Z32 Rear ebrake cable extensions ????????? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

Harbe · 03-25-2008, 10:45 AM

Who sells those ebrake cable extensions now days, im not having any luck

these:

thanks

rican_nick · 03-25-2008, 10:47 AM

i saw them on ebay months ago.. kinda fizzled since then

IIRC these were about 50 bucks or so on ebay.. with the price of regular z cables on top.. you could buy r33 cables from mynismo.

If your working on a s14

Harbe · 03-25-2008, 10:49 AM

thanks, its on a s13 coupe.

clark · 03-25-2008, 11:05 AM

are you talking about this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/S13-2...spagenameZWDVW

94_240sx · 03-25-2008, 11:07 AM

z32 2 seater or 2+2 cables.
2 seater cables work, but tight. 2+2 cables work really good.

shade · 03-25-2008, 11:18 AM

^Z32 2+2 cables work nicely like said before me.

AWDtoyota · 03-25-2008, 01:21 PM

you guys using the z32 2+2 cables. How do they lock up for you? I have ran both 2+2 and standard z32 cables.

The 2+2 cables don't really lock unless I pull the handle all the way up. And it only locks at the top. How do they feel for you? Like the stock e-brake(before z brakes)? And how did you route the cables through the subframe?

brokeAs240sx · 03-25-2008, 04:41 PM

I have the extensions, but not the 2 silver brackets. You can have for $20 shipped. Otherwise, just pay a lil more and get from that ebay link ^^^^.

wutangben · 04-14-2008, 01:43 PM

i just got a set of these today. does anyone have any experience with them? i've got the 2 seater cables, and planning on using these...

koolcat · 04-15-2008, 11:33 PM

well i just finished my swap today using the freaking extension just like the one listed above with the two silver bracket, it sucks i advice you not to use it i snapped it after i tight it a little and yank the ebrake handle pretty high

koolcat · 04-15-2008, 11:34 PM

im trying to find another alternative myself any help, i dun even know what cable i got but wen i bought my kit the seller said it is from the r32 gts i think

wutangben · 04-16-2008, 12:35 AM

well it sounds like maybe you didn't have it adjusted right.. the extensions seem to be perfect to me, it's the brackets that didn't work. the brackets that the extensions came with would not work w/ the 2 seater z32 cables that i'm working with, so we fabbed up some strong/small L brackets instead. haven't finished the install yet, so i'll follow up when i'm done.

SlidewayzDotNet · 04-16-2008, 12:41 AM

the 2 seater cables will hook right up with nothing added. Just run it thru the subframe how it is stock and itll go right in

koolcat · 04-16-2008, 08:29 AM

wel wutangben, did you mount the dark metal piece on the extension any where cause i didnt. I just hook it to the t-bar then tighten it and just yank the ebrake and it broke.

94_240sx · 04-16-2008, 08:35 AM

That picture of extensions is from positronone, and he ended up not using them. He used 2 seater cables inseatd. 2+2 cables are better because their brackets are in better design than 2 seaters for s13. I saw one good write up in freshalloy about 2+2 cables.

RPS1392 · 04-16-2008, 08:45 AM

I used those adapters from Ebay. IMO the're junk. Third time I set the ebrake (in the shop, not even driving the car) one of the ends on the right cable extension came off.
just buy a set of 2+2 cables and be done with it.

Broken:

Fixed:

wutangben · 04-16-2008, 08:52 AM

koolcat, where did yours break? at the same place RPS1392's did?

koolcat · 04-16-2008, 09:13 AM

yup same place as rps1392's, the end that hook into that black metal box is weak. Well RPS1392's where did you get those cable and how much i really dun wanna spend another 100something for them cables

koolcat · 04-16-2008, 09:16 AM

well i guess i got the 2 seater cables but i dun have the end link to hook it to the t-bar, the cylinder-shape or oval end on the cables. I think it was cut off by the seller, so i guess i have to get new cables anyway.

wutangben · 04-17-2008, 12:26 AM

ok so my extensions broke today as well. we spent quite sometime making them perfect, yanked up on the e-brake a bunch of times, everything seemed fine. took it out for a test spin. adusted it a little tighter while at the gas station, pulled up on it, not even that hard, and broke one of the sides. the other side is about to come off as well.

these things ARE junk, but hey i had to try em...

i think i'm going to just splice both sets together to make them reach... my car needs to be ready in 9 days, so i don't have time to source out the 2+2 cables.

