[s-cars] Accelerator pedal!!!!!!

[matt ludwig]

John,

FWIW, i had the same thing happen on my avant and was equally pi$$ed at 
what the dealer wanted for the piece. i considered the fix that Franco 
posted and the idea of inserting a metal hinge and/or different pedal 
as Sr. Hap has done to the green machine. Call me "frugal" in this 
instance, but after deciding which way i wanted to go and looking for 
the parts- after about 3 days of driving w/o the pedal "cover" i got 
completely used to it and have been driving it this way ever since.

Now, unless there is a regulation (DMV, insurance, ect.) that says it 
has to be there, i am very happy w/o it in place. Besides, it must add 
a horsepower or 2 by being able to mash the pedal even farther on 3rd 
gear pulls. . . or maybe a reduction in curb weight, right? ;). . . .

sincerely,

matt ludwig.
1995.5 s6 avant


On Jul 21, 2004, at 8:44 AM, jpb3wvu at frontiernet.net wrote:

> OK, I hop into my car this morning and find the plastic pedal cover
> laying in the middle of the footwell!  I thought I could just pop it
> back on and spent 5 min. trying to do so before I realized that the
> tiny little strip of plastic was broken and there was no easy pop
> backon solution.  Called dealer first thing when I got into the office
> and they want $88.00 for a new pedal.  Any BTDT for replacing this
> thing w/o shelling out $90 for a piece of plastic????  I searched the
> Audiworld forums and found a post of "Hap" saying that he rigged a
> hinge or something, any details??  Thanks.
>
> John
>
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