AAARGH Pedal Box!

[Cupra Kid]

Well after 115,000 miles its done what was inevitable and fractured. My local VW specialist wants £300 to replace it, this includes the price of the pedal box and other parts, five hours labour and VAT.

While this seems like a reasonable price for the job described to me, i would'nt mind getting it done cheaper. What prices have other people had and does anyone know of anywhere localish to Chesterfield that could do it cheaper?

Cheers

 

[andyj]

Drill and bolt it yourself.... not too difficult I don't think....

Have a look in the Mk2 Ibiza bit, I think there are a few threads in there detailing it

 

[Cordoba Cruiser]

my cordy cracked the pedal box and I just removed it and welded it up, no problems since.

put on a new cable at the same time as these can become tight and put too much strain on pedal box.

 

[Brummy]

easy enough job to 'drill /bolt' it ....

 

[CraigW]

Try drilling and bolting it first, thats what ive done with mine. I got the clutch cable changed on thursday and the clutch pedal is so light and much less of an effort to move.

When mine broke the second time i enquired about the clutch cable causing the break i was told that it wouldnt be that. Took it to a different garage and changed the cable (same garage that fitted my lowering kit) and was told there should be no problems now with it.

I got a quote from them for fitting a new pedal box £380, 8 1/2 hour job. Remember that isnt a dealer so they wont have had that much experience of it. They had done one or two but not the same number i dealer would have!!

 

[Suze]

get it welded if u can a new one will just break again

 

[Kai_1600]

the general consensus with the Mk2 ibizas seems to be to drill/bolt it,

A number of the ones that have been welded have gone again, as with those that have had the part replaced with a new one.

 

[CraigW]

the general consensus with the Mk2 ibizas seems to be to drill/bolt it,

A number of the ones that have been welded have gone again, as with those that have had the part replaced with a new one.

That is true, i had mine welded 3 times n it still wouldnt hold together. It is now drilled and bolted together and its fine now, Especially with the new clutch cable on it!!

 

[Cupra Kid]

WOOHOO welded back together with enough weld for it to take a huge pounding before it will go again, had the cable replaced a few months back so now they are both at 100% they should be good for another 115,000 miles.

Oh the price, £15 all in but gave him a 20 for doing a good job. If anyone in the Chesterfield area needs welding i can recomend PB Welding