Drilled Aluminum Pedals for 5AT

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Jun 25, 2004 | 08:39 AM
  #16  
Re: Drilled Aluminum Pedals for 5AT
That's a great trick. As others have suggested, I soaked the brake pedal in very hot water for about 5-10 min.; it wasn't easy, but I got the brake pedal on after working with it for a few minutes. One other thing though, I used epoxy glue as directed to affix the e-brake pedal over the old pedal, but it still seems loose. Not that I use it at all (FL doesn't have hills ;-) but it just seems to hanging on for looks. Is there a better way to really glue it on tight so if I ever need to use it, I won't knock it off with my foot?



2004.5 G35-S 5AT Black/Willow - Prem, R. Spoiler, Navi, Infiniti Sport Wheels, Alum Pedals, Dark Tint, Z Tube, K&N Filter
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Jun 25, 2004 | 02:40 PM
  #17  
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It took me around 30 min to install all four pedals. The brake
was the most difficult. I helped one of our board members install
his new pedals. It took him maybe 2 minutes to get the brake
pedal installed. Everyone has their own abilities! Defintitely
get them, they look awesome!

2003 TwBlue 5AT Sedan, sunroof,
Graphite Leather, splashguards, HKS exhaust,
14 wire Grounding kit, 350Z duct, Stillen CAI
Underbody rear diffusers, Drilled alum pedals
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Jun 25, 2004 | 05:38 PM
  #18  
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The brake pedal slides on from the side... I lubed it up with some Windex, and slid it on...

<hr></blockquote>Ahh, the miracles of Windex! I keep remembering "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"[img]/w3timages/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

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Jun 25, 2004 | 08:25 PM
  #19  
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Got them and installed them 2 weeks ago...they look and feel great. But as I mentioned in my last post, I wondered if there was a better way to affix the e-brake pedal. I used epoxy glue as suggested, and it's on...but not that well. Although I probably won't even use it (no hills in FL ;-), if I ever did, it would probably come off from pushing it with my foot. Any suggestions (without drilling ?

btw - Gordgee - that's exactly what I thought of with the Windex thing...My Big Fat Greek Wedding - it really may have some other uses...he may have been right!!!! ;-)


2004.5 G35-S 5AT Black/Willow - Prem, R. Spoiler, Navi, Infiniti Sport Wheels, Alum Pedals, Dark Tint, Z Tube, K&N Filter<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small"><EM>Edited by bsgoren on 06/25/04 05:28 PM.</EM></FONT></P>
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Jun 25, 2004 | 08:40 PM
  #20  
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that's exactly what I thought of with the Windex thing...My Big Fat Greek Wedding - it really may have some other uses...he may have been right!!!! ;-)

<hr></blockquote>I remember someone posting that they used Windex to clean off their MAF after they over-oiled their filter and fouled it! Does this actually work?[img]/w3timages/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

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Aug 11, 2005 | 11:27 PM
  #21  
Quote: Something interesting I found today while putting on my pedals... The brake pedal slides on from the side... I lubed it up with some Windex, and slid it on... Just start at one side, making sure the top and bottom of the pad are both over the actual brake pedal, and slide it on... It will slide enough to allow the other side to "pop" into place... It took about 15 seconds to do... There are recesses on both sides of the top and bottom to allow this...
just wanted to say great advice. I read all the stories of how hard it was to get the brake pedal on. Did exactly as you said... windex... start at one end and slide it right in so the top and bottom lips just slid in instead of having to try to pry it up. cake. had the brake on in under 5 minutes. only took a little longer to pry the left side of the pedal because i had to have the lip over it perfectly.

Now I just have to decide if I want to put the e-brake pedal on or not. Does anyone know if the coupe with sport comes with an aluminum e-brake pedal or do they have the normal rubber one? Trying to keep it as factory as possible since it's a lease.
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Jun 13, 2007 | 08:25 PM
  #22  
Quote: I remember trying to install that damn brake pedal. What a PITA. AFter about 30 minutes of trying to get it on, I walked away in frustration. My dad saw me, came over and popped it on in about 30 seconds.
lol. Wow. 30 miuntes? I read earlier it would've been hard, but I didn't like the idea of soaking my brand new pedals in water or holding them under a hair dryer. So when I got the pedals and was about to install the break pedal I just used some muscle. Took me less than a minute to put the break pedal on. Really, we're making it a pain in the *** because we're not willing to put the strength in. We'd rather spend 15+ minutes using as little strength necessary to get it on when we could just put some force into it and be done in a minute. And "Yes.", the break is on securely.
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Jun 13, 2007 | 09:51 PM
  #23  
Holy Digging It Up From The Grave Batman!
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