i have seen posts about finding replacements for broken heater control cables fitted with the problematic plastic ends used to secure the cables.
here is a fix that i have used for years to repair cables or to secure cables for new applications such as choke cables, etc.
the process involves fabricating a clamp from a strip of soft metal.
i have made pix of the process and am posting here.
there are several sections due to the limit for posting pix and am using cardboard instead of metal for convenience.
materials needed are a strip of soft metal, some super glue (optional)
tools
pliers wire cutters and a rod or drill bit slightly smaller than the cable.
Fig cable 1 showing the cable and metal strip about 1" wide and 4" long cut from soft metal like .030 aluminum
Fig cable 02 bend srip to form a "V"
Fig cable 03 place the drill bit into the strip