Vent knob cable

[ehud42]

Late to the party, but I'm on my 2nd farmer hack/fix to this similar problem. '09 Yaris Sedan. Selecting the windshield in cold weather is hard. So hard the strain blew the cables out like yours.

Last time I was able to shim the sheath back into the control and hold it in place with a bit of tin, crazy glue and a zip tie. That lasted a few years. And this week it sprung open again.

I'm not tearing my dash apart in an unheated garage in January in Winnipeg. Not even if we are above normal temperatures. :-)

After some contemplation, I'm trying magic wrap. After getting the control line re-wrapped back on the dial, I took some pictures. I had contemplated trying to just shorten the control lines - but while debating how to secure them together like that little brass thing does, I thought about just trying to wrap it all.

So I cut the tabs off that hold something I've never had/seen (ie: they're useless at this point), and then wrapped in magic wrap.

Here's hoping it holds at least another couple winters.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/flying...7717813058992/

[IMG]IMG_20210109_153003_343 by Alex Wiebe, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]IMG_20210109_154416_326 by Alex Wiebe, on Flickr[/IMG]