Sometimes you just have to scratch an itch. I've always wanted a set of these. Once again inspired by Singer and what they use in their cars, I went for the 3-piece Rennline Rev2 pedals with fully adjustable accelerator. In black billet aluminium / stainless steel, to match my black Prototipo steering wheel.
The accelerator is described as an "industry first" solving the problem of the 911 pedal being located on a much lower plane than the brake - improving heel-and-toe and stopping your shoe catching on the edge of the brake pedal. They also come with these neat little colour-coded extensions (removable and adjustable) to increase the width of the pedal, making it easier to ‘blip’ the throttle.
Time to now practice my heel-and-toe technique! And it's good to know that I can make my own adjustments as I see fit - the pedal can be adjusted in any direction, not only for height and depth, but also laterally and angularly. Handy!
Supplied by Design 911 (UK)
RENNLINE REV2 3 PIECE PEDAL SET RUBBER GRIP / MAN / BLACK
A122P60BLKBLK
Was £300.00 Now £285.00
Things I learnt.
Be prepared to buy a couple factory bits, which don't come in the set. The instructions state that ‘for 993 cars, remove the ball socket from the factory linkage and install on supplied unit’. That said, the ball socket on my car (the white plastic bit) was NOT removable from the original linkage and therefore not compatible with the new one. The bits you’ll need are as follows (circled below):
P91142314700 N/STK BALL SOCKET £3.96
P90016901401 N/STK SECURING CLIP £2.92
The accelerator, brake and clutch are the same for LHD and RHD (when you can't find RHD sets on Design 911 website ;-).
Not a DIY job for me - not the sort of thing you want to go wrong, so strongly advise to get them fitted by a qualified technician.
Matching Dead Pedal and Floorboard looked a bit too extreme for me in a relatively stock car, so I went for the 3-piece pedal set only.
Given it rains a lot in the UK, the rubber grips will come into use - that said, they can be removed to give a smooth pedal surface, if you’re into that sort of thing ;-)
And, thanks to Ray at Northway Porsche and the Technical Support Specialists at Rennline Automotive (US) who were super responsive on email and very helpful (orders@rennline.com).
