@lako lako Maybe.... The company that retails them for $225 may have spent a ton of money R+D. Maybe the $25 stole the design. These are all questions that we have to ask. If this was a VCDS tool, Id happily spend the money. Here I am mixed. And probably a hypocrite LOL
welcome to the difference of creating a mold and just sending off hundreds of a part vs cnc machining each and every one hint the cnc machined one is the $225 one
I'm 99% sure they came from the same factory. Both are made in China by factory we'll call X. The cheap ones were ordered in bulk from X by some company A that sells them on ebay. The second was ordered by some company B to be made to higher standards and the X just polished it (removing some metal, hence wiggle) and painted it gloss. Afterwards the B decided that their paddle shifters are the best on the market and require a hefty premium. Also since they're more expensive it means less customers, so smaller orders, so more expensive, you get the feedback loop. In the end B ends up charging a lot more than A for a product that's marginally better. That's how those things happen.
You sir are 100% right. When i'm looking to buy anything online i usually take a look at alliexpress first and 95% of the time you can get it for a lot less
No I don't think they are. The cheaper ones are likely cast and pressed however the expensive ones are likely CNC Milled. These processes are vastly different and while casting is much cheaper, it is only feasible for high quantity production. My guess is that the expensive ones were a specially milled, low production design and model which the cheaper ones copied and mass-produced for a lower cost.
I'm surprised more manufacturers don't put more effort into paddle shifter design and quality on performance vehicles. That's one thing Alfa got right on the Giulias equipped with paddles. The OEM aluminum paddles look and feel amazing. Also, $250 for those paddles is ridiculous. Even if it's entirely manufactured in the U.S. it shouldn't be anywhere near that price. For $240 I bought an entire coolant reroute kit that was CNC machined and anodized in the U.S.
Fun fact that i have owned Alfa 159 with normal trim but with OEM Brembo calipers and many sport detail parts, and now i'm possesing VW Passat R Line with top sport trim level and no Brembo calipers and little paddle shifters which is a big No for a sport trim.
I bought some paddle shifters off of wish for 13 bucks. definitely thought they'd come plastic but i took a risk anyways. ended up being solid machined aluminum with a nice annodizing on them. definitely worth the money.
I had gone with some bolt on ones 4 years ago, to avoid the 225$ direct replacement. I gotta say I swapped out for the $25 ones this week and they work like a charm, great fit. Glad I didn't spend the $225. The install was easy too.
The cheaper ones are likely cast and pressed however the expensive ones are likely CNC Milled. These processes are vastly different and while casting is much cheaper, it is only feasible for high quantity production. My guess is that the expensive ones were a specially milled, low production design and model which the cheaper ones copied and mass-produced for a lower cost.
@@crackspider101 either for looks or weight savings. The weight on the paddles doesn’t matter a lot, but it’s easier to shift when the shifter doesn’t weigh a lot
I got the eBay specials in the mail yesterday. No issues at all with them. I actually used my wire strippers to get the pin out because they are much thinner than needle nose pliers 👍
Thank you! Ordered a set of the cheapies. They were on sale even! Got them for $23 shipped and installed them in a mere minute. Great subtle addition that adds a bit of function as well! 🤘🏻
thankyou so much for this video. just swapped to the budget metal paddle shifters and they fit better than the original VW ones. look great to from a drivers perspective!
10 years with stick on's. It's all about how you prep the install. I had the same worry of failure at first, but I haven't had a single issue with mine. You can remove them pretty easily with WD40 if you want to go back to stock. Oh, and zero wiggle.
Sweet! Been wanting to do this on my Alltrack but thought $200+ seemed ridiculously expensive. Never really bothered to look beyond ECS. Just ordered a set of these!
Damn. Went out to my car after ordering and my paddles are not mounted the same as the Golf R (or the pins are more concealed). Should have checked that first...
I've had those cheap stick on paddle extenders for about 7 years, they're fantastic except for when the sun hits the machined edge and blinds you on the highway for 3 hours unless you move your hands to block it
To anyone looking at this in 2020 - i bought some of the cheap chinese red ones for my GTI. They came in a gloss red finish and are super sturdy. There seems to be tons of competition selling them, youll get any colour you want if you look hard enough.
