fellas-

looking to swap out the ol rubber boots for the MUCH nice oem-type (?) drilled alum ones...

on my fx, the e-brake pedal was acutally the clutch pedal from this kit...

question are these easily installed?? any extra hardware needed??

i am looking to buy the complete set from "strictly Z" as well as afew other items, in preparation for my new 6mt coupe..

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You may want these pedals instead. I like them a lot.

http://autovation.net/

Lou



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easy to intall only took me around 30 minutes for an auto.

The brake pedal is the hardest part. My suggestion is to heat it up with a heat gun or leave it in the sun for a few minutes to soften the rubber. Start at the top, lining up and setting the top and side edges first. Then put your fingers under the lower edge in the middle and pull the cover over the metal pedal frame. Once you get the bottom middle piece started work your way around to the two lower corners. it's easiest to bend the corners back and push it over the metal. I didn't use oil or soap and it went right on if you try this method. Took me several tries to get it on, but once I figured it out it only takes a couple of minutes to get it on.

The e-brake pedal fits over the stock rubber piece. simply remove the stock rubber and adhere to the new pedal cover and reinstall the whole thing as a single piece. I used 5-minute epoxy to stick the two pieces together. There is no need to trim the rubber as it fits snuggly.

 

DHCrocks:
Has the e-brake stayed on? I removed the rubber e-brake pad and epoxyed the new pad directly to the metal e-brake. However, it has come off after using it a couple of times.
Is the rubber to rubber holding for you??

 

gsg, yes the epoxy is holding well for me so far. I used 5-minute epoxy, don't know what the strength was though. When I epoxied mine on I wiped down the rubber parts so that it was clean and used a lot of epoxy. I put the epoxy into the new pedal back and spread it around so it got into all the nooks and cranies. I then pressed the two together and held them for a couple of minutes until it set up. Quite a bit squeezed out and I just quickly wiped it off before it hardened. I think the key here is that you have to get a lot of it onto clean parts for it to stick well.

 

Instead of glue, I screwed my emergency brake pad on. Looks professional and guaranteed to stay on. On emergency brake pad, drill holes thru rubber center top and bottom holes. Then place pad on emer brake pedal, mark pilot holes, drill holes, screw. I used black screws to match. Be sure to press pedal down so doesn't move when drilling/attaching screws.

 

Once again I have to agree with Lowrider, go to Autovation and check their pedals. IMHO they look better, grip my shoe better and attach in a much more secure method!