[AAIIIC]

After a number of years of doing track events with my V, I've worn a hole through the carpet at the base of the gas pedal. (You have to remove the floor mats during auto-x and track events, and I guess the crappy seats mean I brace with my feet a lot? I'm really not sure why the wear was so pronounced at the gas pedal.) There was also a bit of wear at the base of the dead pedal. There's really no way to fix it, other than buying an complete new carpet, which seems like overkill since 99% of the carpet looks like new.

Note the bit of Stealth Grey color in the middle of the hole. Oops, guess I waited a bit long to address this!

I've seen these generic aluminum foot pads on the intarwebs, so I figured I'd try one of those. When I checked the dimensions online, though, I found that one really wouldn't be enough - I would have to offset the pad towards the trans tunnel to cover the hole at the gas pedal, and then the pad wouldn't be able to cover the worn spot at the dead pedal. So, I ordered two. They're flat, and the floorboard / carpet is not, so I just bent them by hand (I used the rocker sill cover as a handy fulcrum) so they have a shallow S-shape to them. I used #12 screws to fasten the pads to the carpet. As you can see in the picture of the hole, the carpet is quite thick, with multiple layers of carpet and insulation and whatever else, so just threading the screws into the carpet is enough to hold the pads securely in place. Most of the screws I used are #12 3/4" wood screws, which have the oval head and fit nicely into the recessed "pockets" in the pads. The two forward center screws are #12 1/2" sheet metal screws; the 3/4" screws seemed too long, but I couldn't find 1/2" oval head wood screws, so I went with pan head sheet metal screws.

I've done 2 events with them so far with no issues. I still use my floor mat for daily driver duty; there's enough carpet still exposed that the nubs on the bottom of the floor mat have something to bite into and thus the floor mat doesn't move around much.

 

[rand49er]

... I'm really not sure why the wear was so pronounced at the gas pedal ...

Maybe 'cause your foot was on that pedal a lot?

I like your solution, Pat. Looks good!

 

[AAIIIC]

Some feedback after 9 months or so.

First, my comment that the presence of the aluminum pads wouldn't affect the floor mat isn't quite true - the floor mat does tend to slide forward a bit. It seems to come to rest an inch or so forward from where it should be, so I occasionally drag it back, and then it does it again. No big deal.

As for track use, on a handful of occasions I have hooked my heel on the leading edge of the pad below the gas & brake pedals. Hasn't caused an issue other than excessive throttle blips when trying to heel-toe, but I can certainly imagine that it could cause a problem. So my intention is to shift that pad forward a couple inches so that my heel won't be able to slip forward of the pad. Here's the plan:

I haven't actually fastened it into position yet, but I'll take care of that soon. I pulled the driver's rocker sill cover so I can lift the carpet and actually "permanently" install the pads with bolts and nuts. The self-tapping screws have worked reasonably well, but it'll be good to have a more secure mounting.

 

[Jakaround]

I used the same type of screws to hold down my floor mats that keep traveling forward on me, just screwed down into the carpet and it holds them well. You should get some of that "late night infomercial bald spot cover up" for that hole. It looks just like real hair!! Do your pedal pads have the brackets on the back or are they actually screwed to the metal pedal itself? If they have the brackets have you had any issues with slipping or anything? BTW Im a big fan of the floor plates, looks good and good function.

 

[AAIIIC]

You should get some of that "late night infomercial bald spot cover up" for that hole. It looks just like real hair!!

:lol: I actually ended up replacing the driver front carpet earlier this year due to brake fluid leaking from my clutch master cylinder, down the firewall, and soaking into the foam of the carpet. Not good.

Do your pedal pads have the brackets on the back or are they actually screwed to the metal pedal itself? If they have the brackets have you had any issues with slipping or anything?

No additional brackets on mine, they're screwed into the pedals.