Pedal Enhancement Extenders

I bought these for our 2014 Honda Odyssey Elite Van. We used to have a 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring Van and the pedals on that could be made to move closer to the driver with the push of a button. I mistakenly thought that the 2014 would have the same feature and bought the van without having my wife sit in it to test it out, since it is primarily her vehicle. As a result, when she drove the 2014, her feet were dangling to the point of being uncomfortable for her to drive longer than 20-30 minutes at a time. So, with that being said, that’s why I eventually purchased these pedal extenders for our van and for my Vertically Challenged Wife (She’s 4’ 7 ½” tall) After quite a bit of researching using Amazon and Google, I finally settled on these as the solution to our problem. Installation for a 5’11” 299lb male was not easy. I moved the driver’s side seat as far back as it would go and then had to wedge myself in under the steering wheel to mount the pedal extenders. The first lesson I would pass on to anyone who purchases these is that despite the order of operations that the manual tells you how to install these pedals, IGNORE them and install the gas side First. The manual will tell you to install the brake first, but that means that when you install the gas pedal, your new brake pedal is in your way and makes it that much more difficult to install the new gas pedal. So, install the gas pedal First to avoid that issue. Aside from that, installation is a bit painful (figuratively and literally for me). However, that’s largely because I’m not a small person myself and getting in there wasn’t easy. It took me about 2 hours to finally get it all installed, tested by the wife by having her drive around the block, adjusted once and then having her drive it again to approve of the install, before I was finally done. Yes, I took my time, but I had to because of the way you attached the new pedals to the old pedals. Once installation was completed, my wife took the van for a drive to a friend’s house that took approximately 90 minutes each way. She reported that the new pedals worked and that she was pretty happy with them. However, she still wanted me to adjust them one more time. I have yet to get around to doing it, because quite frankly, I’m not looking forward to wedging myself back in there again to make the adjustments to the pedals. The problem is that they are still too high and my wife would prefer them to be lower. This can be done, I believe, it’s just not an easy thing to do to adjust them, which is why I’ve been slow to do it. With that being said, my wife did take the van on a trip with our kids and drove approximately 8 hours a day for 4 days straight and was pleased with the new pedal extenders, nonetheless. Okay, great. What about the 5’11” guy who occasionally has to drive the van, too, with the pedal extenders? Yeah, about that . . . It sucks. When I drive her van now, my foot is at a weird angle and I find myself trying to use Cruise Control as much as I possibly can on the freeways to avoid foot fatigue for myself. Recently we drove to Los Angeles from San Diego and I used Cruise Control whenever possible so that my foot could rest. It was NOT a pleasant experience. Now, it’s possible that once I adjust the pedals again for her, that it will have a positive side effect for me, too. We’ll see. If that is the case, I will update my review accordingly. In the meantime, I would give this product 3/5 stars. That rating is based largely on the difficulty I experienced installing the pedals and the difficulty I had/will have with making adjustments to the pedal extenders. I wish they came with some sort of “quick release” feature so that when I’m driving the van, I can remove them easily/quickly and then put them back again when it’s her turn to drive the van and needs them put back on. Instead, we’re stuck with using an Allen Wrench in a tight, confined space and it’s tough to get to the appropriate bolts to loosen/tighten them as needed. This is partly a function of the design of the van, which I understand. However, the designers of these pedal extenders didn’t do us any favors when they designed these for installation and adjustments. However, these pedal extenders do what they are supposed to do, despite the difficulty with installation. So, in that regard, they are functional and useful and I’m thankful for the product be available, because it solves the problem my wife was having with reaching the pedals as they came with the van from the factory. So just keep all that in mind when you purchase these (if you purchase these). Installation can be difficult, but the product Does Work . . . once it is installed.