I have been contemplating on making an alternative to the Mugen pedals for about a year now, and with the race season ahead, I finally got off my lazy *** and decided to modify my current pedals. They are made by Sparco, and they're pretty cheap. Here are some pics for other DIYers...

These are the Sparco pedals I used...don't worry about the shaved lettering, I will get to that later...Don't mind the difference in colour, as I worked on two sets...


I then proceeded to cut vertical slots (make sure that they aren't too spaced out) on the pedals using a dremel like so...


After all the vertical slots had been cut out, I then cut the pedals horizontally at an angle. Notice that the angle on the bottom half will be angled upwards, whereas the top portion will be opposite...


This is what they should look like, more grinding of the points and they should be very grippy. The objective is to make the points pointy like a pyramid (not shown)...


Here is a side-by-side comparison:


I then reinstalled the pedals to see how they felt. There was an improvement, but the center part with SPARCO written on it was still effecting it's true potential. So I decided to cut that part also. Not the prettiest of pedals, but it gets the job done...


There is a big improvement in grip and even when my shoes are wet...no slippage at all! I was very impressed with the results. And if in time you feel that they aren't as grippy anymore, you can shave the pedals down and use the sand paper trick...but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Oh...and if anybody in the GTA has the Mugen pedals installed, I would like to get in touch...I just wanna compare the differences in grip to see if my effort was worth it or not.

 

wow thats a lot of work! damn!
good job though

 

i've been planning on doing the same thing for a while, too lazy to get around to it though. if you wanted mad bling blang, you could do the grip stuff, then have the pedals powdercoated...

 

Wow, looks good How much time did it take you do to all that?

 

why not just get omp pedals instead of doing that. Ill show u some diy mugens some other time.

 

Not too sure exactly, a good afternoon...3-4 hrs maybe for the brake and clutch pedal.

 

 

Wow that's a nice shadetree dremel job. And nice picture documentation! Well done.

For me though, I think I would spend 40 bucks on OMP pedals instead. Laziness rules.

 

I was actually thinking about those OMP pedals, but since I already had the Sparco's I decided to work on those as a prototype.

 

Laziness does rule.

 

what kind of dremel did u use?

 

wow, you have a pretty steady hand!! nice work, and thanks for the info.

 

Any one will do...I got mine from Sears...Craftsman I believe. I used the heavy duty cut-off discs.

 

umm....wouldnt that affect the strengh of the pedals....like if you stomp on a coner of the pedal because some dude jumps out in front of you. Do you think the pedal will break?

 

I doubt your foot can break those pedals...

 

Dremel toolz rulz!!!

 

nice job. be proud

 

i just wanted to give you !!!! the pedals look great man!! i wish i had time on my hands to work on my ride nowadays

 

Looks...... GRIPPY

 

laziness 0wnZ j00!

 

OMP .. on sale .. $30. ahhh

 

Really. My hand is never steady.

 

OMP Pedals=

Taking the time to make something that works just as well out of materials at hand=

 

hmmmm, it looks like it would work. I dont find it too attractive though, it looks exactly like a homemade pedal. I like things to be perfect!!

 

The pedals look great. Was there a jig that you used to assist you, or was it all freehand?

What about epoxying fine grain sand to a smooth pedal surface? Has anyone tried that?