Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:49:36 -0500
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Door handles and pedal pads
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Actually, even the originals can be slippery when wet.
And I bet these peddles are very cool.
Does the break peddle have a Stop sign engraved on it?
What would be cool on a clutch peddle? Maybe a shift pattern?
Peddle to go over the accelerator have a rocket taking off?
ERic
> On Dec 10, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>
> Ok let’s try…!
>
> Yeah you’d think a metal pedal pad would be slippery. But they have surface features to give grip and are powder coated.
>
> And… I’ve been using a pair for four months or so. Un painted aluminum. This pair had holes drilled in them for a certain amount of grip.
>
> No slippage issue at all ( except) , wet or dry.
> Had some slipperiness the other week after I had been standing in some spilled cutting fluid/coolant on the shop floor. I got a leak in one of my cnc machines during certain conditions. It’s the tramp oil seperator. Yeah tramp oil :-)
>
> But that fluid is slippery.
>
> Cheers
>
> Alistair
>
>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 3:06 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Alistair,
>>
>> Let’s find out if this went to full list!
>>
>> Anyone that receives this please send an interesting message to list, possibly for Alistair!
>> And Merry Christmas and winter season to all.
>>
>> Hey, products sound great but wouldn’t a metal break peddle be slippery?
>>
>> I love the sound of the door handles.
>>
>> And you messages go to junk but many good list member messages go to junk.
>>
>> Eric Caron
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 3:15 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>> And merry Xmas to you too Jim!
>>>
>>> I’m using advanced oxidation method to lighten my van. Works with little effort on my part.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Btw I’m still having mail issues. I bet this reply won’t go full list.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Ab
>>>
>>>>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 6:41 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> To Bell from Felder: As always, exquisite work, we don’t argue that. But we save more weight by drilling out speaker magnets than brake pedals (snork, snigger). And one more thing: Merry Christmas!
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 6:26 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> More shots across the bow of the wallowing scow that is Felder industries….
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Front door handles, interior, aluminum. I say in my blog, I’m not a fan of aluminum handles but machined some. And I’ve changed my tune, the power coated ones look good and more importantly feel ok
>>>>>
>>>>> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-aluminum-door-handles/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And aluminum pads for brake and clutch pedals. I think they look good especially painted. Yes it’s decoration to a degree, but they work. Won’t wear out like the stock ones anyway!
>>>>>
>>>>> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-brake-pedal-pads/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>>
>>>>> Alistair
>>
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