08-11-2012, 11:11 PM | #1 |
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Paddle Shifters
Hey guys,
I'm a new BMW 328i owner. I totally forgot to ask the dealer about the paddle Shifters. I still want them but i don't want to ask the dealer for it. I want to add them myself. I got the luxury line and executive line. Is the configuration is already in the steering wheel or ? I thought it would be cool if i could just buy them separately and add them just like that. Or its more complicated than this and need wire and everything?? thanks a lot guys PROUD NEW OWNER OF MY ALPINE WHITE 328I 2012 |
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08-11-2012, 11:34 PM | #2 |
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Yeah, it's really easy to add them. You can get a kit from Turner Motorsports for like $75 and it includes the plastic shifters and all. Then you just screw them into the spaces alongside the steering wheel, there should be some holes about 1/2 inch on each side.
Then you need to go into the idrive system and turn on paddle shifting, which is somewhere in the menu but I forget where... Nothing about BMW's allow you to "just buy them separately and add them just like that." Just to add an ipod adapter is like $700 installed from the stealership, and that's just running a few wires from a pre-made kit. So, no, you cannot just add paddle shifters. |
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