Marc Gelefsky

Thats even more disturbing then the flappy paddles in a car

TomF

They have the wrong angle for a 996 steering wheel. I had a set and held them up to my 3-spoke wheel and discovered that the Porsche wheels have a much steeper mounting angle than the MB wheels. No luck there. The MB product is a really high quality shifter, BTW.

thirteeneast

That's a shame, so perrycarrea4 where did you get your paddles ?
Linky.?

Whoever did design where the tip buttons got placed?
Needs to lose there job.

thirteeneast

Well I got bored of the stupid Porsche design and put it right too.

so made my own

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But I don't think there is a slip ring with enough connections.

gazzy

Like what you've done there Thirteeneast,where do the switches wire into and how did you fix the paddles to the wheel?

thirteeneast

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spender

So where did you get these paddles, OP? Please don't leave us in the dark here.

thirteeneast

I know I gave up! But in some ways that was good because I made my own and mine match the interior!.

Like I said I really disagree with previous opinions and reckon the Amg ones would fit.
Possibly the Audi TT paddles too ,But they are quite wide.

gazzy

Thanks for that,I'll have a look at what's available.

perrycarrera4

To mount the paddles, we had to drill holes through leather and plastic. We probed the backside where paddles would be mounted with a needle to make sure there are no structural parts in the way. Once we mounted the paddles, the steering wheel was put back in place. Figured out which Tiptronic wires were for up/down shifts, then tapped on to them. Tiptronic buttons were not disconnected and are still functioning. They can easily be disconnected at any time. Strangely, using paddles forces hands to stay on the rim. I have not touched the Tiptronic buttons accidentally since the paddles were installed, hence no reason to disconnect. There is plenty of clearance in the back between the paddles and stalks. The angle that the paddles are installed may look strange in the photo but it works beautifully with a little curvature that hooks on to the fingertip.

The entire mod took us about 45 min. Any competent mechanic should be able to do it. I would do this again if I get another 996.

If you are interested, send me a message and I'll give you more details on the paddles.

trapperdog

Wow! Very impressive mod!

gazzy

Has anybody been informed what these paddle shifters were off ? I've sent a PM but no reply and wondered if anybody had got an answer as to what the shifters were from ?

osteoman

I want to know what paddles these are as well and can't wait to hear as I want these BAD!

NZ951

So the paddle rotates around with the wheel? I dont like that solution, though ok for just a cruiser.

thirteeneast

"Did you read from the beginning of the thread"?.