Facelift paddle shifters a bit meh ?

[E S Blofeld]

I'm loving my new facelift S3. So much better than my Golf R for what I want. Build quality is on another level and I know most journeys bang on about the R but for daily use the S3 seems a much better car in my book.

One thing that is a little cheap on it are the new plain black paddle shifters. I prefer the ones on the pre-facelift cars. Looking at the photos online I think these could be changed for the pre-facelift ones. Has anybody done it? Any thoughts folks ?

Pictures below (ignore the 'fit' and 'can not fit' text it's just to show the two options side by side)



Photos of the rear look the same:

 

[Rob2k68]

Yes I've done it.

MY 15 S3 and RS3 have the larger elephant ear shifter and MY 16 and F/L have the shorter stubbier one which I fitted to mine. Takes about half hour.

 

[E S Blofeld]

Great thanks for the reply. So what part number is it?

I make it this : 8V0951523XHA

Also where is the best place to order from and how much are they?

 

[Rob2k68]

http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/a3-s3-8v-my16-info-rumour-thread.237411/page-9#post-2513284

 

[Rob2k68]

Great thanks for the reply. So what part number is it?

I make it this : 8V0951523XHA

Also where is the best place to order from and how much are they?

Part numbers can be seen in the link above. Not sure on prices as I went the other way and fitted the shorter ones they're a bit more precise feeling when operating and more subtle looking.

 

[E S Blofeld]

I just had a look through your link / thread. Thanks very much. Really helpful. What did you do with the old ones. Are you selling them?

 

[Rob2k68]

I just had a look through your link / thread. Thanks very much. Really helpful. What did you do with the old ones. Are you selling them?

You're welcome ;o)

That was some time back, old ones sold for £100.

 

[E S Blofeld]

Just found these:

http://www.cars-equipment.com/www/e...8v0951523xha-audi-rs-flat-bottom/#prettyPhoto

 

[larbel]

Just found these:

http://www.cars-equipment.com/www/e...8v0951523xha-audi-rs-flat-bottom/#prettyPhoto

Do NOT deal with those guys!!!!!! They've had my money for almost 2 months now, never shipped, ignoring my email, WhatsApp, and when I called them, the guy pretended not to speak English on the 2nd call, where on the first call, we talked in English!

 

[E S Blofeld]

Thanks. You saved me a lot of grief. I almost ordered from them but had a bad gut feeling about their site (terrible english and translation throughout) so decided to have lunch and give it some thought. Just came back and saw your post !

 

[larbel]

And I just happened to have a FL steering wheel taken apart right now, and took the paddles out quick and compared with @Rob2k68 Nope, they're totally different, you'll need the one from the upcoming RS3 sedan if you really want to change it. But personally, I like it better than the one on my PFL, it's just too loud and busy in there, the shorter and all black actually made it look more classy IMHO...

 

[E S Blofeld]

I'll leave it then. Thanks.

Guess I'll have to order the RS3 then !!!

Hope they do a new RS3 sportback, not a big fan of the new sedan RS3.

 

[Rob2k68]

And I just happened to have a FL steering wheel taken apart right now, and took the paddles out quick and compared with @Rob2k68 Nope, they're totally different, you'll need the one from the upcoming RS3 sedan if you really want to change it. But personally, I like it better than the one on my PFL, it's just too loud and busy in there, the shorter and all black actually made it look more classy IMHO...

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Good spot !! 8W0 is the F/L prefix so for whatever reason not interchangeable.

 

[sjbarneS3]

If you're on Instagram take a look at 'dsg paddles' @dsg.p

 

[sjbarneS3]

 

[Flying Scotsman]

Hmm, my VW GLI has the small black paddles and I really liked the larger chrome paddles on my test drive S3. This is a bummer as looking at photos of North American facelifts they have the small paddles also.

 

[RAF_S7]

There are plenty on FleeBay.

Just search for Audi DSG Paddles. You may have to look through until the larger paddles show up, as there is a mix of old and new style.

About £100 a set.