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Mod questions....
I am thinking of switching out my steering wheel (leather pealing) for maybe a "S" type steering wheel. I have found some on Ebay with "tip paddles" and most without an air bag. First question, will my current 98' model air bag fit in the new RS4 steering wheel? Second how hard would it be to mod the car to enable the use of the tip paddles?
Any help will be appreciated.
Any help will be appreciated.
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I did that mod on my 2001 A6...
but PaulW is really the master here.
Anyway, I got a TT wheel with the Tiptronic paddles, and retrofitted it into my A6 that did not ahve the tip buttons on the steering wheel.
I lost radio controls, but that is okay with me. I hardly used them anyway, but I haev LOTS of fun driving with the tip paddles.
They are more responsive than the tip shifter, the shifts feel more instant. However, one drawback, the car stays in tip mode even if I shift back into Drive. I either have to shift to Neutral then back into Drive, or 4th gear then back into Drive to get out of tip mode.
The car does shift down automatically when slowing to a stop, but will not shift up automatically (I have not tested beyond somewhat high RPMs).
Here is a link to my install post:
<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/547564.phtml">Tipronic Paddle-shift Steering Wheel</a>
...and the final product:
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/steering%20wheel/tiptronicwheel.jpg">
Anyway, I got a TT wheel with the Tiptronic paddles, and retrofitted it into my A6 that did not ahve the tip buttons on the steering wheel.
I lost radio controls, but that is okay with me. I hardly used them anyway, but I haev LOTS of fun driving with the tip paddles.
They are more responsive than the tip shifter, the shifts feel more instant. However, one drawback, the car stays in tip mode even if I shift back into Drive. I either have to shift to Neutral then back into Drive, or 4th gear then back into Drive to get out of tip mode.
The car does shift down automatically when slowing to a stop, but will not shift up automatically (I have not tested beyond somewhat high RPMs).
Here is a link to my install post:
<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/547564.phtml">Tipronic Paddle-shift Steering Wheel</a>
...and the final product:
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/hliu55/steering%20wheel/tiptronicwheel.jpg">
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