# Pedal extenders

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 16, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213 "2009-04-16T01:57:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![genovese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e56c9b/32.png) [@genovese](https://community.cartalk.com/u/genovese)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213/1 "2009-04-16T01:57:13Z")

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I’m hunting for pedal extenders but not the kind that you bolt on. I want ones that go over the pedal & extend it about 1 inch or so. Tried google & found the ones that go over the pedal (they really replace the pedal) BUT it’s for GM cars only. I have a 98 PASSAT. Any suggestions where I can find this item? Called VW dealer & they didn’t carry it nor did the local auto parts store. I live in Portland, OR. BJ Genovese

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213/2 "2009-04-16T02:15:23Z")

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Have you tried companies that equip vehicles for those who are physically challenged?

Tester

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**Author:** ![genovese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e56c9b/32.png) [@genovese](https://community.cartalk.com/u/genovese)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213/3 "2009-04-16T13:15:13Z")

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Yes, I have. Those companies sell the bolt on model. Which from an engineering POV seem unsafe.

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**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213/4 "2009-04-16T14:19:33Z")

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Are there pedal extenders which you believe will hold more securely than bolt-on models? If so, how are they fastened?

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pedal-extenders/29213/5 "2009-04-16T14:53:27Z")

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Try… [cartalk.com](http://cartalk.com) 😉 These guys are full of it ( useful information ) 🙂

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At the top of this page, select “actual car information”.

scroll down to “special needs zone”. ( 3 from the bottom )

select “questions & answers ; short, tall, and large drivers” and check some of those product links under ‘tips for the vertically challenged’.