Aluminum Dead Pedal (Foot rest)

[firstorbit84]

Looks clean. Good work.

I've still got the materials to make a couple more of these, and should have the time this week.

 

[bergeron007]

after driving around today I opted to change my dead up a little. Here are the results.

Not sure I am sold on the Rubber tread with the carbon vinyl, maybe something later to replace that will come to mind.

 

[rdss]

That looks a lot better.

 

[bergeron007]

Thank you. More subtle less race car lol

Firstorbit's looked good aluminum but for some reason I did not dig it on my cyber grey car with black interior. But now you guys have some visual aids to help you figure out what you want to do.

 

[firstorbit84]

Where'd you get the carbon vinyl?

 

[AdorableKaren]

Looks great firstorbit

 

[firstorbit84]

Thanks Karen. Let me know if you want one. Does the RS have the stainless pedals from the factory?

 

[bergeron007]

3M DI-NOC Carbon Fiber Vinyl | Carbon Fiber Gear

Only problem with carbon vinyl is once you use it, you cant put any real carbon on your car or it looks fake, I have material large enough to do the roof but once I do that I couldnt add any fenders/hood etc later

Its super easy to work with though, I am by no means a vinyl guro but this stuff forma easy to everything I have tried.

 

[firstorbit84]

Did you order it online or is it sold locally anywhere?

 

[ThatTmoGuy]

you can usually find it at any sign or graphics shop. If they don't have it on hand they can order it for you.

 

[bergeron007]

Yea most sign places have it around here in central PA but I ordered a good bulk amount a while back, I was doing alot of real carbon fiber pieces a few years ago too so I didnt pay extra on shipping the vinyl. dont have much left so it is soon time to order more. Once it becomes warmer out and I can spend more time making a mold I may try one in real carbon fiber just for S**ts and giggles.

but regardless if people want aluminum or CF look it was definatly a good idea putting that down there, I also lifted up the carpet and placed a few pieces of velcro on the metal to help hold carpet down and that made the plate held down and fel more solid.

 

[firstorbit84]

Great idea. Yeah it holds to the carpet great bit then the carpet itself wiggles a bit

 

[bergeron007]

I applied that velcro under the carpet works great. That extra smidge it holds it down I def need cause my feet are 13 shoe size and kind of wide so every little bit helps, on occasion I was hitting dead pedal when I tried pressing the clutch. lol

 

[firstorbit84]

i was able to find the carbon wrap at pep boys for about $10/sheet. i'll have to try that on some projects.

ok, so I finally got another one of these done, and I did a slight variation with three smaller vertical strips instead of two larger ones:

peckerwood had first dibs. so I'm going to see if he wants this one. I'll be making another one tomorrow. I'll probably PM those who said they were interested earlier in the thread. others, please PM me if you're still interested in these. I will post them in the classifieds too.

I also got in some rubber to play around with making one that matches the OEM stainless pedal design. So there could potentially be a number of different options: aluminum without rubber, aluminum with two vertical strips, three vertical strips, two OEM style strips, and then the same things but with carbon fiber backing.

 

[MikeWeston]

I think that looks great with the three smaller strips. But more so I like it that you are going to have variations. That makes it more like its a custom made item. Very Cool!! Once you get all your options down and a good instruction page printed up , along with the velcro for the carpet underneath, you should post them on ebay and cast a wider net of potential customers. Fufill a need before some slave labor company in China steals the sales. I would gladly pay twice as much for ANY product if its made in the USA by americans than some other country.

 

[firstorbit84]

thanks mike!

i may be working with forum member beastlick soon to have a run of the aluminum sheets laser cut.

 

[slitzell]

I think that looks great with the three smaller strips. But more so I like it that you are going to have variations. That makes it more like its a custom made item. Very Cool!! Once you get all your options down and a good instruction page printed up , along with the velcro for the carpet underneath, you should post them on ebay and cast a wider net of potential customers. Fufill a need before some slave labor company in China steals the sales. I would gladly pay twice as much for ANY product if its made in the USA by americans than some other country.

Ur view battles globalization and capitalism. I support USA produced goods but i do not support unions that keep supply of labor low in order to keep wages high for jobs that the market would not pay that wage for

 

[bergeron007]

thanks mike!

i may be working with forum member beastlick soon to have a run of the aluminum sheets laser cut.

AWESOME!!

As long as its 3m Di Noc I can most definatly say it is very easy to work with, when its WARM! hair dryer it play with heat, form,heat form..repeat haha I am sure you were aware of that but just incase

Durability on the Di Noc vinyl:
So far with snow and salt rather abundant in PA its looking good.

 

[wingnut]

Just a thought here, but what if you taped off some sort of a pattern on the footrest and then sprayed several coats of plasti-dip. Not sure if it would be any sort of durable if you are pushing and pressing on it, but you could make any pattern you desire. Thoughts?

 

[rdss]

It might work for a while and would look pretty good but it will start to peal if you use it a lot.