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Old 08-18-2014, 01:01 PM   #1
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DIY - SRP Sullivan Racing Products Gas Pedal Extender

In an effort to continually bring high quality content to my fellow FT86 family I am sharing below my review and DIY for the gas pedal kit from SRP Racing. I am not affiliated with SRP in any way and did not receive product in return for this writeup.


Review
If you are like me you have found that the brake and gas pedal are just a hair too far apart to heel and toe in the side to side manner. I know typical heel toe is simple in this car but I was forced to learn side to side in my Miata due to how the pedals are positioned and I prefer it. That out of the way if you need that slight bit more pedal to make your heel toe easier this is a great option. As you can see the pedal is considerably larger.





The part displayed is the standard gas pedal with the satin finish. I am very happy with the finish and quality of the part, the fit over the existing pedal block is almost perfect. My only negative comment is that the curve of the SRP pedal did not perfectly match the stock pedal, this doesn't affect install or visual appearance but felt it was worth mentioning. Overall this gets a 9 of 10 in my book. The quality is top notch, it is the perfect width to let me heel toe side to side and the appearance is close enough to the stock pedals that most people would not notice.

DIY

This is a simple DIY. I would say its a 2 of 10 for difficulty and can easily be complete in less than 30 minutes. There is a previous DIY by Doborder but he didn't include any pictures of the actual pedal install so I am making a more concise version. This DIY was complete on a 2015 FR-S but I would assume its the same for all first gen FT86's. I accept no responsibility for any damages arising from use of this DIY, do at your own risk.

Tools

Screw Driver (flat and phillips)
Pliers
10mm socket or wrench
Drill with 5/64 bit


1 First Step is to remove the pedal from the car. This adds 5 minutes to the job but makes things so much simpler. Use the 10mm socket on the two bolts, unplug the connector and remove the pedal assembly.


Photo credits to Doborder.

This leaves you with the following


2 Now that you have the assembly out flip it over and you will see the metal cover is held on with 8 metal tabs as seen below.


Using your flat head screwdriver pry up on the tabs.


Then use pliers to pry them the rest of the way up.


3 Now that the clips are pried up you can slip the cover off of the plastic backer.
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This will leave you with just the plastic backer piece. This piece has the circle insets molded into it which will line up with the SRP pedal.

4 Line up the SRP pedal cover over the plastic backer. Note that the plastic inset pieces don't extend through the pedal face so you will need to line things up nice and close and then drill one hole with the 5/64" bit.


5 Screw in the first screw, recheck your alignment and drill the second hole and repeat. Note that these screws are only going into plastic so don't over torque them or you will strip the plastic and then have to source through bolts and nuts. I also noted that my bottom hole contacted the metal rod that runs through the center of the pedal, this didn't prevent me from having the necessary depth to install the screw but if you strip this screw thru bolting it is going to be a serious pain.


6 Reinstall the assembly in the car, be sure to plug the drive by wire back in good and enjoy.
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