CVT Paddles Successfully Retrofitted

Sections: Uncategorized Dec 20th, 2003 2 Comments

Some of you CVT owners out there may remember a post awhile back regarding the retrofitting of the Euro spec CVT steering wheel paddles on a US spec CVT MINI. Well it looks like the retrofitting was a complete success:

I am happy to announce that the retrofit is a success! I know the picture of Mini paddles doesn't really excite the non-US Mini CVT drivers, but here it is: http://home.comcast.net/~paddle.shift/US_CVT_PaddleShiftretro.jpg

Here's the cooper I worked on: http://home.comcast.net/~paddle.shift/miniyellow.jpg

Thanks again for your help.
Vincent

You can read a review of a Canadian spec MINI with the paddles shifters here

Written By: MF Staff

markjenn
Nice directions, although I'm a little skeptical that it can be done in 20 minutes! It would take me that long to open the boxes and read the directions.
- Mark
Vincent

Gabe, thanks for the quick notice on your website.

To all:

I am still in the midst of finishing up the DIY manual. I don't particularly like to rush to finish the manual just because there are quite a number of steps to accomplish the retrofit. The DIY manual will reviewed repeatedly before being released. There will be a couple of variations too.

Unfortunately, this is not a 20min job. ;-) More like a 2-hour job. And believe or not, there is more work compared to retrofitting on an E46 or E53.

For now, I can offer local installation. Prices have yet to be determined but it's not just adding a pair of paddles. Expect major replacement of some other parts as well. There is no need to replace airbag nor the steering wheel, nor to reset any codes. A trip to the dealer is not needed.

I will post more details on my website.

Thanks for reading.

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