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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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lightweight mods, but im still pleased. 1 step away from the base model. pedals and the uber key chain! cant wait to install the pedals, stock pedals dont feel good at all. ebay rocks!

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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:44 PM
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sounds like you got a good deal on them...
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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what kind of gains does that keychain give?
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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btw...time you get a new computer
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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btw...time you get a new computer

haha im at the university library! i should be studying for finals but i checked my mailbox and got these.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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good luck with those pedals, i heard they were a pain in the ***.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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yeah they are supposed to be difficult to install on the base model if you have problems talk to the nissan dealership near you they should be able to install it during your next service if your cool with them.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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yeah they are a ***** to install. The dead pedal and throttle are cake, but the brake and clutch pedal are a PITA. The best way to prolly do it is to heat up the back rubber of those pedals so its at least a bit more pliable so you can stretch it around. Hope that helps!
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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yeah they are a ***** to install. The dead pedal and throttle are cake, but the brake and clutch pedal are a PITA. The best way to prolly do it is to heat up the back rubber of those pedals so its at least a bit more pliable so you can stretch it around. Hope that helps!

how should i heat them, with a hairdryer?
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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or in boiling water
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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or hellfire
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Nice! That was my first mod 3 years ago...minus the key chain
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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from the title I thought you were calling me out.

lol j/k.
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I, too, just put in OEM "Aluminum" Pedals. I think they make the interior look much better, even though they are just pedals.

In case you haven't installed yours yet, here's a hint: use WD-40! Do NOT heat them up! Heat will only make the rubber "grippier" and when it cools, it will get harder! Use a stubby flat head screwdriver with a piece of Duct Tape no the blade so you don't scratch anything. Then, spray the metal pledal (pedal once rubber pedals are off) and the inside of the new aluminum/rubber pedals with the WD-40. Wait a few minutes and "slosh" the WD-40 around inside the pedal crevace. It took me almost half an hour trying to put the clutch pedal on. I'd get three of the four corners in and the last was a b!tch! I never really got that one in, without WD-40. Then, I used the WD-40 on the break pedal and it slipped right in! For the accelerator, you might have to break the black pastic clip off of the black plastic (original) pedal and use it on the aluminum one. Also, the accelerator "bar" will be a bit smaller, in circumfrance, that the hole in the new aluminum accelerator pedal. For this, I used 3M double sided tape. Just a little around the accelerator "bar" so the pedal fit nice and snug.

Hope this helps...that is, if you have not installed yours yet.

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