PS- koolcat, 'dun' does not mean 'don't', so stop using it that way, makes you sound stupid...

koolcat · 04-17-2008, 12:48 AM

lol yours broke too, damn those things suck well im just typing fast man dun sound like don't but hey thanks for the correction anyway man...but tell me if you think this set from rockauto works:
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1209776k359377
i calculated it and it came out to be like 70 buck shipped for the set but nonone has ever mention i so iono. What you think of it? It's cheaper than what most ppl on the forum sell it for? LMK

tt99ol · 04-17-2008, 12:54 AM

im pretty sure the rock auto stuff will work fine, i have the extensions too but i just ordered some oem 2+2 cables, wish i had seen the rock auto link sooner, try them out and let us know how they work out

brokeAs240sx · 04-17-2008, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutangben

PS- koolcat, 'dun' does not mean 'don't', so stop using it that way, makes you sound stupid...

Oh snaps, u gone and dun it now, wutangben gonna slap u upside the head, haha.

Sir · 04-17-2008, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutangben

ok so my extensions broke today as well. we spent quite sometime making them perfect, yanked up on the e-brake a bunch of times, everything seemed fine. took it out for a test spin. adusted it a little tighter while at the gas station, pulled up on it, not even that hard, and broke one of the sides. the other side is about to come off as well.

these things ARE junk, but hey i had to try em...

i think i'm going to just splice both sets together to make them reach... my car needs to be ready in 9 days, so i don't have time to source out the 2+2 cables.

I blame your baller projectMu ebrake shoes!!!!

haha, I was going to stop by yesterday and make fun of you guys, errr, I mean help out, but it was too fucking nice out not to go out for a spin.

Suck that they broke, plan for both of mine was always to cut 2 sets and splice them together.

DWvinny · 04-17-2008, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wutangben

ok so my extensions broke today as well. we spent quite sometime making them perfect, yanked up on the e-brake a bunch of times, everything seemed fine. took it out for a test spin. adusted it a little tighter while at the gas station, and broke one of the sides. the other side is about to come off as well.

these things ARE junk, but hey i had to try em...

*fixed*

take bens advise i did the install for him and these things are junk!!! dont waste your money just splice the existing cables

HyperTek · 04-17-2008, 11:50 AM

why dont u guys buy some home depot cable clamps and rig it together with a lenght from ur old lines? search for my diy thread there is a pic of my method

wutangben · 04-17-2008, 01:05 PM

just got back from the hardware store with some good clamps! 69 cents a pop. guess i should have done this from the start, oh well. STILL had to make brackets for the 2 seater cables anyway.

since it took us three tries to get it right, i have '3-way adjustable' e-brake cable brackets!

just going to chop the s13 cable ends and use whatever the length of the extenions were, and it should be perfect.

btw, dwvinny = big help. really knows what he's doing, so yeah.., buy his shift knobs!

koolcat · 04-19-2008, 08:48 PM

Finally over and done with, took the splicing advice and it worked. Tried to order rockauto parking brake cable for the 2+2 but they dun even know when they will have it in stock so i just spliced it. Went to home depot and bought some 1/8" clamp for metal cable which was $4.79 for a pair but some how rang up to be $.02 for both set, lol. So i knew it was my lucky day. I used the stock position on the subframe to mount the cable and also splice the z32 cable with like 8 inches or so of the stock 240sx cable, just enough to reach the t-bar. Also it was nice that i could still use the stock mounting place near the t-bar by cutting and reusing the stock tube.

wutangben · 04-20-2008, 11:00 PM

it's hard to tell by your pics, but did you clamp the cables w/ the plastic coating or whatever still covering them? my clamps had warnings not to do that so i grinded the plastic off...

wutangben · 04-20-2008, 11:05 PM

also looking at how you used the s13 cable brackets, does that actually work? can't the cable travel as far as it wants through the casing that the bracket is connected to? i mean it would obviously either hit the pit or the clamps, but i thought it need to be more 'fixed' for lack of a better way of putting it. i should take pics of my setup.

