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Subject:Re: Door handles and pedal pads
From:Eric Caron
Date:Sun, 10 Dec 2023 18:49:36 -0500

Actually, even the originals can be slippery when wet.

And I bet these peddles are very cool.

Does the break peddle have a Stop sign engraved on it?

        What would be cool on a clutch peddle?  Maybe a shift pattern? 

Peddle to go over the accelerator have a rocket taking off?

ERic 

> On Dec 10, 2023, at 6:12 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
> 
> Ok let’s try…!
> 
> Yeah you’d think a metal pedal pad would be slippery.  But they have surface features to give grip and are powder coated.
> 
> And… I’ve been using a pair for four months or so. Un painted aluminum. This pair had holes drilled in them for a certain amount of grip.
> 
> No slippage issue at all ( except) , wet or dry.
> Had some slipperiness the other week after I had been standing in some spilled cutting fluid/coolant on the shop floor.  I got a leak in one of my cnc machines during certain conditions. It’s the tramp oil seperator. Yeah tramp oil :-)
> 
> But that fluid is slippery.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Alistair 
> 
>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 3:06 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alistair,
>> 
>>   Let’s find out if this went to full list!
>> 
>> Anyone that receives this please send an interesting message to list, possibly for Alistair!
>> And Merry Christmas and winter season to all.
>> 
>> Hey, products sound great but wouldn’t a metal break peddle be slippery?
>> 
>> I love the sound of the door handles.
>> 
>> And you messages go to junk but many good list member messages go to junk.
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>> 
>> 
>>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 3:15 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> And merry Xmas to you too Jim!
>>> 
>>> I’m using advanced oxidation method to lighten my van.  Works with little effort on my part.  
>>> 
>>> :-)
>>> 
>>> Btw I’m still having mail issues.  I bet this reply won’t go full list.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> 
>>> Ab
>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 6:41 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> To Bell from Felder: As always, exquisite work, we don’t argue that. But we save more weight by drilling out speaker magnets than brake pedals (snork, snigger). And one more thing: Merry Christmas!
>>>> 
>>>> Jim
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 6:26 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> More shots across the bow of the wallowing scow that is Felder industries….
>>>>> 
>>>>> :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Front door handles, interior, aluminum.  I say in my blog, I’m not a fan of aluminum handles but machined some. And I’ve changed my tune, the power coated ones look good and more importantly feel ok
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-aluminum-door-handles/
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> And aluminum pads for brake and clutch pedals. I think they look good especially painted.  Yes it’s decoration to a degree, but they work. Won’t wear out like the stock ones anyway!
>>>>> 
>>>>> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-brake-pedal-pads/
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alistair
>>