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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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OK, I don't like how the rubber/plastic ones look and I want a set that looks great (JDM preferably) and has a cover for the foot rest...

Can I see pics of some samples and also which do you peeps prefer for the tC in BSP?


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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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Wait... you want... JDM... pedals???

BTW... I don't know of anyone that makes any sort of decent dead pedal cover. IMO, the OBX pedals offered by Scion are some of the easiest and cleanest looking pedals available.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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^x2

cheap too
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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^^ x3.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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http://www.cardomain.com/item/RAZRP104

Does someone have that in their tC?
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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How hard is it to swap pedals?
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by oni424
How hard is it to swap pedals?
Depends on the pedals you buy. The OBX ones I was talking about are cake. Some of the "universal fit" ones you may need to drill for.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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there is the jdm thing again... NO SUCH THING!

OBX is what a lot of people have. Personally I wouldnt spend money dolling up something that is under my feet the whole time I drive.... The only mod I would make (and may make) to the stock pedals is to relocate them a bit for better heel-toe shifting, but in autox downshifting is normally pretty rare, so not a big concern for me.
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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yup obx fits like stock, no drilling.. OBX looks pretty nice to me for the tc
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jdm would suck man. everything would be backwards ;)
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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^^^ Right... I've driven a Daihatsu box in Japan and it is the same as the pedals we have except for the shifter on the left.

Would someone here post a pic of a USED UP OBX pedal?

I want to see how they hold since the OBX I have in my 9thgenrolla had its paint rubbed off, but it looked nice when I sanded it to the polished aluminum...
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^^ it was a joke... mainly because everyone always asks for jdm stuff for a car that has no jdm parts.. it is not even a jdm car.
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Where is the tC designed?
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built in usa
Old Aug 9, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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Designed AND built in japan... for the US Domestic Market. It is a USDM car, never, ever sold in Japan. Hence, it is not a JDM car. There are no JDM parts for it, there is only one trim kit, the USDM one. The only "JDM" parts for it are cheap crap marketed as JDM on ebay to get people to buy it. Where a car is built does not determine if it is JDM or USDM.
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it was a joke and the fact that you bought it made it even funnier.
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I was talking about a Japanese branded universal accesory...

(How could a pedal be JDM when it's actually made in China too???)
Old Aug 10, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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you don't really get the concept of jdm do you?

jdm means SOLD IN JAPAN not MADE IN JAPAN

they're completely different.
Old Aug 10, 2007 | 02:06 AM
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Enough JDM, I wanna see a pic of a used OBX pedal...

Does anybody here have a used one for years?

Thanks!
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I dont have a pic of mine but mine are 2 and a half years old and look as good as the day I bought them. They are brushed aluminum no paint on them so no need to wory about peeling. For the record they look awesome.



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