Paddle Shifter Mod

[Guest rssid]

Hi all just wanted to know if there's a way to get the paddle shifters retrofitted into the multifunction steering wheel from the W204 without the paddles? Or next best thing i suppose is where to just buy the back and mounting plate for the paddles ? Many thx in advance

[Guest ehwwong]

hi,

yes, its possible to retrofit the peddle shift however you will not get the M mode that AMG w204 comes with.

Instead you get the normal D1~D4 mode which you can get when you shift left or right with your gear stick.

[Guest rssid]

hmm didnt know there was a differance between the modes so what differance does the AMG model have over the normal gear left or right modes ? What parts are involved in this retrofit ?

[Guest rssid]

Anyone seen or tried this out ? I'm on the normal 4 spoke steeering wheel dunno if this will fit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/W204-C-Class-07-AMG-C63-Carbon-Steering-Wheel-shifter_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53de6a2e46QQitemZ360213786182QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[Guest xspace]

If you can change the steering together with cool paddle shifts, Fwoah...

Something like this?

[Guest NewC180]

rssid wrote:

Anyone seen or tried this out ? I'm on the normal 4 spoke steeering wheel dunno if this will fit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/W204-C-Class-07-AMG-C63-Carbon-Steering-Wheel-shifter_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem53de6a2e46QQitemZ360213786182QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

The item you've listed is just for the paddles. Whether can fit onto your 4 spoke steering or not I really don't know. But I noticed that in the pictures in the listing, there's error codes on the instrument panels.

I've checked on this many months ago but gave up eventually. You'll need to buy a complete steering with air bag (cos the air bag is different), something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-C-Class-W204-AMG-Steering-Wheel-Airbag_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3357ac220fQQitemZ220514230799QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Installation is not straightforward, as the installer will need to do rewiring (was told it's gonna be massive rewiring) for you as your standard steering doesn't come with paddleshift. I was told Benzline can do this complete mod, and I think it cost $3-4K for the steering incl installation charges.

Once you're done with the mod, warranty for steering, air bag and possibly gear related issues should be void as well.

Good luck and post here if you decided to go for it!!!