Well good luck to you, sarah!
It looks like one thing that would come in handy for a job like this would be some kind of clamp to hold the new pedals in place while you mark and drill them.
something like this:
The ends of the pedals will have a rubber or plastic pad that fits over a steel plate.
From the look of the picture you'll probabaly just be drilling through the rubber part instead of the steel.
The pedals will go on easier if you use a drill bit slightly larger than the bolts - that way the bolts can move around enough so they seat nicely into those countersink holes in the pedals.
A lot of people just pull off the pads on their original pedals so that the new pedals don't ride up so high.
The pads are not that hard to get off but they are a bi**h to get back on.
If you do take the pads off you may end up using those L-things after all to hook the new pedals on - it depends where the holes end up.
You may also need some way to cut the ends off those bolts flush with the nuts. A small hack saw would do it - otherwise the ends of the bolts could end up putting holes in your carpet or getting in the way of putting the gas pedal all the way down.
The tricky part will be doing it without chewing up the threads so badly that you can't get the nuts on - If I were doing it I'd probably try cutting the bolts after the pedals are bolted in place -
there's nothing like skinned nuckles to say "did it myself and proud of it!"
This post has been edited by gordo: May 20 2005, 02:40 PM
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