Editing Forums/Z31P/z31-basics how-to-guides-basic/Auto to manual brake pedal

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'''G-E:''' <small>(2013-07-19 01:27:11)</small>

The brake pedal is illegal to cut in most jurisdictions, but yes it's to clear the clutch pedal

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-19 01:32:43)</small>

Is it illegal to even shave the edges off to fit that kit? I don't see how structural integrity would be lost, as it would just be less wide.

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'''Careless:''' <small>(2013-07-19 02:16:17)</small>

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it doesn't matter whether you see it or not or even if you can prove it doesn't compromise the strength of the pedal. check the highway traffic act for your municipality or state or whatever and it will probably say you can't modify the brake pedal itself.

you can replace it with another OEM or a DOT approved part, but you can't modify it on a street car.

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'''michaelp:''' <small>(2013-07-19 11:51:39)</small>

I'm not telling you to cut it, but if you did and you live in the US…its unlikely anyone would ever notice or question it if you did a clean cut.

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'''i r teh noobz:''' <small>(2013-07-19 18:09:02)</small>

I don't remember the pedal being hard to swap. Zip out a few bolts and away you go.

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'''Careless:''' <small>(2013-07-19 18:47:31)</small>

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while that's true and probably what a lot of people do… if you ever get into an accident and they see your non-stock calipers and stuff (which they will notice if you have nice wheels they can see between the spokes of), they start looking at ALL the brake components to ensure you didn't tamper with them.

changing them is fine if you disclose them with the insurance company. but modifying them from their engineered specifications is something insurance companies are not too fond of. You get that oneeeee asshole insurance claims adjuster, and it's game over.

Even if someone hit your car and it's in the back or something or you were t-boned. If they find that shit, they will hound you for it, and have reasonable grounds to drop your insurance. It's not fun. not that complying with insurance regulations is something i'm familiar with, but some people are more cautious than I.

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-19 19:15:17)</small>

Ill still pull the other pedal, but I think ill try cutting the one in my car first. The car is completely stock and I really couldn't find anything against it in my local regulations (I live in BC, Canada).

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-19 20:37:15)</small>

I couldn't find anything and I read through about 10 pages with keywords like brake, modified brake, brake pedal and a few others. Nothing in any of the federal or provincial laws said anything about it.

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'''slammedcoupe:''' <small>(2013-07-19 21:14:32)</small>

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where in bc are you from?

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-19 22:13:16)</small>

Victoria

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'''Careless:''' <small>(2013-07-20 01:39:26)</small>

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do whatever you like, bud. if you plan on replacing it when you get a proper brake pedal, do it now and just make sure you replace it soon to avoid any possible issue if it's not going to "brake" the bank :-P

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'''Oriaden:''' <small>(2013-07-20 02:18:03)</small>

It was a pain in the butt being upside down for an hour or so, but well worth the effort!!!! Think of the time and effort you'd have to put in to get a clean cut along the pedal…idk, probably easier to just replace it.

GOOD LUCK!

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-28 18:51:30)</small>

I took the kick in the butt you guys gave me and did the swap. It was a royal pain in the ass being upside down for an hour trying to get the thing in place. I grabbed some string and tied it to the spring arm and pulled it down then tied the other end to the bottom of the pedal. But it's done so I don't have to worry about it any more.

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'''Tomakze:''' <small>(2013-07-28 19:10:47)</small>

I swapped mine out in 5 minutes, I just used a zip tie to compress the spring, and then cut it and removed it when I was done. Piece of cake. WAY easier than cutting the pedal, IMO.

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'''Augustus Maximus:''' <small>(2013-07-28 21:18:55)</small>

I got caught up in the internet bullshit and thought it was hard to swap. If you're not flexible pull the seat. It takes like five minutes. Looks better than cutting, grinding etc.

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'''Kimbro Slice:''' <small>(2013-07-29 04:48:50)</small>

I cut mine because I was lazy and on a tight schedule. Shaved the edges and fit the rubber boot from my MT pedal over it.

Works like a damn charm.

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'''Augustus Maximus:''' <small>(2013-07-29 09:47:30)</small>

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Also known as half steppin. That's how you treat a "ho" get it?

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'''Kimbro Slice:''' <small>(2013-07-29 17:22:04)</small>

^Call 'em up so you can lay some pipe then send them on their merry way?

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-29 18:45:19)</small>

Clutch pedal was in less than 2 minutes after the brake pedal. I don't know why the brake was so difficult. But that stuffs in, now I have to adjust the brake pedal. The car looks funny with an auto trans and a clutch pedal :P

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'''G-E:''' <small>(2013-07-29 21:10:34)</small>

Would be funnier if you hooked up the clutch pedal to the rear brakes and the main only to the front brakes… then you can bias your stopping power on the fly like rally cars [archived image: wink.png]

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'''Tempast:''' <small>(2013-07-30 01:11:51)</small>

That would be kinda funny. Though it would make burnouts a lot easier with an automatic!