Ok, so i decided to buy the pedals since they look waaaay nicer than the rubber ones that came with the base model 350Z.
I purchased mine from www.strictlyz.com , they go for $89.99, they do not specifically state "350Z pedals", instead, they are the ones that say G35 manual transmission. They are the same ones, yes they will work, no you do not have to buy the whole damn accelerator thing, etc. etc.


Ok, i took the time to take some pictures of the installation, that way, you know what the heck i'm talking about, you are going to need:
- flathead scredriver
- patience
- strength
- hot water
- X-acto knife or equivalent
- patience


So here we go:


Here is a picture of what you should be looking at first:





When you buy the pedals, they will come in a nice white box, and this will be inside:



Before you start your mission to install the pedals, i suggest you grab the clutch and brake pedals and soak them in hot water, this will allow the rubber to get softer, unless you are He-man then you will want to do this.


First we are going to install the dead pedal, since it is the easiest. Use the flathead screwdriver to turn the plastic clip counterclockwise, there are two, one on top and one at the bottom, i do not believe they come out, they will click though.




Then you can just pull the pedal out and put the aluminum one in its place, there will be two pins where they will go in, like so:





Once that is accomplished it is time to go for the clutch. The clutch and brake pedals are the same, so it doesn't matter which one you use, besides, you won't be able to tell which one is which anyway. The backside of the pedal looks like this:





The pedal comes out easy, since the rubber ones are soft rubber, not unlike what you are going to experience.





Hopefully you read the beginning and have been soaking the pedals like i said:





The rubber should be softer than what it was before, which should facilitate, but it does not necessarily mean it will be easy. You are going to start with the top part first, make sure the top fits, with the rubber pieces around the pedal. Then you are going to pull the hell out of it on the bottom, to stretch them as much as you can, the bottom corner are all rubber, so that you can bend upwards and try to get the pedal to fit behind the rubber, this might take you more than a couple tries, believe me, my fingers were red. Once that is done then you will see this





Repeat this step for the brake pedal, and you will see this:



Last but not least is the accelerator, this was not as hard as everyone says it is, i thought it was actually easier than the clutch/brake. You be the judge.

This is what the side of the pedal looks like.




and a closer pic:


ok, you see that round thing on the top part of the underside of the pedal (left side on the pic)? That is the clip that holds the pedal, you are going to insert the flathead screwdriver in there and pry it open, it will unclip. Pull the pedal down, and then to the right to remove.




Get the aluminum pedal and insert the little black thing that came with the whole set, it only fits one way, also use common sense, because that is the part where you will insert where the other pedal was removed from.



another angle



you know that clip you used the flathead screwdriver to take of the stock pedal? we are going to have to cut it to use it on the aluminum one.




use the knife to cut it like so:



you should now have this:



insert the alumium pedal on the accelerator, from right to left, then upwards. Use the clip you just cut off to clip it to the accelerator.




Here is a more detailed view of how the clip (A) goes on the pedal (B), after bringing the pedal backwards and having the accelerator in between the blue marks.



And you should now have this:





Hope it helps and clears up some questions.

Estimated time of installation = 20 minutes (including soaking)

soaking technique is credited to z-bear

 

Nice write up.

 

Thank you very much for the great post!

 

How much do thou owe?

I'm sold, and thanks for the easy to understand instructions.

I take it, it is okay to soak the aluminum pedals, since there is rubber behind it?

 

Another stupid question, how do you link those pictures like that. I had a stereo install and I had to keep reposting to add each picture.

How did you do that?

 

very nice write up... pictorial write up hahah i love the pic, looks way good~!

 

yes, it is ok to soak them, as you can see in the pictures. The rubber will get softer after being in hot water for a little while.

 

where are you linking the pictures from? I have these pictures on my friend's webserver, i'm linking them from there. I really don't know what you are talking about, i thought this was normal?

 

Great Write-up and the pedals look good!

 

We should hire you to do instructions for our pedal kits Our instructions are very similar except they print out in black and white.

I didn't think to throw them in water, I'll have to try that sometime. Thanks again Jun!

 

Thanks Jun. Excellent, it looks easy now.

 

no problem, glad i could help

 

Yeah i wished i thought of soaking too... took me over and hour for the brake n clutch alone... on a hot day and soaking wet in sweat...

 

This is really great. Ordering some tomorrow. heh.

 

Thanks for the detailed write up. I installed the dead, clutch, and brake pedals weeks ago, but wasn't sure how to handle the accelerator. After reading your posts, I had it done in less than 10 minutes.
Your detail and pics were excellent. Thanks again.

 

Can you please put up working pics?

 

I wonder if Jun even kept the pics from 2003.

 

Why wouldnt you? just leave 'em up on your photobucket forever, it only helps people.

 

Doesn't look like he left em on there.

 

lol at the convo both you guys just had. This thread is hella old!