nfromnc Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Greetings all. I am a 2012 SEL owner and was looking to upgrade to a newer Fusion. Today I test drove a 2017 Titanium. I love the car with the exception of the dead pedal. I like to stretch out, and I found it quite uncomfortable, like I have nowhere to put my left foot. I can't drive very long with my knee bent. My 2012 has plenty of room, but it felt cramped in the 2017. It seems like most of the newer model Fords have this same foot rest. Does anyone know if the foot rest can be removed? Or is the floor pan immediately underneath? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liampato Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I have the same problem. Wonder if you have found a solution? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hi gang. It is not a separate part that can be removed. It is part of the structure of the floor/floorpan of the vehicle. Good luck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liampato Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) Thank you for your response. What exactly is "floorpan"? Do you mean the carpet? I'm willing to cut off the "bump". I thought there would be a plastic piece(footrest) screwed to the floor under the carpet... Edited January 25, 2021 by Liampato 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Liampato said: Thank you for your response. What exactly is "floorpan"? Do you mean the carpet? I'm willing to cut off the "bump". I thought there would be a plastic piece(footrest) screwed to the floor under the carpet... Floorpan is the metal floor. He’s saying it’s part of the metal stamping as opposed to an added piece. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Liampato said: Thank you for your response. What exactly is "floorpan"? Do you mean the carpet? I'm willing to cut off the "bump". I thought there would be a plastic piece(footrest) screwed to the floor under the carpet... 1 hour ago, akirby said: Floorpan is the metal floor. He’s saying it’s part of the metal stamping as opposed to an added piece. Hi Liampato. What akirby stated. It is not a plastic piece (or other material) that can be removed. Short story: To get rid of it, you would need to remove the carpet, hack out the existing part of the floorpan sheet metal and weld in a new, flat piece of sheet metal. Obviously, that would not be recommended. So your far simpler option is to do what all of us do, and stretch out your leg and foot just to the right of it. Good luck. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 3 hours ago, bbf2530 said: So your far simpler option is to do what all of us do, and stretch out your leg and foot just to the right of it. Good luck. ?Indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratepress Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Ford sure seems to love dead pedals. I can remember buying a brand new 2006 Freestyle and was surprised that it had a dead pedal. Conversely, I've had far sportier cars that weren't equipped with dead pedals! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe1 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 If you pull the carpet up where the foot rest is there's a piece of foam that you can remove to make it about a inch and a half shorter. Pretty easy to do, it's all trim and clips to take apart 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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