DIY pedal extender (for heel toe)
I built my own diy pedal extender.
Attachment 139004
Its built from a thin strip of aluminum from Home Despot, and a sheet of pvc plastic from Amazon, both materials I already had laying around.
I didn't want to change the basic look of stock pedals by replacing with something aftermarket. So I just made something that can work with stock pedal, not replace or.cover it.
I attached it to the back of stock pedal using 3M double sided tape. It sits flush with pedal surface.
I cut the aluminum to shape, then bent it to the correct curve to match pedal. The shape you can see extends behind the pedal a little less than half inch. That the portion that is taped to pedal.
Then I cut a few pieces of the abs, a little larger than needed, and used heat gun and bent them to same curve. Then I layered the pieces, using pvc cement from Home Despot plumbing isle, not worrying about perfectly aligning each to each other. Once cement dried, I machined of the excess to get shape that matched aluminum.
Then I used very, very small screws from the back side, to secure plastic to aluminum. Then I used the 3M stuff to attach it to back of pedal.
I removed pedal Assembly from car. If I had it to do over, I would leave pedal in place, and sandwich the aluminum part between silver pedal cover and black pedal itself.
Suggested how to: Drill out the 4 rivets holding cover in place, then trace black pedal shape onto aluminum, but leave a bump out for the extension, and cut aluminum to shape. Then cut a few more pieces of aluminum to stack to right of pedal, so end result sits flush to pedal height. Bend it all to match curve of pedal. Rivet the stacked side pieces in place, then drill a few decorative holes so finished effect matches stock pedal (but with holes instead of rubber studs). Then rivet together the whole thing, pedal, extension, and stock pedal cover.
That would be faster, easier, closer to stock aesthetic, and more secure.
You could build above for just a couple of dollars plus your fab time. Finished quality will match your fab skills.
Attachment 139004
Its built from a thin strip of aluminum from Home Despot, and a sheet of pvc plastic from Amazon, both materials I already had laying around.
I didn't want to change the basic look of stock pedals by replacing with something aftermarket. So I just made something that can work with stock pedal, not replace or.cover it.
I attached it to the back of stock pedal using 3M double sided tape. It sits flush with pedal surface.
I cut the aluminum to shape, then bent it to the correct curve to match pedal. The shape you can see extends behind the pedal a little less than half inch. That the portion that is taped to pedal.
Then I cut a few pieces of the abs, a little larger than needed, and used heat gun and bent them to same curve. Then I layered the pieces, using pvc cement from Home Despot plumbing isle, not worrying about perfectly aligning each to each other. Once cement dried, I machined of the excess to get shape that matched aluminum.
Then I used very, very small screws from the back side, to secure plastic to aluminum. Then I used the 3M stuff to attach it to back of pedal.
I removed pedal Assembly from car. If I had it to do over, I would leave pedal in place, and sandwich the aluminum part between silver pedal cover and black pedal itself.
Suggested how to: Drill out the 4 rivets holding cover in place, then trace black pedal shape onto aluminum, but leave a bump out for the extension, and cut aluminum to shape. Then cut a few more pieces of aluminum to stack to right of pedal, so end result sits flush to pedal height. Bend it all to match curve of pedal. Rivet the stacked side pieces in place, then drill a few decorative holes so finished effect matches stock pedal (but with holes instead of rubber studs). Then rivet together the whole thing, pedal, extension, and stock pedal cover.
That would be faster, easier, closer to stock aesthetic, and more secure.
You could build above for just a couple of dollars plus your fab time. Finished quality will match your fab skills.
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