is soo short the stretching would be minuscule and hard to detect. 
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Ardent on January 10, 2025, 08:07
Fair point.

I was thinking along the lines, smaller gauge than the main cables so likely to stretch first.

I too have ran out of adjustment so something somewhere has stretched.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Ardent on January 10, 2025, 19:27
Quote from: bobo83 on January  9, 2025, 15:52Amayama is the cheapest option I found, used it myself a few months ago.
Can I ask, I take it there were no issues with our customs?
No surprise vat, levies or other duties to pay?

Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: normanh on January 10, 2025, 22:36
Remembered - think it was MR2Ben - https://mr2-ben.co.uk/products/553

Norman
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: bobo83 on January 11, 2025, 11:58
Quote from: Ardent on January 10, 2025, 19:27Can I ask, I take it there were no issues with our customs?
No surprise vat, levies or other duties to pay?

I did not have any surprise but I kept the final amount (including delivery) under the threshold.
Title: Re: Handbrake cables
Post by: Ardent on January 11, 2025, 13:45
Thank you.
Will look what the threshold is later.
If going to the trouble i would like to try and make the most of it.