FS: Custom Aluminum Dead Pedal (Foot Rest)

[firstorbit84]

Hi all,

I am selling custom hand-made aluminum dead pedals (foot rests) for your Sonic.

These cover the carpeted hump area to the left of the clutch (manual trans) or brake pedal (automatic trans). They have velcro backing that sticks really well to the carpeting, and they install in less than 10 seconds by simply placing it into position and pressing down firmly.

Since the Sonic never came with a dead pedal or foot rest cover, and there is not one available from GM, this is a great upgrade that will add style and function to your Sonic.

The advantages of having an aluminum and rubber foot rest are:

• Protect carpeting from wear
• Comfortable place to rest foot
• Upgrade interior style - Looks nice!
• Grip for foot in hard turns / performance driving
• Aluminum will never rust

It's available in two styles:

Two larger vertical strips of rubber

Three thinner vertical strips of rubber

Velcro on Back

Selling for $50 shipped. Use links at bottom of post to order.

Also, since these are hand-made there may be slight imperfections in the cuts of the rubber or aluminum, or other insignificant marks that you can only notice close up. I try to sand the edges a bit but the edges of aluminum may still be sharp, so be careful during handling and installation.

I'm not some big company either. I'm just a regular Sonic owner who likes to work with my hands in my spare time. So, support your local Sonic-owners community!

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks!
-Max

PLACE ORDER HERE:
SORRY. NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

Disclaimer: The velcro holds very tight to the carpet, but I'm going to state this disclaimer anyway: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY OR LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.

 

[slitzell]

ordered..............

 

[firstorbit84]

Got it. Thanks!

I'll send shipping info when it goes out

 

[dvn]

You're gonna hate me for this but this seems like a really bad idea. I think you are opening yourself up to some potential legal issues. What happens when one of these comes loose and gets caught under the clutch or brake pedal and causes an accident? I guess I could see doing this for your personal vehicle if you are willing to take the risk. I personally would not want a large piece of aluminum near my pedals that is only held on by velcro.

 

[firstorbit84]

You're gonna hate me for this but this seems like a really bad idea. I think you are opening yourself up to some potential legal issues. What happens when one of these comes loose and gets caught under the clutch or brake pedal and causes an accident? I guess I could see doing this for your personal vehicle if you are willing to take the risk. I personally would not want a large piece of aluminum near my pedals that is only held on by velcro.

First of all, the velcro holds crazy tight and to pull mine up I basically ended up pulling up the carpet off the clip, so that's not happening. I can send you a sample of the velcro I'm using if you don't believe me.

That being said, here is my disclaimer: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INJURY OR LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.

Finally, I'm doing this as a service to the Sonic owner's community and not really as a business, but thanks for the heads up.

 

[rdss]

Firstorbit, drop that at the bottom of your original post as well.

 

[Beastlick]

Awesome Max! If you have a standard pattern, you might be able to get the blanks lasered out and bent to give you a more "production" quality. Where did you buy the rubber from?

 

[slitzell]

I think its a great idea and thank you for helping others that are interested. Im fully aware you claim no responsibility and i accept the risk. Furthermore im confident in the velcro.

Less dangerous than driving with flip flops lol

Barefoot ftw!

 

[firstorbit84]

Thanks for all the support folks!

Awesome Max! If you have a standard pattern, you might be able to get the blanks lasered out and bent to give you a more "production" quality. Where did you buy the rubber from?

Yeah, that would be nice, but probably a bit more than I wanted to put into this. Actually cutting and bending the aluminum straight is easier than cutting the rubber straight. I'll PM you back about some other ideas I have for laser cutting the aluminum.

The rubber strips are made from Sure Step self-adhesive rubber mats. There's a how-to thread over in the DIY section.

 

[JimmyQ]

Just my .02 but would it be more secure to cut the Velcro to fit the otter most part? This I feel would hold it down more securely than scattered pieces. I dont know if you tried anyway for which to work better, just my .02

 

[slitzell]

Just my .02 but would it be more secure to cut the Velcro to fit the otter most part? This I feel would hold it down more securely than scattered pieces. I dont know if you tried anyway for which to work better, just my .02

how much stress do you plan on putting on your footrest?

 

[JimmyQ]

well im not saying stress wise, im just saying that if a corner is not secured all the way down and someone catches a heel of a shoe on it and yanks it out. Not strictly down force just at the odd occurrence of that happening

 

[firstorbit84]

thanks for the feedback. they really hold in place very well with the "scattered" velcro. I have actually been putting even more velcro than shown in the pics on the ones that I made later, so it will definitely be overkill.

the aluminum is very thin and holds close to the carpet. I've been running mine for several weeks now and haven't had any issues with it wanting to come up at all, or my feet catching on it. if you put full force on it, it seems to wiggle a bit but I took a closer look and its actually the carpet itself moving, while the aluminum is held securely to the carpet. JimmyQ, if you order one, I can put on the velcro however you'd like.

I haven't autocrossed my car yet, but during autocross I usually end up nearly standing on the footrest during a hard right turn, and will have a constant large pressure on it to hold me into my seat. I've tried putting similar pressure on these rests and they are up to the task so far.

 

[JimmyQ]

i wasn't saying the way you were doing it was wrong by any means, i was just looking out to see if there was any way to make it safer than it already is, i may be ordering one for myself too

 

[slitzell]

if you want safe you could bubble wrap?

 

[JimmyQ]

i would just pop it...
:blankface:

 

[$ub$onic]

I love bubble wrap

 

[firstorbit84]

Slitzell, yours just shipped. You should've gotten an email with shipping info

 

[slitzell]

I sure did. Thank you sir

 

[firstorbit84]

No problem. Let me know what you think when you get it.

Happy new years! :beer: