Door Latch Bowden Cable

Had the bowden cable on the driver door go toes up on me - no problemo, I thought, how tough can it be?

Part cost less than $5 US with the BMWCCA discount at the dealer. . .

The end that hooks into the latch is a PITA to get connected - in spite of what I read in an archive post, it cannot just be wiggled around unless you just get lucky. Tried that for about an hour with no joy.

So, I got a long, thin hemostat and clamped the end of that hook so I could manipulate the sucker. With the use of a mirror I could see what was going on and once I got used to working backward, managed to get it hooked in. 10 minutes.

Sure wish I'd had access to an orthoscope or some such surgical tool.

If you have a better way to do this, I probably don't want to know right now, but the other members of the forum will likely be grateful.

Spread it open a little with needle nose pliers then pinch it back some when its on?