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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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Holy Shit! That's one way of doing it. Hahahahahahahaha!
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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looks good, i need to get some pedals and maybe the footrest. i think i could do that.
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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Looks nice, compliments the pedals well. How much did you pay for the footrest?
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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how hard was it to install the gas/brake pedals?
I read online that you have to drill holes into the existing ones?
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kaiten408' post='927969
how hard was it to install the gas/brake pedals?
I read online that you have to drill holes into the existing ones?
Yes, there's a need for drilling.
1. Remove the rubber pedals. They go just off.
2. Drill holes into metal pedals.
3. Attach the new ones.
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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Looking good, Antti!

Thanks for the write-up. Respect
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 11:53 PM
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Do I need to pull off the original footrest?
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 12:22 AM
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Do I need to pull off the original footrest?
Yes.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 07:08 AM
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Just got my OEM footrest, and going to attempt this.

My question is: how would the dealer "remove" the footrest? They quoted me an hour of labor for the install, and I can't see the dealership using a dremmel or a hot air gun to remove the plastic piece.

What do you think?
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Well, the standard footrest is glued on, so they have to rip it off somehow...
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