Pedal box

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big martin

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239 posts

229 months

Monday 29th March 2010
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How easy is it to move the pedal box I have long legs and could do with moving it forward a couple of inches .

Epimetheus

161 posts

245 months

Monday 29th March 2010
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Take the cover off and see if it is on it's longest setting.
If it is and adjusted as 'long' as possible, you're kinda stuck at that end.
Other option is too make a bag seat, use a bench seat, or a one of the various shell type 'race' seats. Raising the front of the seat may give you more legroom (as they will bend) but you might get your legs tangled up with the steering wheel wink

What seat you got now?
How tall are you?
How long are your legs?
Got a lowered floor?

I know one of the chaps who posts here managed to squeeze his (at the time) well fed belly and 6' 5" frame into a s3 MegaGrad with a stock cage - I think he had a lowered floor and bag seat BTW.

Yellow 7

177 posts

177 months

Monday 29th March 2010
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On a standard S3 chassis I was not confident the brake 2nd circuit would come into play if the 1st one failed with the pedals fully forward so I binned that idea.
With the right seat you can accommodate pretty tall drivers.

James P

2,975 posts

242 months

Sunday 4th April 2010
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Although Martin posted, it is my car so I can add some detail.

I am fairly sure it is in the middle position which is fine for me. He is approx 4" longer in the leg so it will probably need to be as far back as possible. I can always bring the seat forward if necessary.

It is a standard S3, the leather (comfort?) seats and no lowered floors. I have been thinking of a tillet type seat - bit of extra width would come in handy wink - so that is another option, although probably the most expensive.

Thanks for the replies.