VW Passat 2011 MY 2012 V6 Highline Wagon Steering Wheel Upgrade

[rjt86]

It's a Czech site CarsEquipment is the cheapest but there are others with better reviews a bit dearer

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Just checked it out, great site and good prices.

I think the wheel alone comes to about $350 with post from them, if you're interested in mine feel free to make a offer given it's second hand.

[snow_syd]

Thanks - I managed to get my VW dealer to check if I had option in VAGCOM to switch to paddles yesterday. They said they couldn't find the option. I have step by step screen shots of which options to check in VAGCOM so am visiting a non VW dealer specialist on Friday to see if I can do it.

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[rjt86]

No worries see how you go, if you were in Melb i could've helped out with that [emoji106]

[dero]

I bought a second hand GTI wheel from a wrecker. Then I bought a suitable airbag to fit to that size of wheel.
The change to my 2011 B7 took about 15 minutes. The software change was a toggle to enable the ability to use the paddles.

I then went to Alibaba to buy a "R" wheel clip to replace the "GTI" one. I think the default software should have the paddle shift setting available as what was in mine.

[luizmontenegro]

VW Passat 2011 MY 2012 V6 Highline Wagon Steering Wheel Upgrade

I bought a second hand GTI wheel from a wrecker. Then I bought a suitable airbag to fit to that size of wheel.
The change to my 2011 B7 took about 15 minutes. The software change was a toggle to enable the ability to use the paddles.

I then went to Alibaba to buy a "R" wheel clip to replace the "GTI" one. I think the default software should have the paddle shift setting available as what was in mine.

Cool! Do you have any pictures?

[snow_syd]

New paddleshift steering wheel arrived from Germany a couple of weeks back. Was installed and coded by VW Village at Kensington NSW and works perfectly

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[rjt86]

Nice, have you been paddle shifting away?

[snow_syd]

Nice, have you been paddle shifting away?

You bet - have them on my Polo GTI as well and are great for short shifting and using all the torque if you want to low fly without raising eyebrows of your passengers. Also plenty of times you know the best gear for the situation rather than letting the DSG make up your mind for you

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[rjt86]

That's the way good work, I agree they are very handy and I use them for the same reasons or any sprinted driving