Well, I dont want to turn this into an argument about if the paddles are good or not
I personally dont care for them, to me shifting isnt shifting without a clutch. I hav e had paddles on a car before, used it a couple times to try it and never touched it again. But I think you answered my question. From what I gathered, the paddles are actually part of the steering wheel, so you probably cant just remove them.
I dont want to get rid of them because im anti shifting, I just dont like where they are, they annoy the crap out of me when im driving because thats where I like to keep my hands.