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Title: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: Horney on 18 May 2010, 21:48

http://www.compbrake.co.uk/PEDALBOXES/PEDALBOXES4.html

No reason other than they look sexy!

Nick

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: johnson6672 on 18 May 2010, 22:03

Thats not bad, means you can position your drivers seat further back if you extend the steering column, look how far back the seats are in a citroen c4 rally car.

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: Diamond Hell on 19 May 2010, 00:15

Quote from: johnson6672 on 18 May 2010, 22:03

Thats not bad, means you can position your drivers seat further back if you extend the steering column,

Jeezus, think about the number of other things you'd need to move backwards!

Horrendous and crazy idea IMO.

But I think Nick's just being a perv.

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 19 May 2010, 09:02

Quote from: johnson6672 on 18 May 2010, 22:03

Thats not bad, means you can position your drivers seat further back if you extend the steering column, look how far back the seats are in a citroen c4 rally car.

exactly, touring cars have used this idea for years

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: Horney on 19 May 2010, 09:32

Quote from: Diamond Hell on 19 May 2010, 00:15

Quote from: johnson6672 on 18 May 2010, 22:03

Thats not bad, means you can position your drivers seat further back if you extend the steering column,

Jeezus, think about the number of other things you'd need to move backwards!

Horrendous and crazy idea IMO.

But I think Nick's just being a perv.

Indeed, you'd have to move all the switch gear, then the shifter housing (in my case change to cable as well). A lot of stuff to shift about.

I only found them through lookking for a bias valve. They do do bias peddle boxes that fit in the OE way as well.

nick

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 19 May 2010, 09:46

but then you can have a cool switch panel on a bit of carbon fibre sheet  :laugh:

plus the weight savings by removing servo and oem pedal box from the drivers side of the car
plus moving the weight of the driver backwards
plus a nicer seating/pedal position

its definitely worth the effort

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: johnson6672 on 19 May 2010, 10:48

Thatswhat i was thinking, get a ratchet shifter aswell :evil:

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: fishnchipsx2 on 24 May 2010, 20:58

(http://lowdownvw.com/Smileys/citi/icon_wank.gif)

Something to save up for, for when I go 02a w/hydraulic clutch in the mk1  :tongue:

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: fishnchipsx2 on 20 June 2010, 11:24

A word of warning - someone I know with one of these compbrake boxes in his mk2 vr broke it when braking hard from 100mph the other day.  :undecided: Apparently theres only a few spot-welds holding the box together.  :rolleyes:

So if you get one, beef up the welding before putting it in! (He has done this now and is very satisfied with it  :cool:)

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 20 June 2010, 11:28

 :shocked:

i hope he informed compbrake

Title: Re: MMmmm floormounted pedal boxes
Post by: RyanMac on 29 August 2010, 09:50

thats website is just porn to me.......

I'll have a floor mounted pedal box and a new handbrake please :smiley: