Aluminum Pedals on 35i DCT

The footrest (dead pedal) will be a different shape for LHD cars, as it is mounted on the opposite side of the car. Perhaps BMW did not think Z4 sales in RHD markets wouold be sufficient to justify making special pedal covers.

You could try after-market suppliers such as AC Schnitzer etc. - but remember to inform your insurer, as mjost are quite sensitive about aluminium pedal covers, due to the possibilityof shoes slipping on them when wet.  Those with TuV certification will be OK.


Edited by Mike Fishwick - 05 Oct 2011 at 12:03pm

Hi Guy's,

Thanks for the response. I've virtually given up on the BMW parts now but I did call BMW UK just for the hell of it and asked why these are not available for the 35i with DCT so I'm waiting for a response from them later.

The parts manager from Elms did send me this the other day, which I found interesting but it still didn't explain fully the problem, and I quote

I have looked into this problem at great lengths and I do see your point. I personally don’t think it is the gearbox that is the problem but the accelerator pedal. They use a different pedal on a car which has option S2TCA (sports gearbox with twin clutch). I have checked other vehicles with this option and they do list aluminium pedal covers for these cars (part no. 35.00.0.304.643) but just not a E89 Z4 with this option. There must be a some reason why these don’t fit this model but I can’t give you answer why. 

Anyway, I looked at the Hartge part as well and got this back from them

The Hartge pedal set can be installed on this car, but I would not recommend, as we have to make a bracket to capture the bottom part of the pedal to make secure.

Also, the Hartge footrest is not suitable for RHD models 

We don't have any other solution.

The AC Schnitzer and 3D design parts are nice but very expensive for what they are. The only others I've seen are M Style, which are competitively priced, so it may be theirs if a can be bothered now

Regards

Bazza