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Ghiaddict
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The anchoring sleeve goes up front, behind the pull knob.
See the first pic posted by echeban in this thread.
The short piece of larger diameter nylon sheath gets placed
inside the short metal tube of the decklid latch to keep the
smaller (long) sheath centered in place. Hope that helps.
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NOVA Airhead
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The enlarged end fits into the latch.
The black tube goes in the passenger compartment where the knob come throug the bulkhead.
VW changed the anchoring over the years. Not sure what is correct for your car. Mine has shhet metal tabs that you crimp over the plastic cover.
There should be a barrel nut to secure/adjust the cable at the latch.
The key on this is to keep the cable from flexing. If it flexes you will not be able to pull the cable enough and you will not be able to get the engine lid open.
When you are finished with the install make sure you have a back up plan to get the engine lid open. There are several points where something can go wrong - cable flex, loose barrel nut, improperly adjusted latch pin. Any one of these can result in you not being able to open the engine lid.
Without a back up, opening the lid will be very difficult.
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The plastic tubing I bought from Ace Hardware didn't work well for me at all.  The original factory tubing was much stiffer and didn't flex when opening the hood or rear deck lid. The tubing I got from Ace was a lot softer and would flex enough that the latch wouldn't disengage when I pulled the release lever. What I ended up doing was using 3/16" aluminum tubing instead of plastic, and running the cable inside of that. This works perfectly and doesn't flex.  I've done this with my front latch and am planning on doing the same with the rear latch.
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Ghiaddict
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That was also the result when I first purchased
plastic tubing from Ace Hardware. But in their PVC section
of the store they have a much stronger tubing that works excellent.
They will cut a length for you from a large roll of the stuff.
Nothing from their standard tubing assortment is strong
enough to do the job.
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hudsonce
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| Still trying to install this. I now understand HOW it goes together (thank you Samba and KGPR,) but I can NOT get the tubing through the engine compartment and under the back seat. I did have a line through this tunnel, but broke it trying to pull the tubing through. Any tricks to make this easier? |
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Ghiaddict
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Are you installing the tubing from the front to the back?
Once it becomes visible inside the the L/R quarter panel,
the rest of the install is easier. Then you can push a wire
through the rear grommet, attach the tube and pull it through
to the engine bay.
BTW if your Ghia is 1967-1974, nothing is actually routed
under the rear seat.
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hudsonce
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| Finally got this installed. Ridiculously hard, just like everything else on this car. Had a friend help, and can't imagine anyone doing this alone. Definitely easier to start from the back seat area and PULL TO the engine bay with a guide wire. Also important to remove the plastic collar on the end of the tubing since it's a very tight fit. |
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Ghiaddict
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Glad you got it done!
First time Ghia repairs can be difficult, but you'll
learn from that experience for the next time.
Old VW Motto:
"If it was easy, everybody would be doing it."
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steveoutlaw
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| I'm going to resurrect this thread because I'm stuck needing to do the same thing. So my question is; how to you get the tube through the quarter panel area when everything is put together? Is it trial and error with a guide wire? |
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c21darrel
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| c21darrel wrote: |
"""So my question is; how to you get the tube through the quarter panel area when everything is put together? Is it trial and error with a guide wire"""
You will need to remove the rear qtr panel in back and then you can see pretty much everything. |
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This is inside the car, behind the front seats, correct?
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