Using rod based unlocks?

[MJZ]

I have those same adapters, what I don't have is clamps to connect the rod to the cable. I'm sure it's not a hard part to find, I just don't have them. The locks work as is, so I'm going to try to do as little modification as possible, just strengthen the connection point. If it fails at some point in the future I can look at redoing it. I was also thinking about getting shorter cables and connecting them together at the rod adapter, they are basically bike cables and you can get those in a large number of lengths. Just turning out to be more work than necessary. I'm going to be doing work on the car this weekend, if the panels go back without any issues, then I'll leave it as is, if I have to start moving stuff around... then I'll most likely be forced to rework the connection.