You know that poorly placed, plastic covered excuse for a parking brake handle/obstacle between the driver and passenger seats? Well I deleted it and replaced it with a push button. No more mechanical brake pull for me. I've gone electric and what a joy it is to be free of that POS.
Here's what I got - an
EStopp ESK001 Electric Emergency/Parking Brake:
Here's what it normally looks like under the van where the business takes place - one cable from the handle (left side) pulling both rear brakes (right side):
I modified the existing hardware to install the EStopp cable. I cut off the arm that attached the single cable from the OEM handle to the system. I used the remaining bracket to hold the EStopp cable:
I then fabricated a mounting plate for the EStopp and then attached it all it using holes in the frame:
The most fun part was grinding off the parking brake handle mount. It put up a fight, but lost. Finally wired up the button and mounted it in the driver's base. Its the silver button above the 12v plug:
The difference is dramatic:
Overall it was definitely worth the time and effort.
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