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    5 speed swap in an airbag car. Do I need pedals from an airbag car?

    Just what the title says. I got a full 5 speed swap from a Pull-A-Part. The only hang up is the pedal assembly. I haven't pulled mine out yet, but I've heard there's differences between the airbag pedals and non-airbag pedals. The car I pulled everything off of was a non-airbag car, but I don't know if it was even original. The car was an '89 and the trans was an early trans, and the reverse light harness was butchered, so I don't if the car was an auto to 5 speed swap itself, or they just put an early trans in it when theirs died. What does the pedal I need look like?

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    I took the pedals from the non air bag bracket and put them on the airbag bracket, get ready cause its a pain in the ass to get the bolts off the upper arm of the airbag bracket


    Originally posted by LowR3V'in
    It's in the name e30tech not e30offtopic

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      #3
      Leave your airbag pedal bracket intact and change out the pedals themselves.

      I did this on my old 1990 sedan and although you can't run a clutch pedal spring it felt 100% perfect and OEM.
      BimmerHeads
      Classic BMW Specialists
      Santa Clarita, CA

      www.BimmerHeads.com

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        #4
        Nice! Two more questions. Where does the the clutch pedal switch for the cruise control mount? On the pedal cluster I got I don't see anywhere for it to mount. Also I'm missing the bolt (or pin?) where the pedal connects to the clutch master cyl., and I noticed that the holes are not the same size. What do I need to connect them?

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          #5
          OK, I found a diagram and ordered the correct bolt for connecting the pedal to the clutch master, and I found the bracket for the clutch pedal switch, but it wasn't in the same diagram as the pedals, so I have no idea where it bolts up. Anyone have any pictures or anything?

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