pedals

[vp911]

has anybody found good pedals for the tsx?

I have the 5AT and i want the brake, gas, and foot rest... metal or something decent.

How much? How hard is it to put them on? etc etc... any help would be great.

Ive looked around and didnt find anywhere to buy any...:-\

Thanks!

[larchmont]

What don't you like about what we've got?

Larchmont, who never much thought about the pedals....

[vp911]

i just think that the metal ones would give it a new look... i like constant changes in the car...and i cnat think of much else at the moment :) lol

[larchmont]

i just think that the metal ones would give it a new look... i like constant changes in the car...and i cnat think of much else at the moment :) lol
Oh, OK.....how about one of those vanilla-aroma things, you know, that make the car smell like a powder room? :D

[ChinchillaX]

I want to get aluminum sport pedals for my 6MT.

[hip]

Here you go...

http://www.japanparts.com/HondaParts/AccordS2003/Interior.htm

Downside seems to be price and m/t availability?

[TSX 'R' US]

Here you go...

http://www.japanparts.com/HondaParts/AccordS2003/Interior.htm

Downside seems to be price and m/t availability?
Wow... ~$150...that's pretty steep for some looks...

[bob shiftright]

What don't you like about what we've got?

Larchmont, who never much thought about the pedals....

The usual reason to change pedals is so you can do a heel-and-toe downshift. (This requires you to use the clutch, brake and gas pedals all at once, and that requires that appropriately spaced and sized pedals, so you can brake using the ball of your right foot while also using the edge of your right foot to blip the throttle. Neither your heel nor your toes are used per se.)

Some cars like Porsches and BMWs have the pedals set up to heel-and-toe from the factory. Others, like Volvo, have the pedals spaced so you can drive a manual transmission car wearing lumberjack boots. Some, like the Crown Victoria, have the pedals spaced almost in different time zones. Remember the Audi 5000 "unintended acceleration" problem? The 5000's pedals (even on the ATs) were spaced closely for heel-and-toe on the MTs. Now, thanks to the tort lawyer industry, cars that might be purchased by complete drumthwackets have near-idiot proof pedal spacing. So if you want to heel-and-toe you can either buy one of my favorite "ass-engined Nazi hot rods" or buy the plates. (Or make the pedal plates - it'll take about $5 of aluminum stock and a couple of hours.)

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/ownership/howto/heel_toe/position3.350.jpg

[hip]

Wow... ~$150...that's pretty steep for some looks...

The price of importing from Japan.

[TSX 'R' US]

The price of importing from Japan.
Yeah...figures :D

[hip]

The usual reason to change pedals is so you can do a heel-and-toe downshift. (This requires you to use the clutch, brake and gas pedals all at once, and that requires that appropriately spaced and sized pedals, so you can brake using the ball of your right foot while also using the edge of your right foot to blip the throttle. Neither your heel nor your toes are used per se.)


Say Bob,

I read somewhere heel-and-toe downshifting would be better facilitated with the new Euro Accord / TSX gas pedal design?

This kinda ties in with another thread discussion started in "Dainty rear disk brakes" but one of the changes Honda made on the Euro Accord was from the old style short "floating gas pedal" to the current design where its longer and fixed at the bottom.

BTW, this design is really not new as I recall the big 3 using it for many years during the 60's.

[larchmont]

....This requires you to use the clutch, brake and gas pedals all at once, and that requires that appropriately spaced and sized pedals, so you can brake using the ball of your right foot while also using the edge of your right foot to blip the throttle....
For all the old-timers: Somehow this brings to mind Rose Mary Woods. :D

http://www.dorsai.org/~walts/rmw73e2.gif


BTW: http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa081301a.htm

No idea if they ever did recover that 18 minute gap....

[bob shiftright]

For all the old-timers: Somehow this brings to mind Rose Mary Woods. :D

So you're saying Republican women must know how to drive? :)

Speaking of Republican driving skills, I like to drive fast, but when I worked in Foggy Bottom in the 1980s I used to take Rock Creek Parkway back to my apartment, and I'd often get my doors sucked off by a very nice old E-type Jaguar coupe.

The license plate read "US Senate, Tennessee, #1".

http://www.die-neue-sammlung.de/muenchen/sam/fahrzeug/b0001_1.gif

[larchmont]

.....The license plate read "US Senate, Tennessee, #1".

http://www.die-neue-sammlung.de/muenchen/sam/fahrzeug/b0001_1.gif
Well, I'm not sure this is that easy.

Would that be Senator Bore.....uh I mean Gore?

[vp911]

Here you go...

http://www.japanparts.com/HondaParts/AccordS2003/Interior.htm

Downside seems to be price and m/t availability?

are those screws that you screw into the existing pedals??

has anybody ordered them? how long do they take to get around? and i assume that because their accord is our tsx..that the pedals are an exact match?


thanks

[ChinchillaX]

The price of importing from Japan.

I think you can get them here for less, but have to find shops that sell them.

