Brake pedal pad too wide
 

Hi all, well I have big feet and this has been annoying me for some time. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to narrow the brake pedal pad on a 2005 E53 4.4i ? I find getting my wide feet in the narrow passage to the accelerator sometimes difficult. I am sue I am not the only one with this issue. I thought about literally cutting off some brake pedal pad. Can’t seem to find narrow pads on the internet.

best regards

I wear 14's. I guess I'm used to having limited space for my feet to operate. I would agree it would be nice to have a little more room, but it never has bothered me enough to pursue it. I'll be curious where you go with this.

AM.

How big are your feet?! Do you drive in clown shoes?! :rofl:

I wear a US size 13 and am 6'3" and never had any problems. There are acres of room compared to other cars!

However, in response to your question about what can be done about it... If you pull off the rubber cover, the pedal is just a plate of metal that you can cut down if you so desire. Then trim the rubber to suit.

6’8” with size 16 extra wide. smile

Sorry I didn't realise you were a monster! :bustingup

:bow:

AM.

:iagree:

I thought the body door pillar was in my blind spot! :rofl:

Hey, fellow freak. You've got me beat on shoe size (I'm a 14-15 depending on brand), but I am the same 6'8". I can't say the pedal box has ever bothered me that much in the E53, but it certainly does in the E30. I have to drive that bare foot usually.

No kidding on the B pillar blind spot X5chemist. :rofl:

I am a UK size 9 and have several times applied the foot brake and hit the accelerator at the same time, frightening to say the least.
Only cure i have found is to have narrower shoes or drive barefoot plus slippers.
Plus I could cut the brake pedal narrower with a hacksaw.

Lez

Do you drive an automatic or manual shift X5? If auto, then try using your left foot to brake. I'm assuming that X5's in OZ use the same pedal arrangement as here in the US (never seen the pedals in videos).

That's the way I learned to drag race, then I drove that way for years (on the street, too), until my left leg (brake) became hard to use with a very bad knee and chronic sciatica there. I occasionally still drive that way, but soon have to stop when it hurts.

I would suggest you do some research, but the E53 3.0 came as a manual as well as an auto (trans)

The manual trans E53 brake pedal is narrower...Part # 35211165694...if you buy it new be sure to buy the rubber pad: #35211160422

But I bet you can find the pedal used on Ebay or elsewhere. It was used in several BMW's

I had the same thought… But the issue is that the manual pedal is the same distance from the gas pedal.

The real answer is probably to just bend the pedal arm.

I have small feet, but this is STILL how I operate my feet, just so I can keep both active

It wasn’t so much the distance from the gas pedal but more getting past the lip of the wide brake pedal. The narrower manual pedal sounds interesting. I used to be able to shoot basketball with my left hand (right handed) in the olympics but I don’t think I will risk it on the roads with my left foot. ��

I'm 230lbs, size 13 shoe, and 6"5 with no issues, are you a giraffe with size 18 shoes I take it? :)

Jiminy, y'all make me feel like a hobbit. Or a gnome. 5'7" 155lbs size 7.5 paws (US units).

Replace auto pedal with manual pedal.

Heh workingonit, just wanted to say that is a really good suggestion. The only problem with left foot on the brake for me is that it pushes my left knee hard up against the steering wheel. With my right leg I seem to have room at the right side. I even have the steering wheel all the way up and seat down. But, I will definately give it a try. thanks

man, you must be a professional clown. :dunno:
I wear my workboots and drive these cars just fine.
I think you're just an oversized human, and that's just fine, but adapting is the world you live in (doorways must be a problem for hitting your head)

the best solution here would be to remove the brake pedal assembly. install onto a bench workvise. using an oxy-acetylene torch, hammers, big pipe wrench, heat up the steel to red, and make a dog-leg in the lower third of the arm. shifting the pedal pad left maybe an inch. you will lose some height, but i think that's workable.