Hi All,
It seems that for a long time 997 owners with Tiptronic have wanted to convert their steering wheels to paddle shift. I too am one of those owners, so I decided to have a look to see if it was possible. There are a multitude of threads on different forums, but no one seems to have a proper answer to the is it possible question.
I have some experience with electronics and know one end of a soldering iron from the other so I thought how hard can it be. I managed to get a cheap wheel off eBay (didn't fancy hacking mine up to find out that its no possible) and a set of AMG paddles too. well, I've had a go and the good news is that it is possible, not expensive and wont require any reprogramming.
So far I've only tested the paddles with a Tiptronic wiring loom, but will be testing a multifunction wiring loom in the next few day. All you need to do is solder the two wires on the paddles onto the wiring loom, its as easy as that - well apart from cutting a hole in the back of your steering wheel. If you use the AMG paddles, you'll need to cut a rectangular hole in the back of the wheel down to the alloy frame. Once this is done you'll need to drill two holes in the alloy frame. One for the cable and another for the retaining bolt.
you have a connector on each Tiptronic switch, this is where you need to connect the wires from the paddle too.
Tiptronic Wiring
For the UP paddle (Right hand side)
A8 - White (tip control)
A7 - Black (Earth)
For the Down paddle (Left hand side)
A8 - Red (Tip Control)
A7 - Black (Earth)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-AMG-aluminium-performance-paddle-shift-NEW-left-right-/251789381152?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a9fd10e20
I'm happy to answer any questions on the mod. I'll post more pictures once I've wired things up and got the wheel on the car. I may even post a vid on youtube to prove it works.
happy tinkering[
]
shaun
It seems that for a long time 997 owners with Tiptronic have wanted to convert their steering wheels to paddle shift. I too am one of those owners, so I decided to have a look to see if it was possible. There are a multitude of threads on different forums, but no one seems to have a proper answer to the is it possible question.
I have some experience with electronics and know one end of a soldering iron from the other so I thought how hard can it be. I managed to get a cheap wheel off eBay (didn't fancy hacking mine up to find out that its no possible) and a set of AMG paddles too. well, I've had a go and the good news is that it is possible, not expensive and wont require any reprogramming.
So far I've only tested the paddles with a Tiptronic wiring loom, but will be testing a multifunction wiring loom in the next few day. All you need to do is solder the two wires on the paddles onto the wiring loom, its as easy as that - well apart from cutting a hole in the back of your steering wheel. If you use the AMG paddles, you'll need to cut a rectangular hole in the back of the wheel down to the alloy frame. Once this is done you'll need to drill two holes in the alloy frame. One for the cable and another for the retaining bolt.
you have a connector on each Tiptronic switch, this is where you need to connect the wires from the paddle too.
Tiptronic Wiring
For the UP paddle (Right hand side)
A8 - White (tip control)
A7 - Black (Earth)
For the Down paddle (Left hand side)
A8 - Red (Tip Control)
A7 - Black (Earth)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Original-AMG-aluminium-performance-paddle-shift-NEW-left-right-/251789381152?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a9fd10e20
I'm happy to answer any questions on the mod. I'll post more pictures once I've wired things up and got the wheel on the car. I may even post a vid on youtube to prove it works.
happy tinkering[
]shaun
