I have heard this term countless times now since I have purchased my 2004 GTO, but to date, no one has been able to provide me with a satisfactory explanation as to what this term means. I figured I'd let you guys take a stab at it. WTF is a DEAD PEDAL? Anyone?

It is a footrest for your left foot.

Some people love them others couldn't care less. The thought behind them is that it makes a more comfortable spot for your foot/leg on long hauls.

Maybe someone here can post a pic of the one in the Monaro. (Which of course for Aussies is on the other side. :)

Well that's what I thought...I was afraid it was almost a dumb question...but for the life of me...I don't see what all the fuss is about the '04 NOT having one. WHO CARES? NOT ME. lol. Thanks!!

Well I'm in your camp on this one. It doesn't matter to me.

Now some people swear by them and that's fine. Whatever floats your boat. :)

A proper Dead Pedal is more than merely a footrest. By pressing against it with your left foot it helps hold you properly positioned in the seat during agressive cornering. When I first whined here a year ago about the 04 not having one several people told me I was being ridiculous. One guy even said that he had watched alot of racing on tv and had not seen racing drivers use one. Of course what he failed to point out was that racing cars have 5 point harnesses to hold you in the seat. Street cars don't. Now that I have an 04 I can tell you that I'm even more annoyed that the car didn't come with one. The lack of a dead pedal, poor overall pedal placement and the lousy shifter are the only things keeping this car from being perfect as far as I'm concerned. On another forum a road race instructor who takes his gto to the track agreed with me that it is indeed a very useful device and we are in the process of figuring out how to put one in our cars now. My last 2 cars had them (96 Camaro SS and 93 Mustang). I'll NEVER have another one without it.
The 04 Should've had one. The 05 needs a better one. If you don't use one that's cool but I want one. To each his/her own. I personally think cupholders don't belong in cars but a large throng of American drivers (most of whom are incompetent) think they are critical.Every decent Japanese and European and even most performance oriented American cars have a decent dead pedal. I don't see why the GTO can't get one without me having to design, fabricate and mount my own.

I use my a** to keep me in the set it works just fine

Originally posted by Zero4@Feb 13 2005, 03:18 PM
I use my a** to keep me in the set it works just fine
:hysterical:

My backside usually keeps me planted too. Some of us have bigger ones than others. ;)

droopy proves my point though, some people love the dead pedal. That's OK.

The GTO's seats do a very good job of keeping you planted in them. I think that offsets the need for a dead pedal a little. Not entirely though. Now my bench seat 76 El Camino, it could use a dead pedal on the corners. Lap seat belt (no shoulder belt), bench seats and a mushy suspension equals sliding on the corners. Problem is the dimmer is on the floor where a dead pedal would go.

:lol:

I liked mine in the T/A, made both hard cornering(stability) and long trips (foot rest) more comfortable. But I don't think its enough to change your thoughts on purchasing a car.