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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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for thoose of you with the stock hidden shiftpads behind the steering wheel, it is possible to buy the shiftpads from the S65 AMG and make them fit your car..

part no for the pads are: A 171 267 00 46

they are REAL metal and quite heavy

i got a friend who works @ mb so i payed just under 200$ incl tax for them but they arent that expensive..

first remove your steering wheel.

there is 2 torx 25 holding the airbag in place

after that the steering it put in place with a big umbraco size 10

the new pads are more square than the old so you need to make the hole bigger, i used a dremel for this job...

once that was done, i used 2 screws i just had lying around to hold the pads in place since the old was way to small..

on the DOWN shiftpad, there is 2 wires, a blue and a black.. the black one is placed correctly, the blue have to be moved to center position

now reverse the process and you are done
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 01:08 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 06:16 PM
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That is awesome. Been wanting to do that on mine since day one. So your original is a 550 steering with buttons in the back, right?
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Old Feb 24, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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so that part number is for a pairs ? L + R ??
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 02:03 AM
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Hey

The part number is for a set left and right

And yes its a original steering wheel with the small black shifters in the back

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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 06:00 AM
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I just got those thinking it will fit without modification,now i know better!Thanx for the info....
Just a little help,what is Dremel?

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Originally Posted by CTDK
for thoose of you with the stock hidden shiftpads behind the steering wheel, it is possible to buy the shiftpads from the S65 AMG and make them fit your car..

part no for the pads are: A 171 267 00 46
OK?? I have this nimber: A2212670046
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Old Feb 26, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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OK?? I have this nimber: A2212670046
I just took the number from the sealed box they were delivered in from MB
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fantastic way to cover the original plastic with treated polymer paint which becomes gummy after awhile. the metal part is the way to go. No more sticky finger.
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Chris can you post some picture of the parts only?
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Chris can you post some picture of the parts only?
Sure!



Looks like on these you dont have to move any cable !!!!
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I did mine now and I didnt have to rewire anything on these ones!
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