vrus

I am going to make a run of Piano black and CF... Waiting on a production schedule..

I cant seem to get a good Aluminum paddle done.. its way too heavy..

I am thinking the only way to make the aluminum version is to do something like the Ferrari paddles and make them thinner..

OzE55

Have you sorted out the fitment with the early E55s?

slowrey

Well then I'm down for a set of piano black paddles.

vrus

No. I cant find a spare set of buttons that we can use to make molds from.. I would have to ship them overseas and they would be destroyed so it's been hard... MB wont sell the buttons separately. They are only part of the steering wheel and I really dont want to spend $1500 on a steering wheel just to get a couple of buttons.

I am stuck...

Anyone know of a crashed E55 somewhere that we can snag the steering wheel buttons from?

supre55

There was one on ebay a few weeks back from a salvage...$100 or so if I remember. There has to be someone here who just replaced their wheel with a clkbs or mp...'cmon

W211 BEAST

I'm pretty sure that Ed from HMS is getting a new wheel soon. He might want to sell his.

m_berman

One more vote for the Als. But the CFs will do as well.

Sign me up for anything but black.

Jax8308

I'll take a set in Black

W211 BEAST

Any chance these will come in birdseye maple (I think thats what its called- the dark charcoal wood grain)???

W211 BEAST

O ya, any update on when these will be done?

The Godfather

What's the deal w/ the early 55's? Won't fit right?

WiglafSLK55

vrus great job !!!

I have an SLK 55 ... i would like to install on my steering wheel the paddle shift like the originals mercedes one... i read the part number 171 267 00 46.. i need only to buy it and i can install easy ??

vrus

Ok.. First batch of paddles is in production.. I am making 25sets of CF, and 25 sets of piano black.

What do you guys think of the custom packaging I am having made for them? Presentation is very important to me, so I'm not shipping these out in brown boxes..

I will put these in the online catalogue on our website shortly and will paste a link for those that want them to order them.

Would love your feedback on the packaging idea... Inside I will have clear plastic, shaped clamshell like the iPhone packaging to hold the paddles in place.

vrus

Nope.. Just Piano Black and CF for now.

It wont fit ANY E55.. they use different paddle bases.. I will get something done for them.. its just going to take some time.. molds are expesive ($2K++) so I will have to see how many E55 need them before I go ahead. We will also have to agree on 1 style for that particular car to keep costs down.

W211 BEAST

I really like the look of the packaging. Only question is what material is the actual box made of? How thick is it and how was the VRP logo put on the box? Screen print? Or is it pressed into the box? I'm a watch freak, so I pay a lot of attention to packaging. From the illustration though it looks good.

slowrey

I like the packaging a lot however I'm really not buying the paddles for the packaging, it's more for the paddles. It could be in a cardboard box nestled in foam for all I care.

Did you have an estimated cost of the paddles?
Did you rule out silver carbon?
Are the piano black ones heavier than the carbon fiber ones?
What are the piano black ones made of?
Are the carbon fiber ones full carbon fiber or is it a wrapping?

BenzoBoi

As soon as I hear the okay from Vic about these fitting and werkin on the 03's...I'm all over it like ***** to fly....

RW C55

The box looks great!
Let me know when the first production is done.
I want to be one of the first to own the piano black ones

The Godfather

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then I"ll ask for a discount for a set w/o the nice packaging

Havoc

Is The Havoc's "Silver CF" included in the first 25sets of CF or will he have to wait cause they're all black CF?

The packaging looks great!
But perhaps you should install a CF lip on the front of the box and pressurize the box with laughing gas for us nutty guys...just a thought.

What about fitment for the SL's...will they work?

Chris-W

Yep I need to know this.. if so where do I sign and pay ?

vrus

Those of you that are interested in ordering, please visit our website to submit your order:

http://vrptuning.com/cart/index.php?...products_id=14

vrus

I have a designer working on this.. I will ask for some details.

I get your point.. I am just a stickler for presentation.. that's all.

The CF and piano black are almost identical weight.. CF is a bit heavier but hardly noticeable. The CF is a overlay ontop of the plastic piece.

Sorry buddy.. They want me to make 100pieces minimum.. it will be too costly since no one really wants silver.

RW C55

If we have paid the deposit, how do we make a payment for the rest?

coolcamden

I've just placed an order for pano black. A little confused, the site said 25 pieces on hand, and "pre-order". Are you shipping at this time?