Flappy paddles steering wheel in Tiguan.

[Ryan_R]

To be honest I thought they were the same people (had the same photo). They never responded to my emails either - might be a problem with their IT setup.

[Brendan_A]

That eBay link above, he is located in Ireland and he was very fast to reply to my emails.

[frozze]

Thinking of retrofitting my Jetta with a paddle shifter wheel. Looking at the eBay seller from Ireland. Anyone know if that will fit in an MY12 Jetta? I'm not very technical in this but is there a "one size fit all system" when it comes to steering wheels?

[aussietig]

Thinking of retrofitting my Jetta with a paddle shifter wheel. Looking at the eBay seller from Ireland. Anyone know if that will fit in an MY12 Jetta? I'm not very technical in this but is there a "one size fit all system" when it comes to steering wheels?

Suggest you post a pic of what the current steering wheel and MFD looks like on the MY12 Jetta.

Can give you my best guess-timate from there!

[frozze]

Took this pic from "phaeton's trip to the dealer" edition. Exactly same as mine!



Emailed the eBay guy (from Ireland) and he said he's out of stock for the DSG. I asked if it'll fit but he didn't answer that question. Best price is AU$600 including shipping, it's listed on ebay for AU$610 + $80 shipping.

He's definitely legit yeah?

[Ryan_R]

If you look through this thread I think you'll find you have the same wheel that I started off with (although the colour looks a tad different). You should be fine.

[frozze]

If you look through this thread I think you'll find you have the same wheel that I started off with (although the colour looks a tad different). You should be fine.

Yeah it looks pretty much the same wheel, which is a good thing. I'm looking at getting exactly the same paddle shifter wheels as yours, without the R/GTI badge.

Might get it from these guys:
Bricarauto

Shipping is another 85 Euro, I think. So all up, 405 Euro = $520 (xe.com)

Cheapest thus far..

[timjones]

Brand new Tiguan owner. Took delivery 4 weeks ago of a new 103TDI with DSG auto. The wheel came with paddles!! Tried them and no joy so the computer obviously doesn't know about them, but with the lights on the + and - symbols are illuminated, so they have power.

Dealer is telling me that VW technical have advised them that the paddles CANNOT be activated, and they have ordered a new wheel. I'm tempted to hang on to what I've got and investigate further.

Any comments?

Regards

Tim

[Ryan_R]

If you've got access to to VCDS you could always check to see if it is coded correctly

[frozze]

hhmm that's a strange one.. Must have been a mixed up.

Has it got an emblem/badge at the bottom of the wheel, like GTI/GTD/GLI/R?

If I were you, i'd hang on to them! There have been quite a few people looking high and low for them, and if you do find one, they're not cheap either!

Get someone from the forum to help you with some coding to enable the shifters. If it's DSG, I'm sure it can be done via VAGCOM.

[timjones]

There's no badge on the bottom of the wheel, just a hole. Suspect it was destined for another market (service guy suggested the American market, which would have left some US VW dealer very confused!).

The only concern I have with trying to get it re-coded is the effect that might have on the warranty, but might be worth keeping it until the warranty expires and then fiddling with it.

[Brendan_A]

There's no badge on the bottom of the wheel, just a hole. Suspect it was destined for another market (service guy suggested the American market, which would have left some US VW dealer very confused!).

The only concern I have with trying to get it re-coded is the effect that might have on the warranty, but might be worth keeping it until the warranty expires and then fiddling with it.

Does the wheel have grey stitching and a flat bottom?

[timjones]

It's the traditional round one with black stitching.

[frozze]

It's the traditional round one with black stitching.

I think you'd find those sorta wheel in a Passat CC, if I'm not mistaken.

[Ryan_R]

I think it's a European one that was mistakenly added to yours or there was some other problem preventing them from using the normal one.

I've seen a few 'Highline' Golf's in the UK with that wheel.