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07-28-2015, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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DCT Paddle Swap (Not Automatic/Steptronic)
I am posting this thread to see if anyone has had any success changing paddles to an aluminun, m3, or m6 paddle. I want a more aggressive looking paddle but I have searched and searched and nobody has accomplished it. When I search it pulls up steptronic paddle swaps with m3's. I do remember reading one guy who had done it but it was quite some time ago and can not find it. Please let me know what you guys know/find. Any help is appreciated.
I am looking for a paddle swap for the DCT Transmission NOT automatic/steptronic. Last edited by tglazed; 07-28-2015 at 11:28 PM.. |
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For replacing the steptronic paddles with the M3 paddles you would:
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08-09-2015, 08:01 PM | #6 |
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If someone made some you could. The ones for an e92 m3 have different resistors or something along those lines that make them not functional for the 135i DCT and z4 DCT
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08-09-2015, 08:50 PM | #8 |
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Ya, the market must not be large enough for them. You would think they would be seeing that the 335is, z4, and 135 all can have the DCT. I read somewhere that someone retrofitted some to his car but it required doing a little work with the internals of the paddles. I am not sure exactly what he did and am unable to find the thread.
I would love some like this---> http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8049/8...156ee35e_b.jpg |
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We have an E93 M3, that we were going to upgrade the shifters and put the M3 ones in the 135i. It seems that doesn't work either. |
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08-25-2015, 11:06 AM | #10 |
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Some guy did it in Switzerland. He's on the 1addicts page on Facebook and he found the correct resistors. Let me try to find him again.
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All you want to do is change the physical paddle but not the mechanism am I correct?
If so, I think there's a video on how to do this on YouTube. Unless of course, it's ONLY for the M3 DCT paddles.
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You could always try something like this
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I just picked up the resistors now I am trying to find some M3 paddles to use. |
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In theory all you would need to do is disassemble your stock paddles, and replace the actual paddle with the new one. I would assume some adjustments would be needed for it to work correctly but this may be the most simple route rather than rewiring.
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09-01-2015, 10:43 AM | #22 |
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Yes you could easily just de-solder your resistors and plug them into the M3's. But the specs for the resistors are as follows;
1.18K 4.99k 6.2K 348E There will be different sizes, you will need 1206. I will try to upload pics later on how it goes. This is all thanks to Christian in Switzerland, I wish I had his Screen name but I don't. |
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