Aftermarket pedal & legality?

[rs73]

Has anyone got aftermarket pedals and encountered legality problem with cops or RTA/VicRoads etc?

Reckon any of these would look nice ?

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[Ryan D]

Hey nice timing, im looking to get the second set you got listed there, does anyone know a good shop to get em from and a rough cost, i asked my uncle who does rego inspections, he said he'd pass any aftermarket pedal as long as it has sufficient grip (meaning enough rubber to keep your feet on the bastards) and its not too over the top (sorry goth skyline drivers, no spiked pedals ).

[teka]

I've heard of the cheap ones getting knocked back, mainly do to mad (and bad) installations, the bolts on the back where to long and kept getting stuck to the floor (carpet):eek:

[DJ_L3ThAL]

yeah i had crappy ones in my astina and the grip mpart was just regular hard plastic, VERY slippery but 9i believe the momo use a proper rubber which squishes and gives grip like it shoul;d, but they also cost like $150 are they easy to fit ? as the ones in my astina fit on the bbrake and clutch but the accelerator just didnt want to go on

[predator]

Here are the ADR regulations. So basically, as long as they are "non slip" and not just bare metal they should be fine. Most of them just bolt to the existing pedals..so is a DIY job.

SECTION K - Other Items  

Driving Controls  

All driving control pedal faces must have an effective non-slip surface or be covered with a non-slip material. All essential driving controls must function properly. Steering wheel rims, knobs and other devices which have deteriorated to an extent that they are hazardous are unacceptable. Steering wheel covers, if fitted, must be secure

[rs73]

In that case Type-R pedal would be illegal I suppose, as they are only bare metals with huge holes in it...

This is the one that I mean if you never seen on:

[Nismodified]

dont some of the Sti's come with bare metal pedals with holes through them,factory spec , like in the pic?

[SS8_Gohan]

yeah i heard drilled pedals are no good, but u can get same effect by having black rubber, looking like the black holes that would normally be there with the drilled pedals. It's even hard to tell from the above photo with it's rubber, or just a drilled hole.

[Timmy G]

My car came with all-metal MOMO pedals, I don't think they are legal

My feet never slip though, in fact when my soles are wet they grip more (but in a bad way - it's jerky).

[rs73]

Have you got a pic of your pedals Timmy?

I wonder it must be the old momo model, as the current one they are selling all have rubber inserts as the picture above.

[rs73]

Well, I finally decided to go japan instead of italian... got enuf italian on the knob & steering wheel ;-)

I'm sure the clutch & brakes are ok as they got big chunks of rubber so they won't slip. Not sure about the accelerator as its bare metal.. I remember I've driven a car with metal accelerator, so I guess it's fine?

In my opinion accelerator does not have to be non-slip, as the crucial part are brakes (your foot slip and you wont stop in time and hit something) and clutch (your foot slip while you're in gear then car jumps forward and hit something).... but if your foot slips the accelerator, you slow down.

[MrR33]

i think youd stil get done on that, cause say uhad to accelerate out of a situation, and sliiped - or tried to accelerate whilst turning right, and lot power halfway across - id b careful (i have plain drilled metal razo's wit no grip- no probs wit them either...?)

[rs73]

It's a clip on, so if I get done I can easily take it off with two fingers...

As I said I have driven a car with bare metal accelerator pedal, so I'm very sure bare metal is fine with accelerator. I think it was my first car here a 93 CE Lancer which I took it for RWC myself and the bare accelerator pedal pass inspection. Only clutch and brake pedal need the rubber replaced.

[Xeron]

It can be bare metal, aslong as the metal has a non slip pattern in it. Read the ADR it says nothing about not being bare metal, it just says non slip. A fair few cars come with metal pedals now days.

[SIKCAR]

I've been pulled over by some nice cops (well if they were nice they wouldn't have pulled me over in the first place), and they told me as far as they know, only the brake has to have rubber on it

he was nice as he let me off having shiny metal aftermarket pedals with GTR printed on them, and I was driving with no shoes coz they were too big and too hard to change gears with lol