Big Feet and Peddles!

[brimcc]

Hi everyone, I am a big person with big feet (size 14). Has there been a peddle setup designed for people in my situation? I find it hard to shift, brake and gas with these big shoes!

Any help would be great.

[douglas bray]

If your car got a center console as part of it's conversion.......Dump It!!!! Even with my size 11 feet there wasn't room down there. Our cabriolets just don't have any room.

[brimcc]

I thought maybe someone over the years made a paddle setup aftermarket..

[will hung]

The travel of your factory pedals are adjustable to position them where you find comfortable.

I also second, douglas bray's recommendation to delete your center console. It's the best thing I did to my car. I used to be terrified at every red light, on a hill, with the SUV driving jerk that doesn't know how to drive a manual gearbox right on your bumper, that I might not be able to get my foot on the gas fast enough to not roll back. With the center console I had to angle my foot side ways to fit between the brake and center console. Deleting the console and adjusting my throttle and brake made my car a dream.

[brimcc]

I guess after I dig out of this Canadian winter I'll try that. The console is a nice place to put "stuff" though..

[Charles Freeborn]

I wear 14-15's. No center console - stock pedals.
In summer I drive barefoot, rest of the time get yourself some driving shoes. The ones by Puma are a very reasonably priced option. Try zappos.com .
You could get paddles, but it will be big money... really big money.

[jcgranato]

Originally Posted by Charles Freeborn

rest of the time get yourself some driving shoes. The ones by Puma are a very reasonably priced option.

Plus one to this. I drive a Targa and have size 13 feet. I have the console and have no problem. I wear Puma Drift Cat driving shoes. Makes all the difference.

[porsche930dude]

I removed the console before ever driving the car so I cant say much about that but I had a problem with my toe snagging the plastic duct deflector so I took that off and all good

[john walker's workshop]

no console for my gunboats either. plus they rub on your leg.

[ClickClickBoom]

My console lasted about 1 week, first thing I did to the car.

[tirwin]

My console lasted about 1 week, first thing I did to the car.

Same here.

[charwood77]

I looked at a car a few years back being sold by a shop in NJ. He races vintage 911's and told me he installs MB AMG pedal clusters in his cars since he was a big guy. Perhaps this is an option.

[brimcc]

Console will be gone after the 10 feet of snow goes! Lol

[Ayles]

Don't know if this applies to older 911's but I remembered seeing an ad in Excellence for a paddle shift solution.

http://www.holingeramerica.com/pdfs/Holinger_porsche.pdf

[ClickClickBoom]

Originally Posted by ayles

don't know if this applies to older 911's but i remembered seeing an ad in excellence for a paddle shift solution.

http://www.holingeramerica.com/pdfs/holinger_porsche.pdf

996/997

[gamin]

What is a peddle?

[Charles Freeborn]

Originally Posted by gamin

What is a peddle?

a place in Canadia where people with big feet sell stuff....

[brimcc]

Pedal

[Bill Verburg]

I have size 13s, you do have to be selective wrt footwear I have driving shoes for the track and an old set of Tennis shoes for street, both are narrower than usual for their size, but it's a great asset for heel & toe

alternatively buy a tip or PDK

[ganun]

Someone peddling pedals? Sorry but I could not pass it up.