That should have been a poll 😉 Personally I think the cheap set have the edge on finish, they’re more in line with the satin finish of other switchgear rather than the decorative piano gloss trim. Just a thought...
Grabbed a set of what ended up being the exact Ebay ones you compared and actually impressed. But I would not pay full price for this design because it is not much for the money. Thanks!
buy the 25$ 26$ ones..do them a good gloss painting job and you have the gorgeous results of the 225$ + plus you keep the anti slippery lines of the cheaper ones.
1.0 is a field of replacement paddles in various shapes and finishes. Let's call it done with and move on to 2.0- proper column-mounted paddles that stay fixed when you're hands are all crossed up, sliding sideways around a gravel hairpin.
I must agree that it's a nice touch to have this upgrade,but the bad thing to it that it will not be illuminated anymore,unless you don't care to see the (+) and (-) lighting red at night.
Had the stick on ones on my GTI for about two years and my Tiguan R for almost 12 months, still holding as strong as ever and look and feel fantastic! Just need to make sure you get the correct ones.
I got the stick on kind (look exactly like the ones you didn't install, but mine had the right cup shape) for $10 on aliexpress. The machined edge gives a glare at certain angles, which I don't like, otherwise I think they fit in nicely with the Mk7 GTI since it has that brushed aluminum style finish where the R has the piano black. I was also worried about them falling off, especially with this summer heat. But I gave the factory ones a good cleaning with alcohol to get all the dirt and oil off before the install, and the 3M has served me well for 6 months so far. Of course, they're probably going to fall off when I get back into my GTI later today - but if that happens I think I might snag a set of those $25 ones.
I have the cheapy ones. They do wiggle, but I put some closed cell foam in between the insert sticks & stopped that issue. Gutted for those who paid $200 for the glossy branded ones.
Just bought a set of the cheap metal ones in the link. Was like $12 now. Right one kept getting jammed in the pulled position. Messed with it a bunch and it seems to be okay now. But the right has a much louder click/clunk than the left...still just a bit louder than stock paddles. Not a bad item, so far.
Hey Humble Mechanic! A few of us have noted that the link no longer works - do you remember who was selling the eBay version so that we can get the same ones? Thanks again for this and all of your excellent videos!!
I'm a little late to the party, but thanks for the excellent vid. I have a set of red ones arriving in a few days and I am looking forward to getting them installed.
i just bought a 2022 vw polo gti and ordered two sets of the cheaper version of paddles in red and blue ( the cars reef blue) so when i get the car from th dealer they are going on. your video made the mod look doable, ill def tape everything haha
finally landed today, installed in no time flat, the small indented lip that needs to be tucked under caught me out on the first one but figured it, simple easy and attractive mod, came back to watch this video twice before attempting, I trust your advice,
I got the cheap ones you bought for my golf 6, i think they are for a golf 6 tbh, i really like them, they looks really neat, and they stick on pretty good
Saw a MK 7 in tornado red with red paddle shifters my MK 7.5 is night blue metallic I'm thinking about going with that color or the flat black the piano black is cool but like you said it's a finger print magnet like the screen. Plus I definitely like the snug fit. Great video!
If some company can make them for $25, the "nicer" ones should be $50, maybe $75. Not $200+. Such a RIPOFF. Glad the cheap ones work for you, they sure make a big difference.
@@ElZamo92 No I don't think they are. The cheaper ones are likely cast and pressed however the expensive ones are likely CNC Milled. These processes are vastly different and while casting is much cheaper, it is only feasible for high quantity production. My guess is that the expensive ones were a specially milled, low production design and model which the cheaper ones copied and mass-produced for a lower cost.
gloss ones look like billet alloy, the matt ones look like cast alloy and would be weaker. the lines on the back indicate a 10% difference in design defeating pattern design
I have a set of those stick on styled paddles. Bought them maybe 5 years ago, and they still are on. But after seeing this, might be changing to a more “proper” fitting set.
I bought a set of the cheap ones from Ali Express for the princely sum of £10.27 including delivery! Identical to the ones in your video. Feel bad for Racingline who obviously did the original r&d but if they didn’t put such a huge mark up on them (they are £199 in the Uk) I might have bought theirs.
