Whoa there! It is not so simple as going to the store and buying cable. Danchuk sells retractors, which work perfectly, but the cables were several inches too short for my '58. The cable is reverse wound, not your everyday cable, but suppliers will have it. The balls on the door-end need to be swaged also,which requires a special tool.
when i called Danchuk to ask about there retractors and cables for the wagen(wanted to use them on my burb) i was told that control cable??,, in santa fe springs cali supplies them and will make them with the ball end at any length. i just never checked back on that to conferm.
