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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: jonathonturner on 11 December 2007, 20:41

Title: DSG paddles
Post by: jonathonturner on 11 December 2007, 20:41: right..i need some..with my hands in the correct position, i cant flip my ones, as they are puny and therefore cack.

have tried awesome, and drawn a blank.

anyone know where i can get some?

apparently there are some high quality out there in billet aluminium that fit over the standard ones?

any pointers greatly appreciated chaps.

thanks

Jt
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: jonathonturner on 12 December 2007, 09:34: come on fella's...someone told me a dude called redrobin on here knew where to go?

someone must know of some...ever car that has dsg/smg paddles are a decent size apart from the vw ones....

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: joesgti on 12 December 2007, 11:04: not sure.....dont have dsg and wouldnt want it HAHAHA only jokin :grin: maybe try googling it, im guessing your after an enlarged flappy pedal of some sort?? :undecided:
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: Rhyso on 12 December 2007, 11:45: wasn't there talk a few weeks ago about fitting Audi TT / R8 paddles as they are bigger :undecided:
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: Ollieb7 on 12 December 2007, 11:49: Now wouldn't these looks stylish!
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a355/OllieB7/ist2_2587142_canoe_paddles.jpg)
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: speedynz on 12 December 2007, 18:59: Quote from: jonathonturner on 11 December 2007, 20:41
right..i need some..with my hands in the correct position, i cant flip my ones, as they are puny and therefore cack.

have tried awesome, and drawn a blank.

anyone know where i can get some?

apparently there are some high quality out there in billet aluminium that fit over the standard ones?

any pointers greatly appreciated chaps.

thanks

Jt

Johnathan, you're not getting much help here eh?

I'm about to dissapoint you too.

I agree though that the standard 'paddles' (bit of a misnomer) are too tiny (more of a poodle really) and that bigger ones would help, however I also noticed that my fingers only have a tiny bit of clearance between the poodles and the wiper/headlight column stalks and unless I was careful then I'd be switching on the rear wiper/headlights/indicators etc, a bigger paddle would interfere even more with this.

Why not fashion something yourself first and tape it on to the existing poodles to make sure it solves your issue.
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: Hurdy on 13 December 2007, 00:03: There is an interesting link on a "how to" in the TT forum. :nerd:

http://www.tt-forum.co.uk/ttforumbbs/viewtopic.php?t=8662&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Not really the largest of paddles, but if you have the balls to make some yourself or have some made, then your sorted. :cool:
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: speedynz on 13 December 2007, 02:44: Well found Hurdy.

You've really got to admire the people that go to the lengths they do to change components and help others do the same. I can only imagine the contorsion that this guy was in to take all the behind the wheel pics.

It looks like a good result too.
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: illyun on 13 December 2007, 10:41: That Audi interior looks :drool: :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: jonathonturner on 13 December 2007, 14:37: anyone know where i can get a set of the metal r32 ones for handy money?

main dealers want fortunes.
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: Bustwell on 14 December 2007, 15:53: Quote from: jonathonturner on 13 December 2007, 14:37
anyone know where i can get a set of the metal r32 ones for handy money?

main dealers want fortunes.

Have you tried www.vagparts.com? Probably not listed on their site but if you give them a phone they will sort you out
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: jonathonturner on 14 December 2007, 16:02: 250 quid a pair is what they want for them....which is mental....

someone is definately missing a trick here...cant beleive no one does a nice after market kit...the standard ones are gash, the r32 ones are a bit better and aluminium, which means to me there is a ready made global market for these things, provided they are done right...

the search continues!!
Title: Re: DSG paddles
Post by: TeddyKGB on 15 December 2007, 12:40: Jeez.. you guys must have like really fat fingers or somethin to keep hitting the wipers by mistake :huh: :grin: