LCI Paddles in Pre LCI installed

jammy78 · 05-08-2013, 04:18 PM

Hi,

I installed LCI paddles in my pre lci! They fit perfectly on the M Sport steering wheel, no gaps like with the M3 paddles!

I need to state - they need to be modified to work in pre lci motors! I believe it's done by adding a resistor to the circuit or you can buy the from a seller in the US..... not cheap at around £350

This is what the paddles should have been from the start - one up, the other down!

Well worth it, if you can make the modification yourself!

AWBimmer · 05-08-2013, 04:38 PM

Wow, looks gorj!!! Nice mod OP!!

JP.Williams · 05-08-2013, 04:54 PM

love the LCI paddles! .. did you mod these yourself then? if so how hard isit, or what needs to be done?

Josh1a1h · 05-08-2013, 04:57 PM

Looks great!!! But I do a lot of driving with one hand and love the ability to switch up and down with one hand as a daily.

Would be different for the track though.

Does look amazing! JEALOUS!

safety_james · 05-08-2013, 05:12 PM

That looks great!

I am not a fan of my push/pull ones.

Gets confusing when in the Safety Car and thats normal left/right combo and then I get in mine.. Id like to know how difficult this is.

Maaarkk · 05-08-2013, 05:21 PM

Looks like a good job, I'd love paddles!

windymissile · 05-08-2013, 06:59 PM

My car is Lci and I have push/pull ones... strange..
WM

Mr Singh · 05-09-2013, 02:04 AM

I have those on mine aswell. Came in at under £200 and being modified. Seller didn't know what he was selling! lol

philmots · 05-09-2013, 03:59 AM

I think I prefer the M3 ones like I've got, those look a bit smaller?

Are the metal or plastic?

Ste133 · 05-09-2013, 04:04 AM

That looks tidy. Very nice.

jammy78 · 05-09-2013, 04:19 AM

I was going to attempt the modification but I found these at a stupid price! There a lot of info on this site (US forums).

They are smaller than the M3 paddles but they fit perfectly on the steering wheel & are chrome, so match the gear selector! The M3 version didn't match... which is why I went for these in the end.

I think they are on E92 LCI, actually I think these are on all new models?

AlwynMike · 05-09-2013, 12:33 PM

They are late LCi 2010 onwards.

I've had both types and for most driving I prefer the earlier push/pull ones. They don't look as nice, but I prefer function over form.

Others disagree. Everyone has different ideas!

Mike

JP.Williams · 05-10-2013, 12:54 PM

so is this an easy retro fit? or quite complex?

jammy78 · 05-10-2013, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JP.Williams

so is this an easy retro fit? or quite complex?

The installation was simple enough (I had to cut the bolts as the holes in the new paddles are smaller)!

As for circuit board, you need to search this forum for the info.

JP.Williams · 05-11-2013, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jammy78

The installation was simple enough (I had to cut the bolts as the holes in the new paddles are smaller)!

As for circuit board, you need to search this forum for the info.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...8&postcount=22

Simple enough.

looks like a 5 minute job really

and im guessing you could just get the shorter screws from bmw?

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jammy78 Colonel 126 Rep 2,022 Posts Drives: F31 335D Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Windsor iTrader: (21)	LCI Paddles in Pre LCI installed Hi, I installed LCI paddles in my pre lci! They fit perfectly on the M Sport steering wheel, no gaps like with the M3 paddles! I need to state - they need to be modified to work in pre lci motors! I believe it's done by adding a resistor to the circuit or you can buy the from a seller in the US..... not cheap at around £350 This is what the paddles should have been from the start - one up, the other down! Well worth it, if you can make the modification yourself!
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AWBimmer Major General 344 Rep 6,176 Posts Drives: E92 335D Pre-LCI \| E63 M6 V10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (4)	Wow, looks gorj!!! Nice mod OP!! __________________ BMW E92 335D \| Lower Klasse IG: @that.m6
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JP.Williams Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 280 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kent - UK iTrader: (3)	love the LCI paddles! .. did you mod these yourself then? if so how hard isit, or what needs to be done?
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Josh1a1h Banned 170 Rep 3,828 Posts Drives: AzuriteBlack 335i E92 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Central North to West London iTrader: (2)	Looks great!!! But I do a lot of driving with one hand and love the ability to switch up and down with one hand as a daily. Would be different for the track though. Does look amazing! JEALOUS!
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safety_james Safety Car Driver 13 Rep 369 Posts Drives: E92 330D & E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Norfolk iTrader: (8) Garage List 2007 BMW E92 330D [0.00] 2012 BMW M3 [5.50]	That looks great! I am not a fan of my push/pull ones. Gets confusing when in the Safety Car and thats normal left/right combo and then I get in mine.. Id like to know how difficult this is. __________________ "Racing is life... everything before and after is just waiting"
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Maaarkk Captain 37 Rep 738 Posts Drives: E92/E63 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: N.Ireland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2004 E63 645CI [0.00] 2007 Bmw E92 [10.00]	Looks like a good job, I'd love paddles! __________________ BSM M Sport E92 Build Thread
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windymissile Major 67 Rep 1,431 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	My car is Lci and I have push/pull ones... strange.. WM
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Mr Singh Banned 63 Rep 773 Posts Drives: E91 330D M Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Milton Keynes iTrader: (3)	I have those on mine aswell. Came in at under £200 and being modified. Seller didn't know what he was selling! lol
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philmots Lieutenant 103 Rep 511 Posts Drives: M340i Touring LCI Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	I think I prefer the M3 ones like I've got, those look a bit smaller? Are the metal or plastic?
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Ste133 Lieutenant 21 Rep 591 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SW London iTrader: (5)	That looks tidy. Very nice.
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jammy78 Colonel 126 Rep 2,022 Posts Drives: F31 335D Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Windsor iTrader: (21)	I was going to attempt the modification but I found these at a stupid price! There a lot of info on this site (US forums). They are smaller than the M3 paddles but they fit perfectly on the steering wheel & are chrome, so match the gear selector! The M3 version didn't match... which is why I went for these in the end. I think they are on E92 LCI, actually I think these are on all new models?
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AlwynMike Lieutenant Colonel 337 Rep 1,661 Posts Drives: F36 440i GC. Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lincolnshire Flatlands iTrader: (1)	They are late LCi 2010 onwards. I've had both types and for most driving I prefer the earlier push/pull ones. They don't look as nice, but I prefer function over form. Others disagree. Everyone has different ideas! Mike
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JP.Williams Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 280 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Kent - UK iTrader: (3)	so is this an easy retro fit? or quite complex?
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