How to Install Racing Pedals

Installing racing pedals in your vehicle can make driving your car easier and faster.  Race pedals are closer together and thinner, allowing your foot to glide over the pedals.  Racing pedals also make any car look and feel sporty.  To find the perfect racing pedals for your vehicle, contact your local car parts store by searching the communties of MerchantCircle.

1. Take the rubber covers off the pedals in your vehicle.  Each pedal – gas, brake and clutch – will have a rubber cover that keeps your foot from slipping.  Remove the cover before adding new pedals by pulling the sides of the cover off the edges of the pedals.

2.  Place a piece of colored tape over each pedal base.  Light-colored tape, like pink, green or yellow, usually works better because it is easier to see your markings.

3.  Take the new pedals out of the packaging.  Determine which pedal is the gas, brake and clutch.  The gas will be a long, thin and rectangular.  The brake will be wider than the gas pedal, and the clutch will be the smallest pedal. 

4.  Lay the new pedal on the pedal base, and mark the holes with a pen or marker to indicate where you install the screws. Do this for each of the pedals you are installing.

5.  Use a hole punch or drill to make the appropriate holes in the pedal base.  Be sure to get the hole in the exact place.  If you are off slightly, you may have crooked pedals. 

6.  Remove the tape from the base of the pedal and place the new pedal on top of the base.  Insert the screws into the appropriate holes, and use a screwdriver to tighten the screws.  It is important that you tightly secure the screws on each pedal.

7.  Enjoy your new racing pedals.  They may take some time to get used to because they are usually thinner, but they are more conducive to fast driving.