MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: chrishalfpenny on March 31, 2011, 09:32:20 pm

Title: getting a aftermarket steering wheel to work with paddles
Post by: chrishalfpenny on March 31, 2011, 09:32:20 pm: With my r32 the goal is to gradually get it more and more track focused, at the moment its partially stripped out,kwv3, recaro pole positions, team dynamic 1.2 and r888. i want to take it a little further so ive brought a after market dished suede steering wheel and im going to flock the dash but my question is has anyone seen or got any pictures of a mk5 with after market steering wheel and paddles of some description so that i dont lose the paddle sh*t function. Im thnking vwr are proably going to be the best people to speak to unless anyone had any other suggestion?

i am after something lke this;

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Foo345%2Fchrishalfpenny%2Frally330_citroen2b.jpg&hash=9425d08d8dcb537c87a8c65ce6bd804bc7ac648f)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Foo345%2Fchrishalfpenny%2F044.jpg&hash=e509cffb52e120f7d3ba946cab179a3c5f09343c)
Title: Re: getting a aftermarket steering wheel to work with paddles
Post by: markymark on March 31, 2011, 09:38:33 pm: Have you seen NeilM's project? http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22082.0.html
Title: Re: getting a aftermarket steering wheel to work with paddles
Post by: chrishalfpenny on March 31, 2011, 09:54:25 pm: Yeah that's sort of what I'm aiming for but there not paddleeee enough for me :)
Title: Re: getting a aftermarket steering wheel to work with paddles
Post by: Top Cat on April 01, 2011, 10:14:53 am: Quote from: chrishalfpenny on March 31, 2011, 09:54:25 pm
Yeah that's sort of what I'm aiming for but there not paddleeee enough for me :)

VWR will be able to sort it for you, they have experience of doing this. :happy2:
Title: Re: getting a aftermarket steering wheel to work with paddles
Post by: rich83 on April 01, 2011, 10:19:24 am: Each paddle has just 2 wires on the OEM SW... so providing you can make the connection via the steering wheel boss Im sure that its possible!