Reply With QuoteI'm pretty sure its a different steering wheel that needs to be fitted.
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Hi guys
I know my Tig is only a day old now, but with running it in and trying to keep the revs up I've been using Tipronic a fair amount. One thing I realised is that the flappy paddle's would be great for that. The dealer mentioned it was an option (though it wasn't in the brochure).
Anyone have any idea how much it costs to get paddles? Are they normally factory fitted or dealer fitted? Any idea what functionality you have to sacrifice if you go for this option?
I did notice the indicator/wiper controls are fairly close to the wheel as it is, so there's not a hell of a lot of space for paddles. Unless they change the whole steering column when they fit it?
Would love to know if you guys know anything about this.
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I'm pretty sure its a different steering wheel that needs to be fitted.
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Check the Touareg section someone fitted flappy paddles to his Touareg
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Seems it can't be
Just spoke with the dealer and they only appear to have the kit to retro-fit paddles to vehicles with DSG boxes, not Tiptronic. Pity, coz it would have been nice.
Tiguan TDI, 6spd Tiptronic Auto
Black, sunroof, comfort pack, off-road tech, tan leather, park assist & roof bars.
Avg 7.63L/100km over 189,000kms
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Resurrecting this thread (out of sheer excitement), as I will be having a crack at this tomorrow.
Finally found a donor who probably lost more than just a kidney overnight, when he woke up in a bath tub full of ice.
Anyhow please wish me luck and that everything will just work on swapover and after some simple VCDS coding.
Last edited by aussietig; 11-03-2011 at 06:07 PM.
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Am looking forward to seeing how this turns out..
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Whoa someone is actually having a crack on this! I'll be watching this very closely.
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Seriously, the best of luck with that. Much more than my little rebadge... Look forward to seeing the successOriginally Posted by aussietig
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Go Aussie!! Seriously, good luck mate. Can't wait to see if it works
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There is no reason why it shouldn't be possible to make it work. It should be possible even on Tiguans with the automatic transmission, since the Touareg with the similar Asin transmission has flappy paddles.
Good luck aussietig! Keep us posted on your progress.
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