Replacement Parking Cables

Does anyone have experience with aftermarket or OEM replacement parking brake cables for the 2nd gen?

Toyota dealership failed me for corroded brake lines (2011 2.7l 4WD Extended Cab) for the Vermont State Inspection. The parking brake worked fine, but the cast aluminum piece transitioning the cable into the drum brake housing is indeed falling apart/severely shortened from new, and it is all one unit. I told the dealer I was going to fix it myself and ordered Dorman "exact fit" parts from Amazon for fast delivery sake.

The Dorman parts are nowhere near correct, the cables are the right lengths but none of the attachment fittings are at the right place, there are four made of rubber instead of the original three made out of metal. They cannot be moved to the correct place, so I will send them back after wasting time trying to install them.

I see there are other parts from Raybestos and Aldeco which seem correct judging from the photos. But the vendors (Rockauto, Partsgeek etc.) show the exact same image for both brands, so not sure what this is all about.

Thanks!

 

Answering my own question. I sent the Dorman cables back and bought Raybestos cables from Rockauto. They looked exactly like OEM except the rubber bushing towards the car interior was slightly shorter. The cables even came with some of the hanger hardware but not all. Everything turned out great and it was about 40% of the cost of OEM from the dealer.
First time order from Rockauto, cables arrived in less than 48h. Very pleased.

 

Thx for all of your help hogges. Nice work on the fix

 

Nice! This is 1 of the things I need to do to my Taco. Thanks.