What did you and your MKV do today?

[skkane]

Upshift paddle was unresponsive, cleaned contacts and swapped the stick on extensions with some that replace the original paddle caps. Much nicer IMO.

[Marticus]

Upshift paddle was unresponsive, cleaned contacts and swapped the stick on extensions with some that replace the original paddle caps. Much nicer IMO.

Looks fantastic! If you don't mind sharing can you let me know where you got the paddles from? Mine are worn and new replacements are unavailable or expensive, if I can do as you did and clean up the connections and replace the paddles it will be a big help!

[skkane]

I got them from here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006821485910.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.32b31802RaDno8

Used this post as a guide for cleaning the paddle contact points: https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/dsg-paddle-shifters-working-intermittently-implausible-signal-in-vcds-fix-inside.6915231/.

You have to clean those 3 solder points. It will shift perfectly again after and the vcds error on the paddle will be gone. BTW... the lot of work part he mentions is not true, you open the paddle very easily with a sharp tool, like popping out the telescope on a watch bracelet link.

[Marticus]

I got them from here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006821485910.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.32b31802RaDno8

Used this post as a guide for cleaning the paddle contact points: https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/dsg-paddle-shifters-working-intermittently-implausible-signal-in-vcds-fix-inside.6915231/.

You have to clean those 3 solder points. It will shift perfectly again after and the vcds error on the paddle will be gone.

Thanks friend, much appreciated!

[Marticus]

With thanks to skkane.

[skkane]

Looks great 

[rxpx69]

Swapped in a Gen3 steering rack with all the fancy new bolts to finally! Stop the car from having a knocking noise over bumps at slow speeds and to hopefully resolve an inch of free play in the steering wheel.



Fixed the knocking noise, but the steering still thought it was in a trust fall exercise - turned out the column was to blame. Swapped that too, and finally got proper steering feel! Celebrated by accidentally karate-chopping the rear view mirror clean off the windscreen. Fun times.