c32///

hey guys, im planning on retrofitting amg shift paddles onto my c320 and if it works eventually on my e500...heres the link if anyones down too : http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...#ht_6328wt_941

i know some people who have done it with the switch/module on the steering wheel but me and my buddy are going to try and wire it straight to the gear shifter -/+. Im gunna try to splice the wires for -/+ and make a two way connector and plug those ones in too. Hopefully it works, im going to order these tommrow so if anyone has comments, tips or anything let me know now please. Thanks.

XsuperbeeX

look at the lcd screen... airbag malfunction

HellsAngel

LOL. i wonder if someone is going to buy it with those pictures !

TemjinX2

you can buy the oem ones for $100. The part numbers are on the c32 forum. You also need a harness or a relay board to trick the pressure sensor that the shifter is being moved. Its been done on the c300 and charger forums.

zerocover

Why did no one tell me about this?

I demand paddle shifters!! Are there any how-too's? Can we make a real legitimate thread about it?

For some reason I was under the impression that we needed to reprogram the ecu.

c32///

thats just because the airbag is removed. those pics are demonstrating the diffrent gears ex. D1, D2, D3..etc., not really a good example though.

c32///

oem for 100?!?!?!?!?!?! WHERE , i called MB and they want 299 for the c63 ones and 180 for the slk55 ones. Im in Canada if you know where i can get em cheper it would be a big help

OneOfaKindTrini

That's gonna throw some codes, i'd bet on that.

TemjinX2

basically its the slk55 ones. there part numbers are on the thread i listed below. Yes to do it properly you need a New sam and programming and etc.

If you have a steptronic transmission where you can shift the gear using the shifter, you can tap the + and - wires of that shifter with the paddles.

The relay board just tricks the computer into thinking you shifted up or down using the shifter when your really using the paddles.

No one has wrote a straight diy on the mb forum. there is a pretty detailed diy on the Lxforums where a lot of c300 and charger members have been successful. Certain c300 and charger models uses the same mercedes transmission as some of the older w203's.

I'm not sure if it'll work with the 7g.

https://mbworld.org/forums/c32-amg-c...-c32-w203.html

c32///

true true, where do i find the relay board at? (canada)

TemjinX2

its on the link that pshek posted on the thread link. the guy is just custom making them. Just message him and he can send you one.

c32///

do you know which one exactly it is the 37 $ or 65$? Thnks

timmynabenz

im interested in doing this too.

ive gone through all the threads and im still about lost as to what exaclty we would need, which sutff will work, etc

can somebody please just take 5 minutes and spell out in Lame man's terms what we need and where to get it if you know? Also, im would trust myself to do a DIY, any members on here in Socal that oculd do this?

TemjinX2

basically you need the $65 one. You need the paddle shifters. If you a c55 or c55 steering wheel its a direct swap. You just punch out the button shifters and bolt on the paddles.

The c32 you need the relay board to trick the pressure sensor that the shifters is being moved and you tap the paddles to the up shift and down shift wires on the shifter.

At least thats my understanding from what i read on the LX forums. There is a diy on there with a lot of pics.



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OneOfaKindTrini

So this is mainly to manipulate the computer?