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Old 11-15-2017, 07:41 AM
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Been looking for alternate shift paddles that will extend up and can be used in a 10-2 driving position but all of the ones I found are for B8s. I saw that someone managed to put R8 V10 plus paddles on their coupe in this thread but don't know if they were custom fitted. Anyone knows of any up-coming release for the B9?

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Originally Posted by Wiz33
Been looking for alternate shift paddles that will extend up and can be used in a 10-2 driving position but all of the ones I found are for B8s. I saw that someone managed to put R8 V10 plus paddles on their coupe in this thread but don't know if they were custom fitted. Anyone knows of any up-coming release for the B9?

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I bought a set from winnautosports.com.
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Originally Posted by rrwood
I bought a set from winnautosports.com.
Which model did you go with? I saw their thread somewhere but couldnt figure out which fit the S5...
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Which model did you go with? I saw their thread somewhere but couldnt figure out which fit the S5...
look at the illustrations of the paddle type, and choose from there. That's what I did. Or message him with a photo of your wheel.
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I got black ones of these: https://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_n...72.m2749.l2658

They look very OEM and good. Will take a pic tomorrow if you want to see them installed.
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My only advice would be, look at the attachment method used when researching shifter extensions. Some have screws going directly into the paddles, tape, or both. Although many of these were quite a bit cheaper, I preferred the ones from Winn because the attachment seemed more secure and less likely to damage. Just my opinion.
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I got black ones of these: https://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_n...72.m2749.l2658

They look very OEM and good. Will take a pic tomorrow if you want to see them installed.
Do they block your view of the gas and temp gauge?
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Stop driving at 10 and 2

Today's steering wheels are designed the way they are for a reason. 9 and 3 is much safer and actually easier to control the car.
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Originally Posted by Wiz33
Do they block your view of the gas and temp gauge?
Very barely do they block the last segment of both -- but if I move my head very slightly, it doesn't. I honestly didn't really notice this much until you asked, it's really not a factor.
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Originally Posted by scoopman
Very barely do they block the last segment of both -- but if I move my head very slightly, it doesn't. I honestly didn't really notice this much until you asked, it's really not a factor.
Thanks. Would love to see pictures if you have time.


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