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Removed the "Foot Rest" or Dead Pedal in the Ridge Last Week..alot more leg room now
Removed the "foot rest" in my Ridge last week and am much happier. I've got quite a bit of additional leg room now. I'm only 5"11, but I had the seat all the way back before and now I don't have to do that.
My dad and I had previously taken the plastic foot cover rest off to install the Backup Camera. We were trying to find a hole(s) in the floor to run the wire. Turns out we did not need to remove the foot rest as there are plastic grommets covering the floor and we ran the wire through those.
Anyways, here are some pics if anyone is interested.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UTe8UYCTXdbGF3cVQ3QXRMOTQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UTe8UYCTXdZ05HajI2elVHSFE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UTe8UYCTXdTXlIekY1ekUtYnc/view?usp=sharing
When we put the foot rest back on, it never felt right..always wobbily and we had accidentally chipped some of the plastic off so it was an awkward feeling rest.
I've seen in one other thread that someone made a cover for where the foot rest used to be, { http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1727 }. I may try doing that. but for now the screws sticking out don't bother me (I do wear shoes or sandals when driving after all
. My feet actually never touch the screws. It does not look great at the foot level, but I am the only one who sees it.
Lastly, I know that there are some people that have invested in a "seat extender" or "seat extension" kit. To each his own, but I don't think that's really necessary if you remove the foot rest.
Cheers!
Removed the "foot rest" in my Ridge last week and am much happier. I've got quite a bit of additional leg room now. I'm only 5"11, but I had the seat all the way back before and now I don't have to do that.
My dad and I had previously taken the plastic foot cover rest off to install the Backup Camera. We were trying to find a hole(s) in the floor to run the wire. Turns out we did not need to remove the foot rest as there are plastic grommets covering the floor and we ran the wire through those.
Anyways, here are some pics if anyone is interested.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UTe8UYCTXdbGF3cVQ3QXRMOTQ/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UTe8UYCTXdZ05HajI2elVHSFE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9UTe8UYCTXdTXlIekY1ekUtYnc/view?usp=sharing
When we put the foot rest back on, it never felt right..always wobbily and we had accidentally chipped some of the plastic off so it was an awkward feeling rest.
I've seen in one other thread that someone made a cover for where the foot rest used to be, { http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1727 }. I may try doing that. but for now the screws sticking out don't bother me (I do wear shoes or sandals when driving after all
Lastly, I know that there are some people that have invested in a "seat extender" or "seat extension" kit. To each his own, but I don't think that's really necessary if you remove the foot rest.
Cheers!