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PADDLE SHIFTER THE SOLUTION!

 
kenny2200 kenny2200
I watched Corvette Summer | Posts: 8 | Joined: 08/08
Posted: 09/17/08
12:40 PM

YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE COVERED THIS TOPIC ON THIS SITE ....BUT I HAVE TO SAY I WAS DISSAPOINTED WITH THE PADDLE CHANGE EXPECTING THE R/HAND PADDLE TO UPSHIFT AND THE L/HAND TO DOWN SHIFT......IT DOES NOW AFTER JUST 10 MINUTES WORK!!! BELOW IS A COPY OF A POST I LEFT ON THE UK CLUB YOU MAY FIND IT USEFUL IF YOU OWN THE A6

I WAS FRUSTRATED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE PADDLE SHIFT.... FERRARI STYLE OR F1 IT WAS NOT!!!! WITH THE LITTLE THUMBS AS UP-SHIFT..... AND BOTH RIGHT AND THE LEFT PADDLES AS DOWN SHIFTING...WHEN WHAT YOU WANT IS RIGHT HAND PADDLE 'UP' AND LEFT HAND 'DOWN' ALA THE AFORMENTIONED EXOTICA! SEE http://www.geocities.com/davidh1320@sbcglobal.net/paddleshif...
WHAT A DODDLE..... THE HARDEST BIT IS JUST LOCATING THE AIRBAG RELEASE SPRINGS http://web.mac.com/dbrat10/iWeb/C6-A6/index.html SEE THE PIC'S....IT'S JUST LIGHT PRESSURE THRU THE HOLES SHOWN AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE AIRBAG ONE SIDE AT A TIME AND THE AIRBAG POPS OF......DO NOT DISCONNECT IT....LAY IT ON A TOWEL ON TOP OF THE WHEEL....UNDO JUST ONE TORQ SCREW THAT HOLDS THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE RIGHT HAND PADDLE ....HERE YOU SEE A BROWN CONNECTOR..........THERE ARE THREE WIRES...RELEASE THE CONNECTOR......SNIP THE BROWN AND THE PURPLE ....BARE ABOUT 1/4" OFF THE WIRES.... [LEAVE THE PINK IN THE MIDDLE UNTOUCHED!] NOW TWIST THE BROWN TO THE PURPLE AND THE PURPLE TO THE BROWN....'SOLDER' AND 'WRAP' WITH INSULATING TAPE AND PLUG BACK IN....JOBS JOBBED...I TESTED IT AT THIS POINT BY 'FIRING' HER UP ...SURE ENOUGH R/HAND UPSHIFTS AND L/HAND DOWNSHIFTS! EXCELLENT!
THE THUMB BUTTONS DO THE OPPOSITE OF THE PADDLE IE: THE RIGHT HAND THUMB WOULD DOWN SHIFT ....HOWEVER I WILLL NOT USE THE THUMBS AT ALL!]  

 
retiredebtfree03 retiredebtfree03
I watched Corvette Summer | Posts: 2 | Joined: 10/08
Posted: 11/08/08
12:39 PM

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