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 legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:05
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I always thought it was illegal to have them on road cars, and found it strange that you could buy them in any kmart, but you can get new cars that have them? Whats the official ruling on these and does it vary state to state? 
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:08
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I think the general concensus is that if they are firmly attached and they have an ample amount of rubber nodules then they are legal.
I was checking some of them out in Supercheap Auto the other day, they had cheap ones, and they were labelled "offroad use only", whereas some of their more expensive ones that were copies of the MOMO Tuning ones weren't. I'd assume that they were legal based on their construction also.
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:11
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yeah, I've heard the whole 'offroad use only' line, which basically means, 'unregistered road cars.'
I wonder if these momo pedals have enough rubber on them
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:12
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I'd say most of the MOMO range would, at least the ones that are aimed at road cars. Some of the all metal race pedals would be a different story though.
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:30
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It just has to have a non slip surface. Which means any groved or roughened face.
I spoke to an engineer about this last week.
Alot of new pedals have a sandpaper surface just like on skateboards. Theres are perfectly legal for road cars.
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:45
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| Lucid wrote on Tue, 01 July 2003 10:35 |
On a side note, your accelerator pedal can be any construction you like, since it doesn't matter so much if your foot slips off that (compared to slipping off the brake for example!).
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it would matter in a drag!  
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 01 July 2003 02:48
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LOL yeah I know..
Nothing worse than something like that happening when you're racing someone.. I once had my gearknob come off in my hand on a particularly savage 1st - 2nd shift.. Only problem was I was racing a commydore at the time & had to try and get it back on in time for 3rd while keeping my foot buried into 2nd gear!
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Wed, 02 July 2003 11:17
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i bought some sparco "grip" race pedals for my ae86
$120 -SHIT i thought, a little exxy but hey, only the best for my ae86! 
at first they looked like just metal with holes in them
i was thinking , err how does my foot "stick" to it?....
then i found the pack of little rubber gripper grommets
and SHIT are these little bitches hard to put into the holes
has to heat the rubber up infront of my heater (toes got cold  ) and then push em through
but now they have all thes little grippy rubber pads
not bad in stickyness , and the look nice and new too
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May 2002
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Fri, 04 July 2003 08:36
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Hmmm dont know what the laws are. Ever checked out the pedels on a gti proton. They are metal, no rubber all they got are some grooves. The local cuntstable even tried to get me for a defect item on these pedels but because they were stock, ya know. So i think the case may be is that the pedels would not be deemed legel unless they met or passed ADR or tested for them or some shit like that.
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Fri, 04 July 2003 08:39
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As I said, they only need to have a non-slip surface! Which means they can be grooved, pitted or coated with a sand finish.
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Sun, 06 July 2003 23:53
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I replaced the stock rubber ones because THEY were too slippery. The replacements aren't expensive but they are metal with rubber gromets.
How are the stock ones supposed to be safe when your foot slips off them.
My 2c.
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 08 July 2003 11:10
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My brake and clutch pedals are bald rubber slicks ...
I'm planning on getting some MOMO ones abywayz cause I like the look of them...
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: legalities of metal pedals
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Tue, 08 July 2003 22:26
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I got autotechnica one's and they are passed roadworthy.
I think they have to be firmly attached. some of them you can just put over the top of the original ones and they definatly aren't legal.
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