[vp911]

yea... i havnt been able to find any :-\

[WanTing]

I think Mugen Pedal looks the best

Mugen Pedals (http://www.kingmotorsports.com/product.asp?product=200)

[Trigger]

http://ghiaboy.customer.netspace.net.au/Accord/10.JPG

Here it is installed in my Euro Accord which is RHD. I ordered the pedals from Japanparts and they took two weeks to get here (Sydney, Australia). The gas pedal is just a cover that you need to drill and pop rivet it to the existing rubber surface of the stock pedal. With the brake, you need to take off the rubber cover from the stock, drill holes if necessary and put on the new one with the supplied screws. Finally you have to take the rubber foot rest out and put in the new one. It's held on by two plastic clips (i broke one while trying to take it out).

Hope this helps :-)

[vp911]

yes it does thank you..

i also came across http://ultimatepedals.com/

they emailed me some pictures this morning.... i will attach them

[vp911]

they are custom fitted to the car...and one of them that he sent me has the M3 on it..you can have whatever you like engraved on it

[larchmont]

Don't you get a better grip and feel with the rubber-covered ones?

Larchmont, who doesn't mean to be a party pooper. :D

[vp911]

lol probably but they are anti slip... i guess i cant go wrong getting it, they offer a no questioned ask money back guarantee... so if its slippery or doesnt look good i can return them :P trying to ruin my fun

[hip]

lol probably but they are anti slip... i guess i cant go wrong getting it, they offer a no questioned ask money back guarantee... so if its slippery or doesnt look good i can return them :P trying to ruin my fun

Let us know how they turn out and definitely post pix, thanks.

BTW, did they quote you a price? I'm curious how they compare with Japanparts?

[hip]

http://ghiaboy.customer.netspace.net.au/Accord/10.JPG

Here it is installed in my Euro Accord which is RHD. I ordered the pedals from Japanparts and they took two weeks to get here (Sydney, Australia). The gas pedal is just a cover that you need to drill and pop rivet it to the existing rubber surface of the stock pedal. With the brake, you need to take off the rubber cover from the stock, drill holes if necessary and put on the new one with the supplied screws. Finally you have to take the rubber foot rest out and put in the new one. It's held on by two plastic clips (i broke one while trying to take it out).

Hope this helps :-)

Thanks Trigger for the pix!

BTW, I noticed Japanparts only displays for auto models but do you know anyone who has ordered for a manual model from them?

Thanks

[vp911]

Let us know how they turn out and definitely post pix, thanks.

BTW, did they quote you a price? I'm curious how they compare with Japanparts?

The price out the door for the following:

1) anti-slip gas pedal
2) anti slip brake pedal
3) anti slip flat footrest
4) add TSX engraving the gas, brake, and footrest
5) UPS shipping to MI

is $217.95.

if you get rid of the tsx engraving it should be $30 less...... i think...

[hip]

The price out the door for the following:

1) anti-slip gas pedal
2) anti slip brake pedal
3) anti slip flat footrest
4) add TSX engraving the gas, brake, and footrest
5) UPS shipping to MI

is $217.95.

if you get rid of the tsx engraving it should be $30 less...... i think...

If you leave off the engraving and add for a clutch, cost would probably be about the same?

Sounds pricey compared to importing from Japan. But OTOH, Japanparts doesn't appear to offer manual configuration so this could be a viable alternative?

WanTing's post for the Mugen doesn't look as nice to me but might appear better in person than in pix? Although pricing appears competitive and they do offer a manual configured set. Downside is they don't include (offer) footrest pedal?

Anyone know what material is on the brake and clutch pedal on the Mugen, looks like carpet or abrasive material (sandpaper)? Mugen's ad copy says "the brake and clutch pedals are small pedals with a nickel-chrome blown metal non-slip surface" whatever that means? Heard of 'blown" cars, but never "blown metal?" :naughty:

[vp911]

i emailed and asked him about that... here is his email back:

Hi Vik,

Pricing for the following:

1) anti-slip gas pedal
2) anti-slip brake and clutch pedal
3) anti-slip flat driver footrest
4) shipping to Arizona

total price out the door $187.95

Thank you for your help.

I have attached photos to this e-mail of the brake and clutch pedals in a satin finish.

Please not there is no extra charge for satin or polished at this time.

However, in the future, once our new website is running, there will be an extra charge for the satin finish.

Please let me know if you want me to re-send the gas and footrest photos.

Don't settle for "One Size Fits All" pedals.

Have a great day!

Rob Baylor
www.ultimatepedals.com
sales@ultimatepedals.com
(561) 451-2623 Phone
(561) 451-4458 Fax

[bob shiftright]

Well, I'm not sure this is that easy.

Would that be Senator Bore.....uh I mean Gore?

ALGORE? In a '63 E-Type? Driving FAST? You GOTTA be kidding!!!!

You're waaaaay too young, larch!

That would be Tennessee's first popularly-elected Republican senator, Howard H. Baker Jr.