Bought my $26 ones on Amazon. Was going to do aliexpress but for the same money Amazon was the way to go with prime membership shipping. Two days Vs weeks.
Ran into a little trouble trying to get them off, the gap between the wheel and paddles is way too close to fit a needle nose in there? How did you guys get that pin out?
I have the stick on ones on my TTS- they’ve never come undone and don’t wobble at all. Only issue I see with them is that they’re a little close to the indicator and wiper stalk.
Powdercoating plastic? Didn't notice whether it was plastic or metal, but seems plastic to me. In anycase whether it's painted or powdercoated, a damn rip off for sure imo.
The stick-on paddle extenders in the video are for a Mk6 style steering wheel. Sadly, on Mk6 all paddle extenders are stick-on because the shift button design prevents punching out the paddle retainer hinge without removing an airbag, then media-button assembly, and finally unscrewing the paddle shifter assemblies. Not every driver is ready to do all this in order to install a convenience accessory, so manufacturers stick to a stick-on option.
Charles, can we vote you in as VW person of the year? Amazing how generic vs brand name tests have unexpected results. This video has no relevance to me, but I still watched it.
Just an FYI. I just bought the cheapos off Amazon. There was a bit of play after installation, so I pulled the pins back out and wrapped them in teflon tape. I wrapped it thicker toward the end of the pin that is inserted first, and the play is now gone.
Don't know about the 7.5 but I drove an r-line mk 7 which had a gunmetal-look dash instead of piano-fingerprint, that gunmetal on the shifters would look awesome.
Sure, it's an interesting design. On Mk6 there is a single big button on the PCB. By the way, speaking of redundancy - the paddle shifters on MK6 are interestingly overengineered. They have a logic PCB inside them that modulates a signal within a 3-wire LIN-bus, dedicated for each shifter and controlled by "media buttons / paddles controller" that further converts all the inputs i to CAN-bus signals. The controller governs two completely separate LIN-buses, one for the left shifter and the other for the right shifter, but also has resistance-measuring circuits for multimedia buttons. This way, the electronic protection against paddle shifter malfunctions (switch stuck on, switch stuck off, unstable signal, paddle shifter disconnected, more than 1 wire is broken) is made on program level. If the controller detects such an event, it will immediately deactivate the problematic paddle shifter and write down an error with the exact cause of malfunction.
The glue-on shifters shown in the video are for Mk6 paddles. I've used exactly the same ones for some time, but got rid of them because they were offset too far towards the dashboard. So, while downshifting in turns, my hand inavoidably interfered with a turn signal lever. "Shift, blink, turn - choose two" - that's not an ideal combo for daily driving.
@HumbleMechanic The link in the description for the cheaper paddle shifters have painted rather than perforated + and - signs. Could you share the correct link to the ones you bought?
Hey i know this is a 5 day old video and i hope you answers me i have had 2 vw a mk2 jetta and now a mk4 gti and now I’m getting a 2009 vw 2L tsi scirocco any insight on that good idea I’m getting it in the week. Ps im from SOUTH AFRICA 🔥
the chap express versions fitted super fast and feel magic, I do not see the point in spending another $200 for the more expensive set when there both aluminium and the same profile,. For $225 id expect carbon fibre
Hi, thanks to your video I managed to get mine installed lol. But they’re a little wiggly. Now I was wondering how could I correct that issue, do you have any ideas? Thanks in advance for your answer and thank you again for the video!
For $225 I could paint the $25.00 one gloss black or even powder coat it. Heck I could by a powder coating system and a small oven to bake it on for less than $225.00
I have the double sided tape ones. And I love them! I haven’t had any issues with them. They are on there. I have hit them getting out & in my GTI and they haven’t came off lol... if you have a DSG I would recommend them! It looks good and it is so much easier to shift. I guess the weight of them but it is easier to push. If you know what I mean.
Some of them use proper 3M tape and I'd never recommend using that stuff unless you want to ruin the factory parts, just spend the 10min to remove the pins and get a much better result.
Holy crap I can’t believe someone can actually charge over $200 for something so simple and cheap to manufacture. I mean I could literally make the same exact thing in my garage with the tools and materials I already have, for free.. Even if I had to buy the material and paint it would still be under $10. That just blows my mind.
