After my regulator died on me, I installed all the Hugabuga parts, including the metal axle collar. However, my cable got really chewed up in the process and I had no success in straightening them out. I shipped the cable to Orlando Rigging Supply in Florida, where they duplicated it and shipped it back to me for under $50. After a little dremeling, the pressed-steel cable terminations fit just like the original.
However, these cables weren't quite as smooth as the stock cables, and were hanging up badly on the two 90deg bends. The Hugabuga pulley at the bottom wasn't enough, so I had to replace the two top guides with pulleys too. I dremeled away all obstructing plastic on the guides, and I used a sandwich of different-sized washers to create makeshift pulleys.
Here's what you need for each pulley:
-3/16" x 3/4" screw
-washer 1- 3/16" x 1-1/4" x 0.043"
-washer 2- 3/16" x 1" x 0.043"
-washer 3- 3/16" x 1" x 0.043"
-washer 4- 3/16" x 1-1/4" x 0.043"
-3/16" nut
-structure
-3/16" nut
-threadlock
Tighten the two nuts around the structure so that the washers remain free-floating and free-rotating.
On the last picture, the window wouldn't go up on the way with the top pulley in the location indicated because the pulley was in the way of the slider. I drilled a new hole and moved it to the location marked in red and it works perfectly now.
This fix was necessary for me, but even if you have the stock cable, the two 90deg bends are still a big source of friction!
However, these cables weren't quite as smooth as the stock cables, and were hanging up badly on the two 90deg bends. The Hugabuga pulley at the bottom wasn't enough, so I had to replace the two top guides with pulleys too. I dremeled away all obstructing plastic on the guides, and I used a sandwich of different-sized washers to create makeshift pulleys.
Here's what you need for each pulley:
-3/16" x 3/4" screw
-washer 1- 3/16" x 1-1/4" x 0.043"
-washer 2- 3/16" x 1" x 0.043"
-washer 3- 3/16" x 1" x 0.043"
-washer 4- 3/16" x 1-1/4" x 0.043"
-3/16" nut
-structure
-3/16" nut
-threadlock
Tighten the two nuts around the structure so that the washers remain free-floating and free-rotating.
On the last picture, the window wouldn't go up on the way with the top pulley in the location indicated because the pulley was in the way of the slider. I drilled a new hole and moved it to the location marked in red and it works perfectly now.
This fix was necessary for me, but even if you have the stock cable, the two 90deg bends are still a big source of friction!
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