CLK 55 Steering wheel paddles

[2skiddy]

Hi, Has anyone replaced their normal buttons for paddles on the steering wheel? I know you could buy a later wheel complete, but just wondered if the paddles could be bought separately. I don`t mind the buttons too much which I use in conjunction with the stick for track driving. Just looking at a cheaper yet just as effective option?

[5 wh]

I dont mind the buttons,I certainly would not go to the trouble of replacing them with paddles.

[davidn]

I've been following this thread on another forum.

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=47...

Seems like a bit of a minefield but hopefully somebody will get it sorted.
David

[2skiddy]

Thanks davidn, seen this one before. I have a funny feeling that the paddle shifts can be fitted instead of the button shifts, WITHOUT changing the wheel. I will give MB a call today. I don`t want to go to great expense as I use the stick just as much as the buttons. It is similar to my previous E46 M3 CSL. On track the stick is better through the twisty bits.

[2skiddy]

Just checked with MB and the paddles are not available separately. The buttons are.

[sneijder]

It is a proper minefield, most owners use them as a novelty and disregard them after a few months of ownership. They are nothing like Ferrari F1 paddles. I know from your posts you like to track your car, I don't think you'd get much joy from them TBH. I have heard of folk complaining the back can be thrown out from a spirited downshift whilst cornering.