Hi All,
There are a few threads on this but not a complete 'how to', most information seems to be a bit spread out so here goes!
What I started with on my turbo:
Parts needed:
Manual Porsche 996 steering wheel (if you want to get rid of the tiptronic switches)
AMG C63 paddle switches: A171 267 00 46 I got them from Inchcape Mercedes for £122 delivered
I found this to be the best way to eat into the steering wheel foam to fit the paddles, I then made a template using clear plastic to transfer the same shape to the other side, the last thing I wanted was for the paddles to be non symmetrical!
Here are the internals of the old tiptronic wheel, the connector at the top is for the tiptronic switches.
The switches just connect to the steering wheel ground when pressed. Brown/red for down shift and yellow/brown for up shift.
New switches soldered to the old connector to make it plug and play into the clock spring.
The paddles have a blind hole on the back to attach them to the wheel. I found I could make a thread using some M4 button head screws. The short plate pulls the switch snuggly up to the outer surface of the wheel, the nut you see helps push out the foam to make a good fit to the slightly curved profile of the paddle.
The manual wheel modified and ready to go in the car.
Plenty of clearance and a good fit, the silver matches the other painted details in the cabin perfectly.
All done, just like Porsche should have done in the first place!
I've only driven locally a few miles but this will transform enthusiastic driving. I always find that it defaults to 'old man' mode when you get stuck behind a slow car and when there's eventually a gap the car seems sluggish to drop down, this will obviously fix that and I think I will drive in manual mode a LOT more now!
It was only few hours work and all in cost me under £220. I hope this gives some others the confidence to have a go themselves!
Rich
There are a few threads on this but not a complete 'how to', most information seems to be a bit spread out so here goes!
What I started with on my turbo:
Parts needed:
Manual Porsche 996 steering wheel (if you want to get rid of the tiptronic switches)
AMG C63 paddle switches: A171 267 00 46 I got them from Inchcape Mercedes for £122 delivered
I found this to be the best way to eat into the steering wheel foam to fit the paddles, I then made a template using clear plastic to transfer the same shape to the other side, the last thing I wanted was for the paddles to be non symmetrical!
Here are the internals of the old tiptronic wheel, the connector at the top is for the tiptronic switches.
The switches just connect to the steering wheel ground when pressed. Brown/red for down shift and yellow/brown for up shift.
New switches soldered to the old connector to make it plug and play into the clock spring.
The paddles have a blind hole on the back to attach them to the wheel. I found I could make a thread using some M4 button head screws. The short plate pulls the switch snuggly up to the outer surface of the wheel, the nut you see helps push out the foam to make a good fit to the slightly curved profile of the paddle.
The manual wheel modified and ready to go in the car.
Plenty of clearance and a good fit, the silver matches the other painted details in the cabin perfectly.
All done, just like Porsche should have done in the first place!
I've only driven locally a few miles but this will transform enthusiastic driving. I always find that it defaults to 'old man' mode when you get stuck behind a slow car and when there's eventually a gap the car seems sluggish to drop down, this will obviously fix that and I think I will drive in manual mode a LOT more now!
It was only few hours work and all in cost me under £220. I hope this gives some others the confidence to have a go themselves!
Rich