DIY Raising the Dead “pedal”
12-13-2009, 10:12 AM
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DIY Raising the Dead “pedal”
With the drivers seat just about fully extended, for some (physiological?) reason my left foot doesn’t seem to comfortably rest on the dead pedal – leg reach too far. I also prefer a softer feel under my hoof than hard plastic.
So I made very quick and dirty and certainly NOT a permanent solution:
1. Cleaned the existing plastic pedal surface,
2. Cut out a piece of 6mm ply matching the length and width of the dead pedal,
3. Sanded all 8 sides smooth and brushed clean of sanding dust,
4. Trimmed out a piece of black felt carped to match the ply dimensions,
5. Stapled the carpet to the ply top and bottom,
6. Applied 6 evenly spaced horizontal rows of double sided mounted tape to the non-carpeted side of the ply,
7. Press fixed the ply tape side down onto the existing plastic pedal, raising the dead pedal by a total of nearly 10mm.
(I brushed on a quick coat of midnight blue leather dye to the visible ply edge)
Result, perfect elevation, easily removed without a trace and soft to the hoof.
1 – 10 Scale of difficulty = doesn’t even register. Time, 25 minutes.
You can also see that the pedal width and angle could have been easily altered if preferred and same for the thickness for more elevation
So I made very quick and dirty and certainly NOT a permanent solution:
1. Cleaned the existing plastic pedal surface,
2. Cut out a piece of 6mm ply matching the length and width of the dead pedal,
3. Sanded all 8 sides smooth and brushed clean of sanding dust,
4. Trimmed out a piece of black felt carped to match the ply dimensions,
5. Stapled the carpet to the ply top and bottom,
6. Applied 6 evenly spaced horizontal rows of double sided mounted tape to the non-carpeted side of the ply,
7. Press fixed the ply tape side down onto the existing plastic pedal, raising the dead pedal by a total of nearly 10mm.
(I brushed on a quick coat of midnight blue leather dye to the visible ply edge)
Result, perfect elevation, easily removed without a trace and soft to the hoof.
1 – 10 Scale of difficulty = doesn’t even register. Time, 25 minutes.
You can also see that the pedal width and angle could have been easily altered if preferred and same for the thickness for more elevation
