[Sebap3]

Posting this for anyone that’s cheap like me and doesn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on CF paddles lol
I got these on eBay and they cost me a little over $100 shipped. Installed them today after work and took me no longer than 20 minutes. They look great but not perfect. The right paddle had uneven weaving in the CF but at the section that goes directly behind steering wheel and you can’t see when installed. They look perfect when installed.

[dhurng]

I had the hardest time installing my paddles. My wheel bolt couldn't come off with all my strength (granted I lost most of that due to lockdown, but still) and then those freaking blue connectors couldn't come apart.

I had to install it all on the wheel...anywayyyys congrats! Glad you like them

[Sebap3]

Originally Posted by dhurng

I had the hardest time installing my paddles. My wheel bolt couldn't come off with all my strength (granted I lost most of that due to lockdown, but still) and then those freaking blue connectors couldn't come apart.

I had to install it all on the wheel...anywayyyys congrats! Glad you like them

Thanks. I didn’t remove the wheel. Disconnected the battery, removed the airbag, took about 5 min to figure it out. Disconnected the airbag. Unscrewed the paddle screw and then pushed out that little pin to swap them, took around 5 minutes per paddle and done it all with the wheel installed and blue connectors attached. Then just plugged airbag back in and pushed it back in place. Now that I know how the clips for the airbag work I can do the whole thing in less than 15 minutes and the only thing I disconnect is the airbag.

[ILLMATIC23]

Originally Posted by Sebap3

Posting this for anyone that’s cheap like me and doesn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on CF paddles lol
I got these on eBay and they cost me a little over $100 shipped. Installed them today after work and took me no longer than 20 minutes. They look great but not perfect. The right paddle had uneven weaving in the CF but at the section that goes directly behind steering wheel and you can’t see when installed. They look perfect when installed.

Sebap3 Nice install, could you share the process of the airbag removal? I have to remove mine also to install CF paddles. Thanks!!

[Sebap3]

Originally Posted by ILLMATIC23

Sebap3 Nice install, could you share the process of the airbag removal? I have to remove mine also to install CF paddles. Thanks!!

https://youtu.be/AYdCGJsKf4E
I used the above video to remove airbag and work on the paddles. You can skip all steps that he shows. All you have to do is , release the airbag and unplug, unscrew paddles push pin out, install new paddles, reinstall pin, screw back paddles, plug in airbag, click it back in.

[BMWZ4]

Sebap3 can you share the eBay link? I can't seem to locate them

[Sebap3]

Originally Posted by BMWZ4

Sebap3 can you share the eBay link? I can't seem to locate them

Sure, here it is:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184301353342

When I was ordering they only had the black. Now I see they have the red also. Took just a little over 3 weeks to receive.

[noushy]

Not bad for $100 would not pay more for that quality.

Noushy

[Sebap3]

Originally Posted by noushy

Not bad for $100 would not pay more for that quality.

Noushy

Quality is great other than the issue I memtioned. It’s impossible to see the imperfections because they’re right behind the wheel where it’s impossible to see anything. They feel so much better compared to stock. They’re very smooth and shaped perfect for fingers when you pull on them. I wouldn’t pay more than this for any quality even if they were perfect. To me spending 300-400 on 2 tiny paddles is crazy.