Installed Rennline Gas Pedal

Both my 2000 Boxster S and now my 2009 C2S have too much distance front-to-back between the brake and gas pedals for normal street heel toeing. Under normal, street brake pedal pressures, heel toeing is just too difficult and I like to rev match at all downshifts. Heel toeing is more than about track driving, it is all about rev matching. Because I rev match at all down shifts, I got 197K miles on my Boxster S clutch.

My style is to put my right heel to the right and toe to the left.... pigeon toed... apply brake pressure with most of the ball of my foot... then roll my foot over and blip the gas with the side of my foot.

For my Boxster, I installed the Wings pedal over the gas pedal to raise it up a bit. It was ugly, and massive but worked fine. It installed over the gas pedal with clamps so it was easily removed for the track where the increased braking pressures didn't require the extra height. I had to modify the pedal a bit because it was too high in its lowest position, but I got it to work and I used it every day for 12 years.

For my 2009 C2S, the wings pedal would not work... I hacked it, sawed it, ground it..... now it is in the trash. So I did some research and tried the Rennline gas pedal. Overall, thumbs up.

What I like about the Rennline gas pedal:

- In short, I recommend this pedal
- Adjustable in height, yaw, and tilt. I just have it parallel to the plane of the original pedal
- Can be easily removed for track work although you will still have a flat mounting plate left on the pedal that adds no height.
- The nubs can be easily popped out for a smooth surface - I have the nubs in but I think I will be popping them out for a smooth feel
- Looks good... they have some optional colors and styles... I like black
- Works and was fairly easy to install
- Company was easy to work with and I returned a silver, perforated style for a black, rubber nubbed pedal and they were real good about it.
- I also ordered, but did not install an optional pedal extender that makes the pedal wider towards the brake... not needed.

What I don't like about the Rennline pedal:
- You have to drill and ruin your stock pedal - I really don't like this at all. I could not find an alternative to this and this was generally recommended on the Porsche forums
- I originally ordered a silver, perforated style pedal. The silver really looks white and was awfully ugly IMHO (I don't know what I was thinking).
- The perforations are sharp and grab your shoe.. your shoe sticks. I don't like this at all, but that is my taste.
- The drilling template provided yielded a slightly crooked mount... maybe it was me, but I recommend using the bottom plate itself for a template and not the paper one

Installation:
- You drill six holes in your gas pedal. Three are pilots for sheet metal screws that hold the flat, smooth mounting plate onto your gas pedal. The other three are larger holes are for... don't know what they are called... grommet/nuts that are attached to the flat plate drop down into them. They are the sockets/nuts for the pedal. The pedal screws then pass through your original pedal to raise and lower the pedal.
- You then attach three long screws to the pedal and fasten them with vinyl lock nuts but leave them just loose enough that you can turn the screws.. the nuts will turn with the screw... these screws then adjust the hight
- Lay the pedal over the flat mounting plate and start screwing in the three screws. By varying the number of turns, you can raise/lower and change the pitch and yaw of the pedal. Neat.

See pictures below... the first is the ugly silver (looks white to me) perforated pedal that I returned. One of the pics is the mounting plate without the pedal and you can see the three sheet screws and the mounting grommet/nuts thingys thus the six holes in your pedal.

Thanx
Bruce in Philly















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I like your choice of black pedal. It seems to blend in better and looks as if it "belongs" much more than the silver/white one.

Sounds like a worthwhile addition to the car.

I wish Porsche made the pedal height adjustable. The black blends in and is not noticeable - note that I used a camera flash so the view is an unnatural one. I installed this because of a need..... not to be cool.

When I architected the Boxster stereo, my one requirement was that is looked as close to stock as possible.

Peace
Bruce in Philly



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Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S)
I wish Porsche made the pedal height adjustable. The black blends in and is not noticeable - note that I used a camera flash so the view is an unnatural one. I installed this because of a need..... not to be cool.

When I architected the Boxster stereo, my one requirement was that is looked as close to stock as possible.

Peace
Bruce in Philly

I agree completely. I can understand if one has a plain jane car that you might want to try to jazz it up. I love the design of Porsches and like to keep them that way. It's like a short shift kit. Looks stock, but improves the driving experience.

Guenter
2014 Boxster S
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The stock brake/gas pedal height works really well for heel and toe on the track. On the street, the gas is a bit of a reach because the brake is high, but on the street, everything is so much slower that while heel and toe is a bit of a stretch, its really not a problem at all. I can't see changing the gas pedal to accommodate street driving.



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I need more width to the pedal, especially since i don't always "heal and toe", but prefer to "roll the ball of my foot".

However, you are right, if you really stomp on the brake pedal, it goes to the plane of the gas. With the pedal extensions this *can* be a problem, and i have hit both. Whoa! Wahappenen?

On balance i prefer the bigger gas pedal. but as i said, it think it matters if you have size 8s or size 13s. ( and feet to match)

Grant

Grant

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Looks good, Bruce.

With the black pedal, you now have rubber nubs instead of the perf. metal ?

Yes, Vermont guys.

They make these pedals in two styles and multi colors each. The nubbed one, the black one I installed, is drilled with holes, powder coated, and then these nubs popped in. They give you extra nubs. They are easily popped out and if you do, you simply have nice, black holes in the pedal. The perforated style is different in that the holes have raised, sharp edges that grip your shoes... they are not the same style holes in the nubbed version, they are a differently made pedal. Which you like is a matter of taste.

I did something dumb in that I ordered a silver, perforated pedal I didn't like at all... just my taste. They took it back and sent to me the one I really desired, a black nubbed one. I thought I would pop the nubs out... but I can't tell they are there... so I guess I will leave them in.

They also make a complete pedal assembly for over $300 but that was over the top for me.

Rennline Web Site for Porsche Stuff

Peace,
Bruce in Philly

Grant

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