Question about adding paddle shifters to a steering wheel without them.

kadify · 10-19-2015, 11:34 AM

So I've done some searching for this but haven't been able to find anything super conclusive.

I found a steering wheel I really like for sale online without paddle shifters and contacted the seller. They said that it would not be an option to ever add paddles because the steering wheel neither has the slot for them, nor the bolts necessary to mount them to the wheel. My question is if my car already has paddles, and also the panel on the back of the wheel with the precut slots for them to attach to, could I not just take the paddles and the back from my current sportline wheel and transfer that to the new wheel without paddles before installing? Or is there truly not a spot for the paddles to bolt onto if the steering wheel doesn't already have them configured for them?

This is the wheel btw:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-F20-F21-...4AAOSwZd1Vcw7t

Sorry if there is a post about this already. I looked and only saw posts of people adding entire steering wheels to their car with paddles and the subsequent coding but since I already have them and just want to add the paddles to a preexisting wheel thought it might be different.

rking117 · 10-19-2015, 12:10 PM

i was under the impression that the wheel had to fit the paddles so the slots and mounting points needed to be there.

kadify · 10-19-2015, 06:38 PM

So... you're saying you'd assume all steering wheels no matter how they are packaged would have the appropriate places to bolt in the paddles?

kadify · 10-20-2015, 05:24 PM

Bump

ynguldyn · 10-20-2015, 06:02 PM

Steering wheels for paddles and no paddles are different. This one clearly is of the latter type.

Take a pass, keep looking.

kadify · 10-20-2015, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ynguldyn

Steering wheels for paddles and no paddles are different. This one clearly is of the latter type.

Take a pass, keep looking.

Awe dang

Alright thanks for letting me know.

10-19-2015, 11:34 AM	#1
kadify Lieutenant 169 Rep 524 Posts Drives: 428i xDrive GC Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Question about adding paddle shifters to a steering wheel without them. So I've done some searching for this but haven't been able to find anything super conclusive. I found a steering wheel I really like for sale online without paddle shifters and contacted the seller. They said that it would not be an option to ever add paddles because the steering wheel neither has the slot for them, nor the bolts necessary to mount them to the wheel. My question is if my car already has paddles, and also the panel on the back of the wheel with the precut slots for them to attach to, could I not just take the paddles and the back from my current sportline wheel and transfer that to the new wheel without paddles before installing? Or is there truly not a spot for the paddles to bolt onto if the steering wheel doesn't already have them configured for them? This is the wheel btw: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-F20-F21-...4AAOSwZd1Vcw7t Sorry if there is a post about this already. I looked and only saw posts of people adding entire steering wheels to their car with paddles and the subsequent coding but since I already have them and just want to add the paddles to a preexisting wheel thought it might be different.
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10-19-2015, 12:10 PM	#2
rking117 Lieutenant Colonel 118 Rep 1,668 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0i & 320i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	i was under the impression that the wheel had to fit the paddles so the slots and mounting points needed to be there. __________________ Enjoying an E89 Z4, F30 320i and Fiat Abarth // E85 Z4 (sold), E82 128i (sold), Fiat Pop 500 (sold)
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10-19-2015, 06:38 PM	#3
kadify Lieutenant 169 Rep 524 Posts Drives: 428i xDrive GC Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	So... you're saying you'd assume all steering wheels no matter how they are packaged would have the appropriate places to bolt in the paddles?
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10-20-2015, 05:24 PM	#4
kadify Lieutenant 169 Rep 524 Posts Drives: 428i xDrive GC Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Bump
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10-20-2015, 06:02 PM	#5
ynguldyn Brigadier General 7635 Rep 3,440 Posts Drives: battery powered tv on wheels Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	Steering wheels for paddles and no paddles are different. This one clearly is of the latter type. Take a pass, keep looking.
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