DIY - I installed magnet carbon fiber paddle shifters on my M4.

[ECO-LAP]

Hi guys
Recently I installed a magnetic paddle shifter on my M4.





I made paddles out of carbon fiber to install the magnetic paddle shifter and printed the mounts on a 3D printer.




And I made a resistive PCB board.






* Model Files & Schematic *
https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Gz?usp=sharing


I made these courses into an interesting video, and I want to share the modeling files and schematics I used.

Have fun watching my video.

Thank you.

[dvq]

I love watching all your videos, this one is certainly unique and I've always hated the mushy feeling of the shifts oem.

I'd try this myself by hacking up an existing cf paddle but I'm just not good with fabrication.

New idea for you: column mounted shifter with large paddles like you'd see on a AR giulia.

[MGM_M4]

THIS is amazing.

Wish I had the patience to do something like this.

[USSEnterprise]

I have magnetic shifters in my sim rig and they feel amazing! OP, I sent you a PM.

[E92inSG]

Watching this video made my day!!

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Crazy skills..... great watch with my 4am coffee

[CJStevens]

This is absolutely awesome! I have an Ascher wheel in my sim rig and the shifters are amazing. If you made these for sale, I would absolutely be a buyer and I bet a lot of others would too!!! Incredible.

[F80RN]

Originally Posted by CJStevens

This is absolutely awesome! I have an Ascher wheel in my sim rig and the shifters are amazing. If you made these for sale, I would absolutely be a buyer and I bet a lot of others would too!!! Incredible.

I was about to post that exact same thought. I'll buy a pair of these shifters

[tunawi7cheese]

Group buy
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ETA indefinite 😁

[notnow]

Sign me up for group buy!

[x.shell]

If I can DCT, this would be my first mod. Works so great on my SIM rig. Great job OP.

[rdm4]

Nice project. I see a lot of taller/longer paddle mods, was surprised to see you didn't do that also?

[ElecEngBMWM]

If you sold these, I would for sure be on the list of people who would buy it. The click alone is satisfying enough to convince me.

[M4leoP]

I see on the video you cut the connectors that come with the paddles??

where do you plug them into the steering wheel??

I definitely WANT to do this to my car, but the biggest question is the small "boards" are need it to bypass the OEM connectors? In order to work with the BMW wheel?


PLEASE ADVICE definitely Looking forward to this MOD.

Much appreciate it.

[Theruleslawyer]

Originally Posted by M4leoP

I see on the video you cut the connectors that come with the paddles??

where do you plug them into the steering wheel??

I definitely WANT to do this to my car, but the biggest question is the small "boards" are need it to bypass the OEM connectors? In order to work with the BMW wheel?


PLEASE ADVICE definitely Looking forward to this MOD.

Much appreciate it.

FWIW there are now Cheap $150 magnetic shifters on ebay/ali that don't require special brackets/mods. No real reason to do a DIY version anymore.