Sport steering retrofit?
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Sport steering retrofit?
I have a C300 non sport 4 spoke steering wheel. I like the 3 spoke sport steering wheel a lot. Is there anyway to retrofit it to fit on my car? Is there anyway to get the paddle shifters to work on my car also? Thanks!
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The Sport model doesnt come with paddle shifters. You will have to get the C63 wheel for the paddles shifters and there is probably a lot of wire to be done to get them to work.
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The 3-spoke sports steering wheel DOES come with paddle shifters. Extensive re-wiring need to be done to enable the paddle shifters. The answers to both of your questions are YES.
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Thanks for the info! The paddle shifters aren't a must have since I'd rather not do all the wiring. Is there a sport steering wheel where there aren't any paddle shifters? Might look funny on my car if I have paddle shifters yet they don't work.
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Try performance products. They have a modified versions of both 3 and 4 spoke wheels. Their site only shows the 4 spoke. I think I'd prefer a 4 spoke wheel due to my hand placement when I drive. Anyway, the C63 wheel is on eBay periodically.
http://www.performanceproducts4benz....d=6311&level=1
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories
http://www.performanceproducts4benz....d=6311&level=1
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories
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I compared two sport (3 spoke) steering wheels - w204 and w203 - seems to me w203 more weight than w204 but w204 is more estetical -especially buttons-