Fitting Golf GTI pedals to an FR...

[si.mcadam]

Just fitted ali pedals to the FR (in the rain!)

The photos on the Audi forum are good but dont tell you the whole story...

http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=2194350

The wiring loom connector on the top of the pedals is very stiff, also the reliese button should be pressed in hard. I snapped it off accidentally! so pliers came out.

The base of the pedal fits onto two steel pins on the floor. It will only break the tags off if you pull hard!

What you need to do is fit a small flat blade screwdriver into the two (hidden) slots in the base plate (Have a look on the replacement & you see what I mean).

The left slot lever the plastic release tag over to the right, twisting the pedal over towards the drivers door.
The right slot needs the plastic release tag pushed into the pedal, then pull up.

Really not very obvious....

SI

 

[Moley RUFC]

I broke it off when i fitted mine

 

[Tam]

Great, thanks for the pointers and the link to that other forum

/me bookmarks this thread as i think it will come in useful in the near future

 

[k4ith]

it was a bit harder than the vortex post but came good in the end, didn't break anything so the old ones can be sold or kept and if i sell the leon can take the ali ones out and stick the old ones back in. pity there is no dead pedal, would like one of them.

 

[Moley RUFC]

I have ordered a dead pedal from ebay, will show pics when fitted

 

[k4ith]

can you post the link for the ebay pedal

 

[Moley RUFC]

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...Sell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

There you go mate. Ordered mine on yesterday, awaiting delivery due date

 

[Tam]

Now. i don't mean to be rude, and seeing as my German is 100% of nothing, but ....... surely that would be for a left hand drive car??? Seeing as germans drive on the wrong side of the road...

 

[Moley RUFC]

The dead pedal area is the same though. I will just screw though to attach

 

[Tam]

The dead pedal area is the same though. I will just screw though to attach

Hrrmmmm....

Let me know how that goes, not convinced but we'll find out shortly

 

[Moley RUFC]

Will do. It's a company car at the end of the day a screw here & there wont do it any harm. As long as it stays together for 3 years i'm happy

 

[Tam]

Will do. It's a company car at the end of the day a screw here & there wont do it any harm. As long as it stays together for 3 years i'm happy

LOL - SNAP ..

 

[Birdy]

Anyone know if the Golf R32 ped's will work I am dieing to try buy them but not too sure if they will work.

 

[Moley RUFC]

As long as there the new model they will

 

[bakedanenome]

So its a pretty old thread but.....

Moley RUFC how did you get on with your LHD MK5 GTI dead pedal?

I can't find a RHD version anywhere so was just going to order the LHD and try and bodge it!

 

[stu38]

Hi guys tams right they dont do right hand foot rest as yet for our cars the one on ebay is left hand only emailed the guy my self. The only one i found so far is the one thats fitted to the golf r32, will fit but tread pattern is diff to gti so spous really you need the whole pedal set to match

 

[Moley RUFC]

Dead pedal was lets say........pointless. It was left hand drive so i cancelled before having to pay

 

[bakedanenome]

vagparts kindly cancelled my LHD dead pedal order for me and sent an email explaining it wouldn't fit. Proper good service! I tried a different tack and enquired about the RHD R32 dead pedal- unfortunately the only ones available are for the MK4

The search goes on....

 

[Moley RUFC]

I have just put kitchen foil on that area, looks just as good

 

[bakedanenome]

I considered that but just couldn't decide between Bacofoil (quality finish)and Tesco Value range (weight saving)