I drive my Pantera barefoot as well for the same reason. I read something somewhere that led me to believe that there wouldn't be an interference issue, so I decided to take a chance and order the unit. I should have it this week. I won't be able to install it until mid-summer however. I can certainly look at it, though, and I'll report in as soon as I learn anything. Perhaps we need to start a support group of some sort.
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