R Paddle shifters for GTI

[fredgroves]

Never mind paddle extensions, how about paddle warmers?
It’s been bloody freezing at 5am this week and although it’s lovely having a nice warm wheel to hold, the paddles are positively ice cold!

https://patents.google.com/patent/CA2650055A1/en

[Kenis]

Never mind paddle extensions, how about paddle warmers?
It’s been bloody freezing at 5am this week and although it’s lovely having a nice warm wheel to hold, the paddles are positively ice cold!

 

[Exonian]

https://patents.google.com/patent/CA2650055A1/en

Two birds one stone! 
Bigger and warmer paddles!!

[Talk-torque]

This came on volkswizards channel yesterday:

https://youtu.be/zRVk-psPTIU

Seems like VW have engineered things so they can make more money from modders! ☹️

[Talk-torque]

Just spotted Exonian’s post lower down! Sorry for repeating! I was hoping to fit these to my Mk7.5 GTI, but £250! Think I’d rather go S2Ts.

[Kenis]

Just spotted Exonian’s post lower down! Sorry for repeating! I was hoping to fit these to my Mk7.5 GTI, but £250! Think I’d rather go S2Ts.

For your 7.5 you can do for much cheaper and easier - check this video out https://youtu.be/mpPITcH_ZQ0

They’ve just made it harder and more expensive on the mk8 it seems

[fredgroves]

Looking at the two videos I'd say the mk8 paddles will come off in exactly the same way as the mk7.

Whether the paddle itself is identical i don't know though.

[Talk-torque]

Just spotted Exonian’s post lower down! Sorry for repeating! I was hoping to fit these to my Mk7.5 GTI, but £250! Think I’d rather go S2Ts.

For your 7.5 you can do for much cheaper and easier - check this video out https://youtu.be/mpPITcH_ZQ0

They’ve just made it harder and more expensive on the mk8 it seems

Yes, been there, tried 2 Chinese versions and removed both as they just didn’t look OEM. I reckon, like Fred says, that the pin will come out. There is no reason for the mechanism and electrics to be different, but whether VW will make just the (plastic) paddles, which must be quite cheap to produce, available is another thing.

[Exonian]

Just spotted Exonian’s post lower down! Sorry for repeating! I was hoping to fit these to my Mk7.5 GTI, but £250! Think I’d rather go S2Ts.

Funnily enough it was this thread I was quickly scrabbling around looking for to post up the link, but the guy in the chippy was getting ready to hand over my cod and chips so I had to rush!
king monkey was well ahead of me I found out much later in the day.

I’ve only just actually watched the vid.
A bit of a faff to fit and quite expensive but reassuring to know it’s fully OEM I guess.

In a previous life I transplanted Mk5 Golf GTI steering wheels into both a mk5 GT TDI and a 9N3 Polo GTI so it’s not a particularly difficult job, just fiddly unclipping the airbag.

But at £250 right now I think I’ll suffer my Indian Elephant ears rather than going full African.