03-25-2008, 10:45 AM	#1
Harbe Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Age: 41 Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Z32 Rear ebrake cable extensions ????????? Who sells those ebrake cable extensions now days, im not having any luck these: thanks

03-25-2008, 10:47 AM	#2
rican_nick Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 42 Posts: 1,204 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i saw them on ebay months ago.. kinda fizzled since then IIRC these were about 50 bucks or so on ebay.. with the price of regular z cables on top.. you could buy r33 cables from mynismo. If your working on a s14 __________________ Nick O. 97 240sx My Seller's Review Thread

03-25-2008, 11:07 AM	#5
94_240sx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: TX Posts: 686 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	z32 z32 2 seater or 2+2 cables. 2 seater cables work, but tight. 2+2 cables work really good.

03-25-2008, 11:18 AM	#6
shade Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego Age: 36 Posts: 509 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^Z32 2+2 cables work nicely like said before me. __________________

03-25-2008, 04:41 PM	#8
brokeAs240sx Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,917 Trader Rating: (40) Feedback Score: 40 reviews	I have the extensions, but not the 2 silver brackets. You can have for $20 shipped. Otherwise, just pay a lil more and get from that ebay link ^^^^. __________________ bew bews!

03-25-2008, 10:49 AM	#3
Harbe Leaky Injector Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Earth Age: 41 Posts: 84 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks, its on a s13 coupe.

03-25-2008, 11:05 AM	#4
clark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: new york Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	are you talking about this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/S13-2...spagenameZWDVW

03-25-2008, 01:21 PM	#7
AWDtoyota Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: FL Posts: 146 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	you guys using the z32 2+2 cables. How do they lock up for you? I have ran both 2+2 and standard z32 cables. The 2+2 cables don't really lock unless I pull the handle all the way up. And it only locks at the top. How do they feel for you? Like the stock e-brake(before z brakes)? And how did you route the cables through the subframe?

04-14-2008, 01:43 PM	#9
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i just got a set of these today. does anyone have any experience with them? i've got the 2 seater cables, and planning on using these...

04-15-2008, 11:33 PM	#10
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well i just finished my swap today using the freaking extension just like the one listed above with the two silver bracket, it sucks i advice you not to use it i snapped it after i tight it a little and yank the ebrake handle pretty high

04-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#11
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	im trying to find another alternative myself any help, i dun even know what cable i got but wen i bought my kit the seller said it is from the r32 gts i think

04-16-2008, 12:35 AM	#12
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	well it sounds like maybe you didn't have it adjusted right.. the extensions seem to be perfect to me, it's the brackets that didn't work. the brackets that the extensions came with would not work w/ the 2 seater z32 cables that i'm working with, so we fabbed up some strong/small L brackets instead. haven't finished the install yet, so i'll follow up when i'm done.

04-16-2008, 12:41 AM	#13
SlidewayzDotNet BANNED Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Royal Palm Posts: 62 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the 2 seater cables will hook right up with nothing added. Just run it thru the subframe how it is stock and itll go right in

04-16-2008, 08:29 AM	#14
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wel wutangben, did you mount the dark metal piece on the extension any where cause i didnt. I just hook it to the t-bar then tighten it and just yank the ebrake and it broke.

04-16-2008, 08:35 AM	#15
94_240sx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: TX Posts: 686 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	That picture of extensions is from positronone, and he ended up not using them. He used 2 seater cables inseatd. 2+2 cables are better because their brackets are in better design than 2 seaters for s13. I saw one good write up in freshalloy about 2+2 cables.

