Just got my Autovation pedals in today. They look great. Figured I would share the 35% off coupon code I used:
"group buy 35% coupon code 1142738888"

Pedals can be found here:
http://www.autovationparts.com/store/mazdarx-7.html

 

Great find! Which ones did you get? How much were they shipped to your door? Let's see some pics.

 

I got the Grid Series. They were $112CAN shipped to my door. There was no duty for some reason as well.

 

I see that they still have not come out with a set of turbo ones for the first gen. Bummer.

 

The rotor ones look nice though. The set after the discount is cheaper then buying factory replacement rubber pads (mine are worn). Thanks!

 

I take it the 4th pedal is for the dead pedal?

They look nice.

 

As promised:

Box:


Opened:



Original:



After:

 

Need a rivet gun to install?

 

No, its bolts with locknuts.

 

I like your choice.
How much does your foot slip on the gas pedal?
I mean how slippery is the finish? I'm always scared my foot would slip off the brake (doesn't look like a problem with your choice) pedal with metal pedals.

Edit: I drive in leather soled shoes on sunday and I find they are slippery enough on rubber pedals.

 

Anybody know how long the discount is good for? A set of rotor pedals would be nice in the FB

 

i used to race cars for fun. street racing and those style of pedals were better then the rubber kind. very good for heel toe and some kinds of clutch less shifting. in my experience the type of shoe really doesn't matter. my old "racing" shoes had leather soles for better pedal feel and control. when i get the money to get in to legal racing im going to have these pedals installed but this time nicer shoes.

 

The aluminum is very grippy. The smooth gas pedal is not super smooth, but instead has a slight rough surface. Since the stock gas pedal cover is plastic, not rubber, these pedals have much more grip. I haven't driven the car yet with them, as I am still trying to fix my bloody tie rod end issue.

 

I got the rotor style ones when they first came out (spent ~75$ IRC) and was surprised how grippy they were (I wear Vans btw). My only problem was getting the holes drilled so I could still tighten the bolts without running into the pedal arm thinge.. No big deal I just ended up with a few extra holes under the pedal. "They're speed holes!"

 

I've got the rotor ones also their grrrreat! The wife got them for me Christmas! Like said b4 drilling the holes was the only problem, I also went to home depot and got more machined screws and lock nuts for all the pedals.

 

ive got the rotor ones from when they were first made. i still havent installed them yet.

 

How many freaking screws did you need? I used 11 total, and I still had some left over.

With a good drill, some sharp bits and cutting fluid, the pedals are easy as pie to drill.

 

i didnt want to use the sheet metal style screws that came in combo of the machine type of screws with the luck nut i wanted all machine screws is all. when put one of the sheet metal type i broke the head of it off so i wanted some thing different.

 

Ah, I think they have beefed up their screws then. They are what appear to be stainless countersunk hex socket head machine screws now.

 

I just ordered a set. Looking forward to their arrival.
When will I stop spending money on my car?

 

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those are the ones that i got too! Very cool!

 

I ordered a set two weeks ago, still not here yet...

 

While I have kept my 80 Rx-7 completely original all these years, my pads are showing wear and I was thinking about replacing them with new rubber/plastic pads, that is until I found this thread. These are sweet and while I am not excited about having to take time to drill holes in my pads to install, I'm tempting to undertake this functional minor modification.

These will fit the 79-80 Series 1 won't they? Pardon my ignorance, but the model number suggests that they are for the FB model, but then in parenthesis it has (S1 &S2) which I take is for Series 1 and Series 2.

SPMARX1M-R
$99.00
Pedal Set - Mazda Rx-7 FB (S1&S2) Rotary MT-4

 

S1 = SA, so yes they will fit. Many times people will just call all 1st gens FBs (even though not true) since the majority of 1st gens are FBs.