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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 12:37 PM
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Has anyone installed the Xtreme Motorsport gas/deal pedals. I guess I use the pin/spring in the oem gas pedal. How do I get this part out?

The aftermarket dead pedal has four screws (not self tapping). Do I take the oem dead pedal out and then mount the new pedal to the old? Does the new pedal completely replace the old? Do I drill into the oem while it's still in the car and then attach the new one?

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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 01:33 PM
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all good questions since I got a set on Friday :)
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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 02:13 PM
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I installed mine about a year ago. Going from memory:

Gas pedal - You reuse the spring from the stock plastic pedal. The new pedal should have come with a new screw pin.

Dead pedal - remove the stock plastic assembly. Position the new aluminum dead pedal over the top and mark the 2 screw holes. Drill the 2 holes in the stock plastic housing. Use the screws provided with the pedal to mount the new aluminum dead pedal over the top of the stock plastic.

Hope this helps! Good luck on the install...they look really :cool: when installed.
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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 06:57 PM
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Wickedvette;

Are your pedals from Xtreme and not Breathless. Mine dead pedal has 4 screws (which should be no problem) but my gas pedal came with nothing. Mike from Xtreme told me to use the pin and spring on the back of the stock pedal. This is fine but how do I contort myself to reach it?
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Old Jun 16, 2002 | 08:02 PM
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Ooops!! My mistake. I have the Breathless pedals not the Xtreme! I jumped too quick to try to help without reading. Sorry 'bout that. :rolleyes:
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 12:15 PM
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Mine are from Xtreme and you need to use the original pin and spring from the gas pedal. The easiest way to do it is put a small mirror on the floorboard behind the gas pedal so you can see the way it comes apart and goes back together. It is still a little tricky but aleast you'll be able to see what you are doing. The Xtreme pedals are a perfect match to the stock brake and clutch pedals and look really nice. Too bad GM cut corners and used plastic. Good Luck.

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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 04:18 PM
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For anyone with the BPP pedals, check out the pictorial installation on page 32 of the new Aug 02 VETTE magazine.

Maybe the pictures would be of some help with the Extreme pedals in trying to visualize what's behind the gas pedal.
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 05:20 PM
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Too bad GM cut corners and used plastic.
JWD, this is one rare case where it wasn't done to cut corners - in an interview years ago, a GM engineer said it was an intentional decision to use rubber on the gas pedal to reduce the risk of slippage.

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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 05:47 PM
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I would think they'd be more concerned about slippage off the brake pedal than the gas pedal. :confused:
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 06:42 PM
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Sam Lin, I appreciate the info and I won't dispute that an engineer gave that as a reason for using cheap materials but I would have to call :bs
because the plastic/rubber pedal is alot slicker than the rough cast aluminum. :yesnod:
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 08:45 PM
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My thoughts as well.

But how do you push the pin out and do you push toward the driver door or the console?
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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OK;

Got the gas pedal on :D :eek: Now the dead pedal. It looks like it bolted into the firewall and floor one bolt each. Is this right and the only item I have to loosen to take it off?
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 09:27 PM
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grady, remove those two nuts/bolts and you're in business. The hard part is that GOSH DARN pin in the gas pedal. :cheers:
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OK;

Got the gas pedal on :D :eek: Now the dead pedal. It looks like it bolted into the firewall and floor one bolt each. Is this right and the only item I have to loosen to take it off?
so do share how ya did it :D :cheers:
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Old Jun 17, 2002 | 11:09 PM
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Mean Green,

Simple. Pushed the pin in from the console side toward the driver door until I couldn't push any further. The head of the pin was now away from the pedal lever. I took a short, wide flat head screwdriver an inserted it in the gap now under the head of the pin twisting the screwdriver against the lever until the pin was out enough for me to pull with my fingers.

I have yet to post any pics on the forum. After I get the dead pedal in I will try to post a pic (have to figure out how to do that).

Why GM didn't include these in the first place is beyond me. :confused: They look :cool: and like they should be there.
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Old Jun 18, 2002 | 12:31 AM
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SHEESH! Whatever happened to the concept of including installation instructions? :confused:
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