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- 2017 Charger HC (once upon a time)
So, in the well of the trunk when I bought the Challenger Red Eye a few months back were two boxes (I may have mentioned, I don't recall): air deflectors for the front brakes, and the accelerator and brake pedal covers (shiny black rubber knobs over apparently polished steel). I purchased 305 R888Rs for the rears, 11 x 20 rears for them to go on, and went to my buddies tire shop. Put the Challenger up jacks (to leave the lifts free) and pulled all the wheels. Cleaned all the mating surfaces and inspect the wheel wells, etc.... Installed the air deflectors up front with no problem. Hardest part was converting nM to inch pounds, lol. Mounted the tires, swapped the TPMS sensors, and put the rears on. With my torn rotator cuff and all the hardware in my leg, my friend got down on the floor under the car and inspected the clearances on those rears (my old 2017 Hellcat Charger had zero modifications required to throw 20x11s and 305s on it). Not so this Challenger. We had to cut the thin wheel well liner on both sides and reinstall - not a big deal, but just odd as I've read on here and elsewhere that folks had no problems throwing things like this on. So, put it back on the ground, open the drivers side and David slides into try and install the pedals. Background - he (and his wife) are Corvette fans, they each have one, and are great car people. When I was really regretting selling the Charger HC he went out and bought a brand new Durango Hellcat (which I was aware of). What I was not aware of, was his struggle with this pedal cover issue (his were in a box in the back when he bought it too). He is no stranger to working on cars, so this was not just someone not knowing what they're doing. The brake pedal cut his hand badly; bled all over the foot well and tossed the pedal covers back in the box (covered in blood) and left them there until he traded the DHC in. So we're taking it easy on these pedals, and using gloves. Long story short, he could not get that brake pedal on. So, two questions:
1. (and most important) - Is there some secret to putting these on? My 2017 had it on from the dealer.
2. Why in the Hell are Dodge dealers not installing this equipment when the cars arrive? And, even more so, why is Dodge not putting them on at the factory? Having the pedal arm out of the car and on a bench would make it far more easy to install?
So, in the end, we left them off, put the old break pedal back on as well as we could get it, and thought I'd come here to ask you guys for your thoughts.
1. (and most important) - Is there some secret to putting these on? My 2017 had it on from the dealer.
2. Why in the Hell are Dodge dealers not installing this equipment when the cars arrive? And, even more so, why is Dodge not putting them on at the factory? Having the pedal arm out of the car and on a bench would make it far more easy to install?
So, in the end, we left them off, put the old break pedal back on as well as we could get it, and thought I'd come here to ask you guys for your thoughts.
