R33 Drivers Side "leg Pad-Thingys?"

[frowgli]

hi guys, its my 1st post so sorry if this looks a lil rough around the edges...

Over the weekend i just became the proud owner of a very straight and tidy manual '95 R33 gts25t series II SEDAN with next to no mods apart from an apexi filter, 3" cat back zorst, and coilovers on 18's. bought it for 10G's which i know is a bit pricey i spoze but the fact that it has only done a tad over 60,000 on the clock made me justfiy the spend...

but wihout digressing too much, i noticed only today that in the drivers area are these 2 "LEG PAD thingys" that the outside of my knees are always resting on...1 is on the drivers door located just above the speaker, and the other is bolted to the center console at about the same height as the head-deck...

i have seen a few R33's (mainly coupes) but none of them have had these... so i guess my question is-what are they, and what is their use? im not a small guy by any measure so theyre sorta annoying as i feel a bit squashed-ive pulled one of them off to see if they were stuck there by someone other than the factory but sure enough, when i looked @ the back they had nissan stamped all over them. i rang the guy i bought it off and he said he had no idea but he did state that when he brought it over from japan, the car cost him a little extra compared to other R33's because apparently it had nearly every extra factory mod that was available for this model...from ABS brakes to a FLARE GUN (no bull-it sits under the glove box still)-maybe those were just an added accessory?-dunno-thoughts anyone?

ill post some pics ASAP as im @ work at the moment and will get around to it the moment i get home...

cheers peeps...

PS: looking for West Aussie skyline sedan owners to hook up with, as everywhere i look so far is 2door 2dr 2d......-cheers.

[frowgli]

heres some pics so you get an idea...

also added 1 of the flare gun for the more sceptical-

[Lum]

It's not a flare gun, it's just a road flare, pretty sure it's a legal requirement to carry one in Japan.

Not sure about Australia, but when they're imported into the UK, Customs are supposed to remove them when they inspect the car.

No idea about the leg pad thingies. I'd imagine they're just to rest your knee on, but were designed for tiny Japanese salaryman rather than a hulking great Australian.

[Kris..]

knee pads arent available anymore from Nissan ive already checked, just keep an eye out on yahoo auctions

as for the flare just go to any Jap wreckers and get one out of a car, ive got about 10 at home

[BlackR32]

The leg pads are a factory option, they have been around since the R32 and are available for all skyline models from there on in and I believe stageas as well.

I have them in my R33 GTR too... I didn't likethgem at first but got used to them...

[frowgli]

The leg pads are a factory option, they have been around since the R32 and are available for all skyline models from there on in and I believe stageas as well.

I have them in my R33 GTR too... I didn't likethgem at first but got used to them...

as you can see ive got the left leg one off no problem but i cant see any screw holes for the right leg, have you attempted taking this one off yourself?-it looks like it might be stuck there with just an adhesive so im not sure if i want to just rip it off fearing it might take some of the panel with it-i cant see myself getting used to it any time soon so would like to get it off...im hoping it has reverse screws that i can see if i take the whole door panel off otherwise-RIIIIIPPPPPP!!!

[Kris..]

ill buy it off you if u wana sell it

[Got a Pulsar]

Ha ha. You learn something new everyday!!

I've got an R33 4 door with those clips under the dash. Thought it must be for a fire ext or torch. Flares??

Far out ! That's cool. How much to buy one??

Never seen those pad dealies either. Crazy Little People.

[Jeremy93]

My liner hasn't got them.

I always end up half crossing my legs whilst driving. (unsafe?)

Where in perth are you located mate? I also own a hated 4 door.