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      03-26-2016, 07:00 PM   #1
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Help!! Retrofitting m sport steering wheel with paddle shifters

Hey guys I need help and advice...I have the m sport steering wheel without paddle shifters but I'm trying to buy the steering wheel with paddle shifters..what do I have to do to get the paddle shifters to work?

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      03-26-2016, 09:59 PM   #2
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Coding. Connections should be the same.
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Hey guys I need help and advice...I have the m sport steering wheel without paddle shifters but I'm trying to buy the steering wheel with paddle shifters..what do I have to do to get the paddle shifters to work?

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Coding. Connections should be the same.
Yup. I replaced my base steering wheel with the sport wheel w/paddle shifters. I even had to do an airbag swap!!
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How did you do it? Any extra wiring since your old base wheel didn't have paddle shifters?
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Hey guys I need help and advice...I have the m sport steering wheel without paddle shifters but I'm trying to buy the steering wheel with paddle shifters..what do I have to do to get the paddle shifters to work?

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Coding. Connections should be the same.
Yup. I replaced my base steering wheel with the sport wheel w/paddle shifters. I even had to do an airbag swap!!
How did you do it ? Any extra wiring? Since you old base steering wheel didn't have paddle shifters
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Here's how he did it. Search...

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1219123
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Ok I know you cans swap wheels but my concern is the the paddle shifters since the steering wheel that came with my car don't have paddle shifters and the one I want to buy do
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Ok I know you cans swap wheels but my concern is the the paddle shifters since the steering wheel that came with my car don't have paddle shifters and the one I want to buy do
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      03-28-2016, 12:03 AM   #9
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Ok I know you cans swap wheels but my concern is the the paddle shifters since the steering wheel that came with my car don't have paddle shifters and the one I want to buy do
Did you read the thread? My base wheel had no paddles; the sport wheel does. I coded 2TB to get the sport transmission. I also had to code (check the coding forum) to get the paddles working.
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Ok I know you cans swap wheels but my concern is the the paddle shifters since the steering wheel that came with my car don't have paddle shifters and the one I want to buy do
After installing the steering wheel with the paddle shifter, you will have to get the car coded to activate the newly installed paddles. Anyone familiar with coding can do this. You might get a jerking motion in the car the very first time you get the paddles activated. It should only happen once and all should be fine afterwards.
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