04-16-2008, 08:45 AM	#16
RPS1392 Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: PNW Posts: 163 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: RPS1392 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used those adapters from Ebay. IMO the're junk. Third time I set the ebrake (in the shop, not even driving the car) one of the ends on the right cable extension came off. just buy a set of 2+2 cables and be done with it. Broken: Fixed:

04-16-2008, 08:52 AM	#17
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	koolcat, where did yours break? at the same place RPS1392's did?

04-16-2008, 09:13 AM	#18
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yup same place as rps1392's, the end that hook into that black metal box is weak. Well RPS1392's where did you get those cable and how much i really dun wanna spend another 100something for them cables

04-16-2008, 09:16 AM	#19
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well i guess i got the 2 seater cables but i dun have the end link to hook it to the t-bar, the cylinder-shape or oval end on the cables. I think it was cut off by the seller, so i guess i have to get new cables anyway.

04-17-2008, 12:26 AM	#20
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	ok so my extensions broke today as well. we spent quite sometime making them perfect, yanked up on the e-brake a bunch of times, everything seemed fine. took it out for a test spin. adusted it a little tighter while at the gas station, pulled up on it, not even that hard, and broke one of the sides. the other side is about to come off as well. these things ARE junk, but hey i had to try em... i think i'm going to just splice both sets together to make them reach... my car needs to be ready in 9 days, so i don't have time to source out the 2+2 cables. PS- koolcat, 'dun' does not mean 'don't', so stop using it that way, makes you sound stupid...

04-17-2008, 12:48 AM	#21
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	lol yours broke too, damn those things suck well im just typing fast man dun sound like don't but hey thanks for the correction anyway man...but tell me if you think this set from rockauto works: http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...1209776k359377 i calculated it and it came out to be like 70 buck shipped for the set but nonone has ever mention i so iono. What you think of it? It's cheaper than what most ppl on the forum sell it for? LMK

04-17-2008, 12:54 AM	#22
tt99ol Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: quartz hill CA Age: 38 Posts: 644 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	im pretty sure the rock auto stuff will work fine, i have the extensions too but i just ordered some oem 2+2 cables, wish i had seen the rock auto link sooner, try them out and let us know how they work out __________________ Need automotive work done in the antelope valley? Ask me how i can help.

04-17-2008, 11:50 AM	#26
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	why dont u guys buy some home depot cable clamps and rig it together with a lenght from ur old lines? search for my diy thread there is a pic of my method __________________ Keep it Classy

04-17-2008, 01:05 PM	#27
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	just got back from the hardware store with some good clamps! 69 cents a pop. guess i should have done this from the start, oh well. STILL had to make brackets for the 2 seater cables anyway. since it took us three tries to get it right, i have '3-way adjustable' e-brake cable brackets! just going to chop the s13 cable ends and use whatever the length of the extenions were, and it should be perfect. btw, dwvinny = big help. really knows what he's doing, so yeah.., buy his shift knobs!

04-19-2008, 08:48 PM	#28
koolcat BANNED Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: georgia Age: 37 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Finally over and done with, took the splicing advice and it worked. Tried to order rockauto parking brake cable for the 2+2 but they dun even know when they will have it in stock so i just spliced it. Went to home depot and bought some 1/8" clamp for metal cable which was $4.79 for a pair but some how rang up to be $.02 for both set, lol. So i knew it was my lucky day. I used the stock position on the subframe to mount the cable and also splice the z32 cable with like 8 inches or so of the stock 240sx cable, just enough to reach the t-bar. Also it was nice that i could still use the stock mounting place near the t-bar by cutting and reusing the stock tube.

04-20-2008, 11:00 PM	#29
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	it's hard to tell by your pics, but did you clamp the cables w/ the plastic coating or whatever still covering them? my clamps had warnings not to do that so i grinded the plastic off...

04-20-2008, 11:05 PM	#30
wutangben Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IL Age: 44 Posts: 739 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	also looking at how you used the s13 cable brackets, does that actually work? can't the cable travel as far as it wants through the casing that the bracket is connected to? i mean it would obviously either hit the pit or the clamps, but i thought it need to be more 'fixed' for lack of a better way of putting it. i should take pics of my setup.