[slambam]

What would it take to add this steering wheel with paddle shifters to a T3:

VW Touareg II Leather Steering Wheel w. DSG Shifters and MF controls *NEW* | eBay

A possibility?

 

[BradB]

I sure would like to know as well. I am getting a 2012 Touareg but will sorely miss paddle shifters.

I am still searching the threads.....

 

[Ck986]

I would love this mod.

 

[warminwisco]

I can't imagine it is cheap. I do use the tiptronic often with the 8 speed and low rpm range of the TDI paddle shifters would be a blast also.

 

[cattlerepairman]

Reviving this older thread. I am wondering if a how-to exists to add paddle shifters to a T3/7P Touareg.

 

[BradB]

^^ Me too! I would be all over some kind of kit.

 

[T-Reguan]

You'll need of of those:

 

[BradB]

^^^ Yes I do. But where do you get one? And what is required to make this work? So you have made this conversion? My dealer is clueless.

 

[T-Reguan]

^^^ Yes I do. But where do you get one? And what is required to make this work? So you have made this conversion? My dealer is clueless.

Here: Orig. Lederlenkrad beheizbar Multifunktion Schaltwippen VW Touareg 7P 7P6419091C | eBay

I haven't yet but should be plug and play with VCDS

 

[BradB]

I guess I need to brush up on my German! 249 Euro seems cheap.(?) I wish I knew someone who had done this. Sooooo tempting! Lack of paddle shifters is my number one gripe. I would be so happy.

 

[Zgaey]

There was a member on here who sold the kit

 

[Toiler]

and somewhere in my trolling the web I have seen photos of how to do it - may have even been a video.

Edit: oops may have been a T1

 

[nickm]

On the T1 you needed the paddles plus you needed to run a harness between the steer ing wheel base and the transmission computer. spockcat sold the kit for it. It was a great mod on the T1s.

While I put the kit on both my V8 and V10, I'll be honest with you all that I didn't use it much....I find paddle shift only works well on DSG/SMG transmissions which respond instantly. Even the quick shifting T3 tranny just doesn't do it for me so I never use tiptronic.

 

[cattlerepairman]

So, for the T3/7P one needs the steering wheel (confirmed) and probably a harness as well. I cannot imagine that nobody, since 2011, has done this mod! Am I to lose my faith into the modders on this forum?

 

[chrisw]

So, for the T3/7P one needs the steering wheel (confirmed) and probably a harness as well. I cannot imagine that nobody, since 2011, has done this mod! Am I to lose my faith into the modders on this forum?

Agreed, especially since the Porsche cyanne has the option currently available

 

[gibsongo]

The paddles in the aftermarket kit that someone posted pictures of looked a bit too "aftermarketish' for my taste.

Unless I'm mistaken, paddle shifters seem to be an option on 2014 Touaregs (in Canada at least) with the R-line trim package. So presumably all the parts for a retrofit could be ordered directly from a VW dealer?

 

[BradB]

So, for the T3/7P one needs the steering wheel (confirmed) and probably a harness as well. I cannot imagine that nobody, since 2011, has done this mod! Am I to lose my faith into the modders on this forum?

+1 Please someone...help a brother!

 

[TDInDC]

I did the swap last night on my '14 TDI Exec. Paddle shifters aren't responding; I'm getting my vagcom out tonight. These are the closest instructions that I've found, from a B8 Audi:

Enable Paddle Shifters Using VCDS

VCDS
16 - Steering Wheel
07 - Coding
Long Coding Helper
Byte 2
Bit 5 (Tiptronic Installed)
Check the Box (Change from 0 to 1)

Will report how it goes!

 

[BradB]

I would love to know what parts are needed and a step by step how to. Let me know how it goes! GOOD LUCK!

 

[T-Reguan]

I did the swap last night on my '14 TDI Exec. Paddle shifters aren't responding; I'm getting my vagcom out tonight. These are the closest instructions that I've found, from a B8 Audi:

Enable Paddle Shifters Using VCDS

VCDS
16 - Steering Wheel
07 - Coding
Long Coding Helper
Byte 2
Bit 5 (Tiptronic Installed)
Check the Box (Change from 0 to 1)

Will report how it goes!

Did you have to run a harness? Mine has been collecting dust for a while now. Let us know how it goes. Good Luck!