OEM BMW E92 M3 Flat Bottom Alcantara Steering Wheel on DCT 135i

[finkletinkle]

Just had to flex one time. Shoutout to Yeineken for the information. F8x dct paddles, on the oem bmw e92 m3 flat bottom alacantara steering wheel, in a 2013 dct 135i

[PopsnBurbles]

Ooooh! I want this wheel (because it's really pretty) or the one with the electronic display (simply for the novelty). Very nice!

I have a question: do the stock 135i DCT paddles work? Will I need E9X/F8X paddles?

[Gangplank]

Originally Posted by finkletinkle

Just had to flex one time. Shoutout to Yeineken for the information. F8x dct paddles, on the oem bmw e92 m3 flat bottom alacantara steering wheel, in a 2013 dct 135i

Fixed it for ya...

[katsooba]

Originally Posted by PopsnBurbles

Ooooh! I want this wheel (because it's really pretty) or the one with the electronic display (simply for the novelty). Very nice!

I have a question: do the stock 135i DCT paddles work? Will I need E9X/F8X paddles?

i have the E92 steering wheel with the E82 stock paddles, but now i want the F8x paddles! haha

[dtla1]

Originally Posted by katsooba

i have the E92 steering wheel with the E82 stock paddles, but now i want the F8x paddles! haha

Personally, I bought the NRW 3D printed kit to run the other paddles, they're too big, and kinda too ricey(?) for me.

[finkletinkle]

Originally Posted by PopsnBurbles

Ooooh! I want this wheel (because it's really pretty) or the one with the electronic display (simply for the novelty). Very nice!

I have a question: do the stock 135i DCT paddles work? Will I need E9X/F8X paddles?

Yes, the stock e82 paddles will work, but I didn't want to reuse them as they were beginning to show they're age with the paint cracking. I also wanted new paddles because I got the steering wheel brand new as well so I wanted it to match. I also love the modern feel that the f8x paddles bring to the e82.

[finkletinkle]

Originally Posted by dtla1

Personally, I bought the NRW 3D printed kit to run the other paddles, they're too big, and kinda too ricey(?) for me.

Exactly why I opted to retrofit the f8x paddles. I agree that the nrw kit is too ricey for my liking.

[finkletinkle]

Thank you! Not quite sure why it posted in landscape when I took the picture in portrait lol.

[finkletinkle]

Originally Posted by katsooba

i have the E92 steering wheel with the E82 stock paddles, but now i want the F8x paddles! haha

The f8x paddle swap isn't really that hard. It took a friend and myself about around an hour to do the entire steering wheel/paddle swap. Given we both have some basic mechanical knowledge, and did the research necessary prior to getting into it, it was fairly easy.