Universal Cable Shortening Kit

When building a short wheelbase Buggy, Baja, or custom VW project, standard-length control cables often need to be shortened to suit the new chassis layout. This good quality cable shortening kit provides a complete solution, containing everything you need to correctly modify and fit all primary control cables to your shortened platform.

The kit includes components to shorten and install the following cables:

• Both handbrake (emergency brake) cables

• Accelerator cable

• Clutch cable

Each part in the kit is designed for straightforward installation, allowing builders to safely and securely modify cable lengths while retaining full functionality. Whether you`re adapting a Beetle pan for a fibreglass dune buggy or customizing a Baja Bug, this kit ensures precise control cable adjustment without sacrificing reliability.

Suitable for use across a wide range of aircooled VW models, this kit is especially useful for off-road conversions and projects where body or chassis modifications demand shorter-than-stock control cable runs.

Applications:

• VW Beetle: 1949–1979

• VW Splitscreen Van: 1950–1967

• VW Baywindow Van: 1968–1979

• VW Karmann Ghia: 1955–1974

• VW Type 3: 1961–1973

• VW Trekker (Thing): 1968–1983

• VW Buggy + Baja: 1949–1979