Paddle Shifters

andyffer · 03-02-2008, 04:04 PM

I have a '06 325i. I was wondering if there was anyway I could buy a steering wheel with the paddle shifters and put it on mine and have them work. Key thing, having them work.

Like a plug in and play.

ctgazer · 03-02-2008, 04:11 PM

definately not a plug and play. rewiring and new hardware must be bought to retrofit the steering column.

what you said was kind of a double negative. "any way to make it work"...and "plug and play"...

Mattscott · 03-02-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ctgazer

definately not a plug and play. rewiring and new hardware must be bought to retrofit the steering column.

what you said was kind of a double negative. "any way to make it work"...and "plug and play"...

not a double negative, they are contradicting statments.

ctgazer · 03-02-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattscott

not a double negative, they are contradicting statments.

my bad..but yea what ^^ said

Mattscott · 03-02-2008, 04:27 PM

delrosa81 · 03-02-2008, 08:59 PM

Yeah this can be done fairly easy, we have some specialised workshops in SIngapore specialising in Bimmers, they have done quite a few for our local cars....right now Im waiting for the M3 Steering with Paddle Shifters to come out and I will fix it onto my E90. Also I have installed the M5 Gear Knob and the technician fixed it in a jiffy with all the lights working as well. No issues at all yeah.

e92drivver · 03-02-2008, 10:43 PM

Definitely not plug-and-play. Its not like BMW in 2005/6 when they were building your car prewired the steering column for possible future paddles.

I agree with ctgazer. Currently no wires are running to the wheel to control transmission/shifting. I'm guessing you would need to run wires from the gear selector through the dash to the steering column or some more involved mod than just a new steering wheel. The bigger question is do you feel comfortable having someone tap into your transmission? One bad move and you have a pricey mistake & voided warranty.

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Originally Posted by delrosa81

Yeah this can be done fairly easy, we have some specialised workshops in SIngapore specialising in Bimmers, they have done quite a few for our local cars....right now Im waiting for the M3 Steering with Paddle Shifters to come out and I will fix it onto my E90. Also I have installed the M5 Gear Knob and the technician fixed it in a jiffy with all the lights working as well. No issues at all yeah.

Do you plan on attaching the M3 wheel with paddles to an e90 currently with paddles? If so I can see how this may be easy. If the e90 has no paddles I dont see how this can be an easy mod by andyffer's definition of plug-and-play.

delrosa81 · 03-02-2008, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by e92drivver

Definitely not plug-and-play. Its not like BMW in 2005/6 when they were building your car prewired the steering column for possible future paddles.

I agree with ctgazer. Currently no wires are running to the wheel to control transmission/shifting. I'm guessing you would need to run wires from the gear selector through the dash to the steering column or some more involved mod than just a new steering wheel. The bigger question is do you feel comfortable having someone tap into your transmission? One bad move and you have a pricey mistake & voided warranty.

Do you plan on attaching the M3 wheel with paddles to an e90 currently with paddles? If so I can see how this may be easy. If the e90 has no paddles I dont see how this can be an easy mod by andyffer's definition of plug-and-play.

We had a few club guys in singapore with the E46 not having any paddle shifts in the first place and they had one of our local mod shops help them wire up the paddle shifts to our transmission. The first guy took quite sometime to wire it up, once his is up, the others that followed were pretty smooth sailing. I guess for E90, they have not had any experience yet. I will be the guinea pig I suppose. BTW mine does not come with Paddleshifts.

asian010 · 03-02-2008, 11:54 PM

def not plug and play, you can try it... just nothing will happen

delrosa81 · 03-03-2008, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by asian010

def not plug and play, you can try it... just nothing will happen

Yeah, there will be alot of wiring work I guess.......hopefully everything goes thru smoothly....

ModMyVi · 03-03-2008, 12:36 AM

where in singapore?

montreal_bimmer · 03-03-2008, 09:15 AM

apparently there is someone that can do it no problem in singapore... just ship your car across the pacific....

GAM3OVR85 · 03-03-2008, 09:52 PM

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apparently there is someone that can do it no problem in singapore... just ship your car across the pacific....

do u know anybody in montreal

?

GTAutoConcepts · 03-04-2008, 05:20 AM

it is possible to put paddleshifters on anysteering wheel, i saw it in one of my bimmer magazines. let me dig around to see if i can find it.

benny90 · 03-04-2008, 01:49 PM

^ some guy did it with his m steering wheel:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122287

tinka · 03-04-2008, 02:02 PM

a place called mrpaddleshift is working on it for the e90.

benny90 · 03-04-2008, 02:40 PM

I thought that website/business kicked the bucket

GAM3OVR85 · 03-04-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by benny90

^ some guy did it with his m steering wheel:
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122287

but he already had the wiring!!
Us 325/328/330 don't have these wires

. Im just going to wait for a totalled 2008 E92 model with sports package since they have paddle shifter and buy it.

tinka · 03-04-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by benny90

I thought that website/business kicked the bucket

it may of done you know,i cant seem to find it anymore.

benny90 · 03-04-2008, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MTL Bimmer

but he already had the wiring!!
Us 325/328/330 don't have these wires

. Im just going to wait for a totalled 2008 E92 model with sports package since they have paddle shifter and buy it.

Damn, there was a paddle sport steering wheel up for sale on ebay not to long ago, I wonder if the winning bidder was a member on here that has a 325/328/330 *wishful thinking*... I've seen the conversion of an e46 without wires retrofitted to work with the paddles, I'm sure it would be possible for us to do the same. I would love to see someone have at it and try to retrofit, probably end up being a huge PIA though

I'm not too knowledgeable with the wiring in a German car but someone that has some knowledge of how/what you need should definitely give it a try!

GAM3OVR85 · 03-04-2008, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by benny90

Damn, there was a paddle sport steering wheel up for sale on ebay not to long ago, I wonder if the winning bidder was a member on here that has a 325/328/330 *wishful thinking*... I've seen the conversion of an e46 without wires retrofitted to work with the paddles, I'm sure it would be possible for us to do the same. I would love to see someone have at it and try to retrofit, probably end up being a huge PIA though

I'm not too knowledgeable with the wiring in a German car but someone that has some knowledge of how/what you need should definitely give it a try!

Yeah i know about that steering wheel w/paddles.
yeah here is the e46 w/paddles http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...threadid=63211, im pretty sure he can do it for the newer models.

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