Carnewal pedals installed
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Carnewal pedals installed
I ordered Carnewal's pedals last weekend, Gert confirmed the order Monday, parts went out Tuesday, received them in L.A. Wednesday. I installed them last night. It's not a particularly difficult job and probably only took about an hour. You do, however, have to be somewhat of a contortionist, and 24 hours later I'm still aching! (Time to get back to the gym, I think!)
The instructions say to remove 1 screw for the dead pedal (and replace it with the new dead pedal on top), but I couldn't find any screws, so I drilled all 3 new holes. On the accelerator, I put the new pedal over the old one. I could not figure out how I would ever get a nut on the back of the lower part of the accelerator pedal (it seems blocked by the plastic backing), so I used the provided nut and bolt for the top hole but drilled a 2mm hole (instead of the instructed 4mm for the bolt) on the bottom and used a sheet metal screw instead, which seems to work quite well. Drilling the brake pedal (only metal one) was not difficult, but I started with titanium drill bits as someone on the board had recommended.
Nice mod - not only looks good, but I like the feel of these pedals. I am virtually certain they are the same as Ruf's, just a lot cheaper at Carnewal but without the Ruf name (which would be cool to have but don't think its worth $150+ extra). These pedals are very high quality and very nicely made.
The instructions say to remove 1 screw for the dead pedal (and replace it with the new dead pedal on top), but I couldn't find any screws, so I drilled all 3 new holes. On the accelerator, I put the new pedal over the old one. I could not figure out how I would ever get a nut on the back of the lower part of the accelerator pedal (it seems blocked by the plastic backing), so I used the provided nut and bolt for the top hole but drilled a 2mm hole (instead of the instructed 4mm for the bolt) on the bottom and used a sheet metal screw instead, which seems to work quite well. Drilling the brake pedal (only metal one) was not difficult, but I started with titanium drill bits as someone on the board had recommended.
Nice mod - not only looks good, but I like the feel of these pedals. I am virtually certain they are the same as Ruf's, just a lot cheaper at Carnewal but without the Ruf name (which would be cool to have but don't think its worth $150+ extra). These pedals are very high quality and very nicely made.
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Very nice indeed! They look just like my RuF pedals. I paid $415 (incl. shipping), how much did yours cost? BTW is it just the optics of the pic or do I see your clutch pedal hanging a bit lower than the brake pedal?
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BobbyC - Pedals on sale at Carnewal now for 250 Euros including FedEx shipping, total was $328. Good eye - yes the clutch pedal is very slightly lower (thanks to a clamp that slipped slightly).
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Jim, looks great. Do the pedals allow to aproximate the throttle pedal more to the left closer to the nrake for easier heel&toe? I found the pedal placement on the 997 to be not as good as in the 996 for this, so I was looking for aftermarket alum pedals like these when mine 997S arrives. Thanks.
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Carlos - too soon for me to tell, but I think the larger accelerator pedal including lower part should help. There are other pedals available, such as rennline, that are designed for heal-toe.
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Originally Posted by Carlos from Spain
Jim, looks great. Do the pedals allow to aproximate the throttle pedal more to the left closer to the nrake for easier heel&toe? I found the pedal placement on the 997 to be not as good as in the 996 for this, so I was looking for aftermarket alum pedals like these when mine 997S arrives. Thanks.
Now I can heel-toe with ease, earlier it was much more cumbersome.
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Originally Posted by BobbyC
Very nice indeed! They look just like my RuF pedals. I paid $415 (incl. shipping), how much did yours cost? BTW is it just the optics of the pic or do I see your clutch pedal hanging a bit lower than the brake pedal?
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
Did the RUF pedals come with the footrest also? The Carnewel kit is all 4 pieces for $328 US (plus you will get a bill from Fedex for US Customs for around $10 in a week or so)..
