[Dachshund.Power]

Love the deadpedal. Does it make any noise or crunching or move at all when you rock your foot on it?

I have a Rennline dead pedal as well. Not at all. Rock solid. I'd highly recommend it.

 

[Dachshund.Power]

Mr. Fincher,

Thank you for the information! I was reminded to call ECS Tuning to verify that the pedal covers they sell will fit my 2013 and they claim that they will. I was told they would provide a refund if they do not fit. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine...brushed-stainless-pedal-cap-brake/3d1723173a/

The pedal covers sold on the parts.vw.com fit up to a 2010.

How did they turn out? I'm looking to get pedal covers to roughly match the Rennline dead pedal and these seem like they are a good option...

 

[Dachshund.Power]

Dachshund.Power, my Rennline dead pedal is perfect and installed in a matter of minutes. I know it was a worthwhile, practical investment. My wide feet were beginning to wear out the unprotected carpet. My pedal covers have not been installed yet. I have heard so many stories of them either needing minor adjustments (mounting holes for the brake cover) or just plain aggravating to try to get installed. So I am planning on having the dealership install them for me when I go in for my 40K service. I bought mine from ECS Tuning and they look great and I am eager to see them on my pedals. I hope you post photos of yours when you get them installed.

Agreed with you completely on the Rennline dead pedal... plus it took all of 5 seconds to install.

I can't blame you for having the dealership install them... I had the dealer install my replacement steering wheel with paddle shifters purely because it involved messing with the airbag. That's somewhat how I feel about the brake pedal but I'll at least check it out first. If I get them installed before you do, I'll post pictures... Otherwise i look forward to seeing yours.

I ordered the same parts, although I ordered via Amazon as it was a Prime item and I had a gift card. We'll see how it goes.

 

[Dachshund.Power]

Still waiting on my accelerator pedal cover but the brake pedal is great. I had the car at the dealer to deal with an unrelated (Uhaul-caused) issue. They charged me $10 to put it on. I don't think that they had to do any real work on it-- pretty sure it just pops on.

It's an Audi part -- 3D1723173A. I bought it from Amazon even though it was $1-$2 more because I had a gift card.

Interestingly enough, the original part that was removed from the car is a very similar part number-- 8D1723173B

Here's the back (already installed) so you know what you're doing if you decide not to wait for the dealer.

 

[Dachshund.Power]

Thank you for posting the information, Dachshund.Power! I am glad you got it installed. I feel better about attempting to install them myself now.

Here's the back of the pedal that comes on the car... it's a little different, but only on the sides. The part that locks in is identical.

 

[Dachshund.Power]

I just received the Rennline dead pedal for my Treg. When installing it I slipped it under the foot-well cover at a 45° angle then had to push down with decent force to get the foam tape to touch/adhere to the original footrest pad. In touching the new dead pedal after installation I noticed it seemed to want to slowly "spring" back up. I kept downward pressure on it for a minute or two and it seemed to stay.
Fast forward 1/2hr later when I went back out to the vehicle...and whoa...the Rennline pedal was sitting up at an angle. The foam tape failed to adhere. Now it won't adhere at all. I thoroughly cleaned the original footrest pad with IPA and dried it prior to install. It seems the problem is from having to slip/pry it under the foot-well cover. Thee gap from carpet to foot-well cover is thinner than the Rennline dead pedal metal and it naturally wants to sit at an angle. If the tape doesn't adhere well....it's shot.
I like the quality and the idea of the Rennline dead pedal cover but I'm not understanding how no one else has had this problem. Is there a better way to install this? Do I need to trim the very bottom of the foot-well cover a little so it doesn't want to naturally pop the Rennline up again? Can it be screwed down? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Sorry for the delayed reply here.

I would honestly wonder if yours was damaged in shipping or perhaps shouldn't have passed QC or something. Mine has stayed down from day one with no force whatsoever to install. It basically just dropped in place. I just cleaned the area first, put it in & that was it. This was probably 2 years ago.