Dead pedal extension mod DIY

racekarl said:

I'm not a tall guy (5' 8"/5' 9") and for me, when the seat is a comfortable distance from the brake and accelerator pedals the dead pedal on my R1T is too far away to be comfortable.

I built an extension to the dead pedal that has made the truck more comfortable for me to drive, especially on my longish commute.

I bought a piece of 1 x 6 PVC exterior trim board (thinking that plastic would be a good fit for an area that will see moisture from snow on boots, etc.). I made a cardboard template of the area then cut out a piece of PVC to match. I spray painted it satin black then attached a dead pedal cover I got from Amazon that was the largest I could find and which is close enough to the look of the other pedals. I mounted the whole thing to the truck with 3M VHB so it should be secure enough to not come off and interfere with the other pedals but still be reversible and not permanently disfigure the truck.

Cut and painted PVC

Cut and painted PVC alongside dead pedal cover

Finished installation. I mitered the bottom edge to match the angle of the dead pedal to the floor and opted to leave it off the floor a bit to tuck the floor mat under it rather than have the mat ride up it a bit. Not sure why it looks crooked in the pics, it's not actually crooked.

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racekarl said:

I'm not a tall guy (5' 8"/5' 9") and for me, when the seat is a comfortable distance from the brake and accelerator pedals the dead pedal on my R1T is too far away to be comfortable.

I built an extension to the dead pedal that has made the truck more comfortable for me to drive, especially on my longish commute.

I bought a piece of 1 x 6 PVC exterior trim board (thinking that plastic would be a good fit for an area that will see moisture from snow on boots, etc.). I made a cardboard template of the area then cut out a piece of PVC to match. I spray painted it satin black then attached a dead pedal cover I got from Amazon that was the largest I could find and which is close enough to the look of the other pedals. I mounted the whole thing to the truck with 3M VHB so it should be secure enough to not come off and interfere with the other pedals but still be reversible and not permanently disfigure the truck.

Cut and painted PVC

Cut and painted PVC alongside dead pedal cover

Finished installation. I mitered the bottom edge to match the angle of the dead pedal to the floor and opted to leave it off the floor a bit to tuck the floor mat under it rather than have the mat ride up it a bit. Not sure why it looks crooked in the pics, it's not actually crooked.

Click to expand...

racekarl said:

I'm not a tall guy (5' 8"/5' 9") and for me, when the seat is a comfortable distance from the brake and accelerator pedals the dead pedal on my R1T is too far away to be comfortable.

I built an extension to the dead pedal that has made the truck more comfortable for me to drive, especially on my longish commute.

I bought a piece of 1 x 6 PVC exterior trim board (thinking that plastic would be a good fit for an area that will see moisture from snow on boots, etc.). I made a cardboard template of the area then cut out a piece of PVC to match. I spray painted it satin black then attached a dead pedal cover I got from Amazon that was the largest I could find and which is close enough to the look of the other pedals. I mounted the whole thing to the truck with 3M VHB so it should be secure enough to not come off and interfere with the other pedals but still be reversible and not permanently disfigure the truck.

Cut and painted PVC

Cut and painted PVC alongside dead pedal cover

Finished installation. I mitered the bottom edge to match the angle of the dead pedal to the floor and opted to leave it off the floor a bit to tuck the floor mat under it rather than have the mat ride up it a bit. Not sure why it looks crooked in the pics, it's not actually crooked.

Click to expand...