Shift Paddles

[Rager54]

I have stock BMW shift paddles on my CSL.... There ok but feel a bit wooden and small at times... Are there any alternative paddles that work better that anyone would recommend?

[Bounce]

I have stock BMW shift paddles on my CSL.... There ok but feel a bit wooden and small at times... Are there any alternative paddles that work better that anyone would recommend?BMW do a bigger paddle for those with small hands,or you can get carbon fibre ones which ars bigger.If you do a search there is loads on here about them.;)

[phoenixcsl]

I've got a set of the Royal F1 paddles on mine, they are much bigger than the standard ones, feels much better imho :thumbs:

[toplad]

There's a few on eBay, I have real plastic carbon fibre ones :hahaha: There fixed with one torex screw and are easy to fit, just watch the spring doesn't fly off and disappear when you remove the screw.
Mine are slightly larger which are easier to wangle when applying steering input too, a worth while upgrade for the money imo.

[Bounce]

For paddle fixing instuctions and times, pm dUncAn R.:whistle:

[Dan]

For paddle fixing instuctions and times, pm dUncAn R.:whistle:

Or you could look it up online! :bigcry: :bigcry: ;)

[Rager54]

Thanks guys much appreciated.... Just need to establish which alternative paddles to go for.....

[DuncanR]

Thanks guys much appreciated.... Just need to establish which alternative paddles to go for.....Try these fookers ...much easier to fit than the CF ones :banghead:

[DazBlackCSL]

Try these fookers ...much easier to fit than the CF ones :banghead:

Lol !!

I have some ally ones .. Same as my carbon ones

[s.mac]

where do you get the carbon ones from? and how much?

I quite liked the look of Yantos :smokin:

they could be a possibility ...

[DazBlackCSL]

where do you get the carbon ones from? and how much?

I quite liked the look of Yantos :smokin:

they could be a possibility ...

KarbonKid supplied mine, have a set of carbon and a set of brushed ally ones ..

Will do some pics later ;)

[Yanto]

where do you get the carbon ones from? and how much?

I quite liked the look of Yantos :smokin:

they could be a possibility ...

Also got mine from KK Steve - ping him a PM..

Take minutes to fit (UNlesS YouR'E A SAusaGe FiNgEREd EngINEER :hahaha::hahaha:)

[Bounce]

Also got mine from KK Steve - ping him a PM..

Take minutes to fit (UNlesS YouR'E A SAusaGe FiNgEREd EngINEER :hahaha::hahaha:):hahaha::hahaha:

[s.mac]

thanks pm'd kk:)

[alexk]

Any photos of these paddles ?

Do they have a better feel than OEM ones or not ?

[shane@mbtech]

Any photos of these paddles ?

Do they have a better feel than OEM ones or not ?

It's subjective Alex.

They have a bigger area so are more easily reached IMO. Especially full on attack.

But the standard paddle has a more ergonomic feel at the back.

Only wsy is to try, and they always fetch decent money 2nd hand. So worth a punt to see if you like them.

They look nice too!

[mick csl]

Any photos of these paddles ?

Do they have a better feel than OEM ones or not ?

He Alex,

A few months ago i bought carbon pedals (from Carbonfiber Dynamics 79euro) because i like the looks of it.
I fitted them and drove a day with them, the looks are good but the delay in them is 2mm or so before the react totally rubbish:moan:,I need a paddle reacts direct like the oem ones :supz:(I immediately fitted the oem back)

(I hope you know what i mean:-D.)

[JBird]

Surley you just need to bond a tiny square of plastic on to the peg of the carbon paddel where it makes contact with the switch. Wrapping / shimming with aluminum tape is also good as you can go in 0.1mm steps an fine tune the gap.

...2mm sounds pretty big though, are you sure the switches are seated correctly?

[Heisenburg]

Thanks guys much appreciated.... Just need to establish which alternative paddles to go for.....

If your ebay-ing, just be careful which ones you go for. I bought the aluminium ones (seemed decent) for my previous M3, and when I got round to installing, the insert tab was wrongly positioned. Ending up filing them down to fit. Then, with all my fiddling, one switch cover came loose, so had to remove the airbag :banghead:.

Once fitted they did look the part with the aluminium trim interior but felt bulky and not as solid as the OEM (probably on account of my my handy work). Personally, I would stick with OEM.

Paddy

[Chris-CSL]

On the m3Cutters website there is a site Sponsor who has just created some bespoke Paddles for the E46. Heard good reviews about them however not had a chance to purchase a set as of yet.

http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=88984

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=goo4wNi_wCc

[Mike R]

They've been raving about them on the M3 Forum as well :).