Retrofitting M Sport Wheel with paddles Question

Alpine ///M · 03-30-2015, 10:03 PM

Hi guys,

So i currently have an E90 Sport steering wheel with paddles that look like this where you push to downshift and pull to upshift on either side.

However I was wondering if I bought an M Sport steering wheel with paddles that look like this, where the left paddle is downshift and the right paddle is upshift, will my computer system recognize this or will I have to do some retrofitting to make it actually work?

Thanks in advance. (My car is a '09 N54 335i)

Sabor · 03-31-2015, 12:17 AM

You will have to do some retrofitting for it to work. Nothing too crazy. You will just need to resolder the board and then replug to the correct slot and your good to go.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540684

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105275

peterparker · 03-31-2015, 12:51 AM

Find the m3 dct paddles. They plug right in and work out of the box. Plus the paddles are changeable.

peterparker · 03-31-2015, 12:52 AM

Or you could rewire your old paddles so that your left side pull is for downshift!

wildcatcrazy69 · 03-31-2015, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by peterparker

Or you could rewire your old paddles so that your left side pull is for downshift!

I just did this and it's pretty easy and straightforward. I have my left paddle set to downshift (push/pull) and right paddle set to upshift (push/pull).

PR3C1SN · 04-16-2015, 10:45 AM

Would a 335is paddle be PNP?

dy63 · 04-17-2015, 05:48 AM

that steering wheel looks like an M3 wheel. you do not need to do any rewiring or work.

simply swap your steering wheels around but keep your original multifunctional buttons. do not need us M3 buttons as paddles will not work.

after youve done this and used your own buttons left shifter will go down a gear and right will go up a gear.

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Alpine ///M E90 Specialist 32 Rep 290 Posts Drives: '11 E90 335i Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (11)	Retrofitting M Sport Wheel with paddles Question Hi guys, So i currently have an E90 Sport steering wheel with paddles that look like this where you push to downshift and pull to upshift on either side. However I was wondering if I bought an M Sport steering wheel with paddles that look like this, where the left paddle is downshift and the right paddle is upshift, will my computer system recognize this or will I have to do some retrofitting to make it actually work? Thanks in advance. (My car is a '09 N54 335i)
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Sabor Private First Class 22 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 09' e93 335i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New Orleans iTrader: (2)	You will have to do some retrofitting for it to work. Nothing too crazy. You will just need to resolder the board and then replug to the correct slot and your good to go. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540684 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1105275
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peterparker Captain 137 Rep 819 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Rochester NY iTrader: (3) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i [0.00]	Find the m3 dct paddles. They plug right in and work out of the box. Plus the paddles are changeable.
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peterparker Captain 137 Rep 819 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Rochester NY iTrader: (3) Garage List 2009 BMW 335i [0.00]	Or you could rewire your old paddles so that your left side pull is for downshift!
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PR3C1SN Platinum Member 31 Rep 160 Posts Drives: F06 M6, E91 328i Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Costa Mesa, CA iTrader: (1)	Would a 335is paddle be PNP?
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dy63 Colonel 162 Rep 2,399 Posts Drives: F30 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (1)	that steering wheel looks like an M3 wheel. you do not need to do any rewiring or work. simply swap your steering wheels around but keep your original multifunctional buttons. do not need us M3 buttons as paddles will not work. after youve done this and used your own buttons left shifter will go down a gear and right will go up a gear.
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