swapping paddles :P

[bluephobic(1)]

Alright I have looked through the forums with little luck on this does anyone know if I can swap DCT paddles onto my 2009 Steptronic steering wheel,
I hate the way the plastic paddles feel and not particularly fond of the up and down on both sides I would rather have the up on one side down on the other, and Metal paddles

any insight into this would be greatly appreciated
I contacted Burger tuning b/c they sell the harness and they told me the paddles will just mate up I wanted everyones imput on this b4 i order a set of new paddles from BMW NA thanks :P

Oh and I have the wheel with the M logo and thicker rim

Thanks

[JHOOPS2]

Subscribing out of my own personal curiosity.

-Jeff

[bluephobic(1)]

Almost 50 views and no advice...guess no one else has an issue with those paddles ??

[e85sbm]

I agree the paddles aren't the best, but I have learned to cope with them.

I am interested to know if they can be switched out for the + and - paddles from the DCT and if it is easy to do at a reasonable cost

[fatjoez]

funny cause the other day i was thinking how cool it is to have both sides having up/down

[bluephobic(1)]

the up n down thing doesn't bother me near as much as them being plastic, I mean chevy's have plastic shift paddles :P just saying guess im going to have to step up to a 2011 for the DCT I just Love my N54 so much.....

[Sal@AUTOcouture]

The mounts on the DCT paddles are different than those of the steptronic ones. Gonna need to go with an M3 steering wheel or 2011+ sport wheel

[bluephobic(1)]

well thank Sal for some useful information I will be researching this more in depth when I get back to the states I spoke to burger tuning and they told me that the DCT paddles would just bolt up, I suspect it's not that easy though.....can march be here yet???

[Sal@AUTOcouture]

Originally Posted by bluephobic(1)

well thank Sal for some useful information I will be researching this more in depth when I get back to the states I spoke to burger tuning and they told me that the DCT paddles would just bolt up, I suspect it's not that easy though.....can march be here yet???

Maybe the non-M ones do? I gotta look into this because if they do I'll be getting a pair

[Fone Phreak]

someone on e90 post did this conversion... like sal said, it was a m3 wheel swap.

[bluephobic(1)]

Hmm I think im going to buy a new 2011 wheel with the DCT paddles take it all apart and try to connect it to mine just to see if I can find a cheaper alternative sorta be the test mule myself going call BMW NA Tuesday see what the wheel will cost....

[Sal@AUTOcouture]

Originally Posted by bluephobic(1)

Hmm I think im going to buy a new 2011 wheel with the DCT paddles take it all apart and try to connect it to mine just to see if I can find a cheaper alternative sorta be the test mule myself going call BMW NA Tuesday see what the wheel will cost....

would probably just be easier to buy 1 DCT paddle

[bluephobic(1)]

Yes probably im just curious for the sake of tinkering what I could do with it. going to start this as soon as I get back stateside in march..

[PositvPresur]

There's a post here somewhere that shows how to rewire the existing paddles to make one upshift only and one downshift only. If I remember right, it seemed pretty straight forward wiring. Just switching a few wires around.

[timhatimay]

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462

Remembered seeing this while browsing the tischer site. Its listed under the 3 series category, but I would assume its the same for the 135i. I've seen retrofits on e90post as well, so they've got to be there.

Not sure why I'm so curious, I drive a manual (and like it!).

Tim