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I have a 2004 VS from Kirk.  I just bought some billeted pedal covers from Greg Leach at Vintage Motorcars.  I contacted them but they didn't have any info on how to put them on.  My car has the VW pedals with rubber glued on tight.  Does any one have any info on how to add the billeted piece to the old pedal?   Like how to get the rubber off.  Do I just drill holes in the old pedal and bolt the new ones on top?  Any info is appreciated.

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You sure they're glued on?  I mean, anything's possible, but the typical VW pedal rubbers have a deep-ish lip all around that fits over the pedal metal and pops around to the back side (with some difficulty to get them on).  

Start at a corner and see if you can peel that corner back towards you.  It's much harder trying to get the sides or top to release towards you so concentrate on a corner and if you can get that to let go over the metal pad, then the rest usually follows.

When it comes to putting the covers onto the pedals paint the VW pedals if they're looking ratty.

Once you've got them prepped use a little double sided tape to hold the billet covers in position while you get them all squared up. When you're happy with the placement mark the spots for the holes, remove the covers, drill the pedals, and clean up the chips. Then bolt on the covers. Use some locktight on the nuts even if they're nyloc nuts. You really don't want those coming adrift during use!

Send pics when you're done!

It might be easier to pull the pedals out of the car to install the covers. Just remove 2 bolts and unhook the cables.

You are correct that it's not very difficult to remove the pedal cluster. It might be an easier installation doing it that way if one was comfy with that. I don't think it's really necessary, though. I do think you'd want to line them up and mark your holes with the pedal cluster in place no matter which approach you use. That way you know you're happy with how they line up.  Otherwise one could inadvertently have something that looks perfectly square out of the car and doesn't look right once installed in the car.  Either way it's a great first project for someone get familier with customizing their ride.  After all, once the madness strikes all anyone ever wants is a kool whip.

Respectfully I don't agree the car is a 2004 so it's 18 years old, I would pull the pedals and inspect their condition as well as both the clutch and accelerator cable tubes. Then replace both cables and mount the pedal covers to the pedals before reinstalling as it's easier to bench install them rather than contort yourself trying to accurately drill in the car.... Just my .02 from personal experience your overall experience may vary.



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I chuckled when Alan said 18 years old and eluding that every system but especially the brakes should be gone over.  

I reminded me of the Louisville slugger site where some have suggested that a 40 year, patina 1982 speedster originally made by the initiators of the hobby of replicars like ours was more valuable than a new build... Their car was NOT sorted.

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