Review on Black Billet Aluminum Hood Latch Release Handle Cable Repair Kit For Honda CRV 1997-2006, Element 2003-2011, Ridgeline 2006-2014 And Civic 1996-2011 by Bill Lyons

Installed on my old 2002 Honda Civic Coupe that I've been using a pair of pliers to open the hood on for years. I don't know why I didn't do this sooner.I bought the red version and it looks great, and is made of nice solid metal with 2 set screws to secure it to the shaft of the hood release cable.Installation took me about 15 minutes, with the bulk of that time being spent removing the body panel and, importantly, dremeling away the old plastic around the metal rod this attaches to. That's a required step, it would be pretty difficult to do without power tools, so make sure you have some sort of tool that can cut the plastic sheathing off. The hood open pull lever on my car takes about double the intended force to use, so I was worried the set screws wouldn't be enough to hold it in place, but it definitely is.In other words, this is just a great product. It looks even better than the original, fits perfectly and is high quality.