Auto to paddle shifters.... possible?
05-27-2008, 08:05 AM
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Just like the title states - even though I'm pretty sure it's not I thought I'd ask. Can we take an automatic and switch steering wheels out for an 08 wheel w/ paddle shifters and have any function with them? Would be a sweet mod if so......
05-27-2008, 08:17 AM
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My Ride: BMW 530d titansilver, manual transmission
BMW 535d titansilver, automatic + AMG shift Paddles
Again I'm gonna fill the forum with uncertain answers.......BUT...... it depends on the car....It worked for the pre-LCI models (had someone fron another forum do it, with the "old" automatic and the M5 wheel with paddles) and it worked.
I don't know if the new transmission is any different (not the sport automatic, just the normal automatic), but as I said, it certainly works with the M5 wheel, I don't know if you can use the Facelift wheel with the 2-way paddles on each side....
If you hold on, I may find the link to the guy's garage somewhere but I can't promise...
I don't know if the new transmission is any different (not the sport automatic, just the normal automatic), but as I said, it certainly works with the M5 wheel, I don't know if you can use the Facelift wheel with the 2-way paddles on each side....
If you hold on, I may find the link to the guy's garage somewhere but I can't promise...
05-27-2008, 08:28 AM
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My Ride: BMW 530d titansilver, manual transmission
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Hold on, I'm still searching for that damn online garage 
It's a 2004 or 2005 530i with the automatic tranny that's quite modded (in a good way) and he made this conversion......I don't know more by heart, have to find him first......
It's a 2004 or 2005 530i with the automatic tranny that's quite modded (in a good way) and he made this conversion......I don't know more by heart, have to find him first......
05-27-2008, 08:33 AM
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Yup! 
I upgraded to SMG Sport steering wheel w/ paddle shifter and uses member my530i kit to interface w/ the Steptronic auto.
Depending on your car built date if after Sep. 2005 you maybe able to use '08 steering wheel 'cuz sinced then the back of the steering wheel has different design.
I upgraded to SMG Sport steering wheel w/ paddle shifter and uses member my530i kit to interface w/ the Steptronic auto.
Depending on your car built date if after Sep. 2005 you maybe able to use '08 steering wheel 'cuz sinced then the back of the steering wheel has different design.
05-27-2008, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by adam81osu' post='589203' date='May 27 2008, 06:33 PM
I appreciate the time and help 
http://www.bmw-drivers.de/f-74/t-23170/bmw-530i.html
It's this one....if you scrool down to Modifikationen, about in the middle there's " M5 Sportlenkrad incl. Schaltpaddles (Sportautomatik al a BMW-Freak)" and the first point mentions the "automatic gearbox" so....it works....just don't ask me how much that would cost.
05-27-2008, 09:00 AM
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Thanks Anyone know if it is possible to avoid replacing our "sport" wheel and retrofiting THAT wheel for shifters (then adding the retrofit cable)? Otherwise, purchasing an 08 or m5 wheel, a new airbag, and the retrofit cable gets pretty spendy!
Anyone know if it is possible to avoid replacing our "sport" wheel and retrofiting THAT wheel for shifters (then adding the retrofit cable)? Otherwise, purchasing an 08 or m5 wheel, a new airbag, and the retrofit cable gets pretty spendy!
05-27-2008, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Puricele7e' post='589199' date='May 27 2008, 12:28 PM
Hold on, I'm still searching for that damn online garage It's a 2004 or 2005 530i with the automatic tranny that's quite modded (in a good way) and he made this conversion......I don't know more by heart, have to find him first......
It's a 2004 or 2005 530i with the automatic tranny that's quite modded (in a good way) and he made this conversion......I don't know more by heart, have to find him first......If you do a search on this Forum you will find several Forum members that did this mod including me
05-27-2008, 09:04 AM
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My Ride: BMW 530d titansilver, manual transmission
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Originally Posted by 5er Sport' post='589242' date='May 27 2008, 07:02 PM
If you do a search on this Forum you will find several Forum members that did this mod including me
That's quite funny 
Sorry I only post for about a week so I don't really know you guys that well