ph1 handbrake fail !

[Tupps]

Pulled up at work this morning, pulled the handbrake on - BANG!

Lifted up in my hand, clicked in as usual but it looks like something on the bottom of the handbrake itself has snapped?

I'll get a pic later, any help?!

 

[Riley!]

sounds like you've just snapped a cable, will be working on one side though

 

[Tupps]

It's uber loose

How easy/cheap of a fix is this?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Depends how much the cable is...

 

[Riley!]

Last one I did was on a megan coupe all work on same principle cost £16 from factors, about half hour to fit give or take. Easy job, just awkward working on floor and under car

 

[Tupps]

Depends how much the cable is...

This is what i was asking you pr*ck !

Was just wondering if it's a £2 - £30 - £80 - cat C write off

 

[DMS]

They're not majorly expensive. As Riley said, they're about £15 - £30 depending on the car. I've never fitted one myself and I wouldn't like to in this weather so personally I'd be paying someone else to do it. If you do that you might be looking at about £60 altogether if your mechanic knows what he's doing.

 

[Slammed172]

Blame all them handbrake turns in the snow.

ijoke.

Not more than 50 all in. Depends how handy you are with zee spanned in this weather.

 

[Tupps]

Cousin is a mechanic, i'll give my main man Andyrg a shout... he'll be able to do it for a few beer tokens

 

[DannoTheGreat]

10 quid from euro car parts

 

[santoz]

ya'll need the official renault one £50 it just cost me, none of the others fit...

trust me, well unless ya wanna engineer a solution but i couldn't be bothered!

Oh yeah and it might have to come from france, I was lucky to get mine within a week heard of people waiting upto a month!

 

[DannoTheGreat]

ya'll need the official renault one £50 it just cost me, none of the others fit...

trust me, well unless ya wanna engineer a solution but i couldn't be bothered!

Oh yeah and it might have to come from france, I was lucky to get mine within a week heard of people waiting upto a month!

the one's i got were fine, fitted well

 

[gogsie]

ya'll need the official renault one £50 it just cost me, none of the others fit...

trust me, well unless ya wanna engineer a solution but i couldn't be bothered!

Oh yeah and it might have to come from france, I was lucky to get mine within a week heard of people waiting upto a month!

I had same problem, The motor factor cables where shite fit any way. £59 from Renault and 30 mins to fit, Remove heat shield-slacken cable adjuster-remove old cables-fit new ones-adjust cables-refit heatshield= Done!

 

[Tupps]

remove, fit, cables, heatshield.... *head explodes*

i work behind a monitor all day ffs, give me a spanner and i'll write the car off within minutes!

i need somebody clued up to have a look at it for me

 

[Riley!]

Just get yourself a pair of cables or one if your tight from factors and go see andy

 

[Tupps]

BUT... what f it's just something fubar'd at the lever end, there was a shiney piece of metal iirc. like i ripped the whole thing out (tbh, i went to the gym the night before)

 

[Needster]

Hutchie?

 

[Jonny1*2]

sounds like one of the rear ones has bust to me. Been hand breaking on the ice have we Jack on the rear axle in the middle. Put the hand brake on and see if either of the rear wheels spin. Would be useful with pics to see what you're on about inside the car though

 

[Tupps]

I'll attempt to get a pic...

I need andy to hurry the hell up and reply to my mail, hutchie is miles away isn't he?

 

[Tupps]

Ive had a look and it's the lever itself that's snapped, might b a cable aswell but the damage i can see if at the bottom of the handbrake, at the front where you can see (if that makes sense)