DSG brake pedal height

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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The brake pedal on my DSG seems to sit very high.
Are they all like this or are they adjustable in any way?
Cheers
 

Hugo Nebula

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I have had the same issue with all three of my DSG Leons, so it's standard.

It's one of the main reasons I've yet (after 5 years) to find a truly comfortable seating position. With the brake pedal too high, it means my right knee hits the steering wheel cowl unless I raise it higher than is comfortable to steer with, or I have my seat pushed further back.
 

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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Thanks for confirming it's standard.
It's the only thing that bugs me about the car. After 6 months I'm still not used to the brake pedal.
 

Sast

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Either my legs are really short (they aren't) or you have really long legs.

I don't have any issues with the brake pedal, don't notice it sitting abnormally high compared to other cars I've driven anyway.
 

GrahamFR

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i dont have any issues but it does sit higher than previous cars, im no Colin McRae, but there is no way to heel and toe in a leon, hoped this thread had a solution
 

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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Maybe they do vary. I'll take a pic of mine and post it up this evening so we can compare.
 

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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This is what my brake pedal height looks like. (excuse the muck)
Is yours the same??
pedals.jpg
 

Benjic2

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This is what my brake pedal height looks like. (excuse the muck)
Is yours the same??
pedals.jpg

Wigan-20120516-00119.jpg


Looks the same to me, I don't have a problem with the height but I am a short arse :p

When I first got the car my biggest issue was I thought the brake pedal was too far to the right, but I soon got used to it. I have now perfected left foot braking too when giving it the beans, but I use right foot braking for normal driving. I let my mate have a go on a quiet road and asked him to try left foot braking and he nearly send us both through the windscreen :rofl:
 

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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Nice to know mine is the same. Guess I'll just have to get used to it.
Nice pedal covers [B)]
 

Sast

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I actually paid extra attention to the pedal this morning and it does actually seem quite high. I'd never noticed it before, either that or the cars I had previously had a similar layout.
 

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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I notice it as I have other cars that I drive where the brake is mush lower. Think if I only drove my FR I would just get used to it and forget it.
 

TrophyJem

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Jul 9, 2012
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Good luck with that. Let us know how you get on.
I saw there was a pedal on eBay.
Thought about bying it and see if I could cut it and then get it welded.
 
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