Great video, AWESOME upgrade ve the stock ones... Quick question though, since I don't see anyone mentioning it. I have a VW CC and the paddle shifters illuminate at night at + & -. Don't they illuminate on this Golf too, assuming it has the digital cluster and its a newer model and all? So replacing these will it take off that feature?
I have an audi a3. I bought 20$ ebay stick on shifters 3 years ago. Never came unstuck, never had an issue, they dont wiggle or anything. Paying 200+$ for a stupid paddle shifter is just ridiculous when the cheap ones work exactly the same if you stick them on carefully
I was rather surprised which ones I liked better. Now who wants to buy some paddle shifter extensions? LOL
Did the cheaper ones shimmy on the left side or did they fit better as well?
@@TheCarCrazyGuy No, they fit better on both. I installed both on both sides just to be sure
@@HumbleMechanic Awesome. A rare instance cheaper is better. Rock on!
lako lako the racing line ones have been around since the mk7 came out, the others took a year to come come to market
@lako lako Maybe.... The company that retails them for $225 may have spent a ton of money R+D. Maybe the $25 stole the design. These are all questions that we have to ask. If this was a VCDS tool, Id happily spend the money. Here I am mixed. And probably a hypocrite LOL
Finally someone has compared them
on here, and now I’ve just saved $200
That's cool.
Ahhhhhh love that extra $200 high gloss finish
A $5 can of Rustoluem at Home Depot.
😂😂
welcome to the difference of creating a mold and just sending off hundreds of a part vs cnc machining each and every one hint the cnc machined one is the $225 one
@@electro740 3d printer is future
I'm 99% sure they came from the same factory. Both are made in China by factory we'll call X. The cheap ones were ordered in bulk from X by some company A that sells them on ebay. The second was ordered by some company B to be made to higher standards and the X just polished it (removing some metal, hence wiggle) and painted it gloss. Afterwards the B decided that their paddle shifters are the best on the market and require a hefty premium. Also since they're more expensive it means less customers, so smaller orders, so more expensive, you get the feedback loop. In the end B ends up charging a lot more than A for a product that's marginally better. That's how those things happen.
George Kartvelishvili Apple be like?? We are half spec of same price android phone???
One looks machined and the other looks cast. Don't think it's off the same process
You sir are 100% right. When i'm looking to buy anything online i usually take a look at alliexpress first and 95% of the time you can get it for a lot less
No I don't think they are. The cheaper ones are likely cast and pressed however the expensive ones are likely CNC Milled. These processes are vastly different and while casting is much cheaper, it is only feasible for high quantity production. My guess is that the expensive ones were a specially milled, low production design and model which the cheaper ones copied and mass-produced for a lower cost.
I'm surprised more manufacturers don't put more effort into paddle shifter design and quality on performance vehicles. That's one thing Alfa got right on the Giulias equipped with paddles. The OEM aluminum paddles look and feel amazing. Also, $250 for those paddles is ridiculous. Even if it's entirely manufactured in the U.S. it shouldn't be anywhere near that price. For $240 I bought an entire coolant reroute kit that was CNC machined and anodized in the U.S.
Ikr coolant reroute is alot better value for a miata
Fun fact that i have owned Alfa 159 with normal trim but with OEM Brembo calipers and many sport detail parts, and now i'm possesing VW Passat R Line with top sport trim level and no Brembo calipers and little paddle shifters which is a big No for a sport trim.
$25 ones match the wiper/turn signals, and the steering wheel buttons, and look better imo.
Or because it's just $25, you can repaint it.
@@beloved_lover that's what i was thinking the entire video
The signals actually have a gloss black around th edge, so both would match
I have to agree 👍
used the 25$ ones for 50k miles and never had a problem
I bought some paddle shifters off of wish for 13 bucks. definitely thought they'd come plastic but i took a risk anyways. ended up being solid machined aluminum with a nice annodizing on them. definitely worth the money.
at $13 sounds like cast and those always come anodized, I prefer those anyway.
I had gone with some bolt on ones 4 years ago, to avoid the 225$ direct replacement. I gotta say I swapped out for the $25 ones this week and they work like a charm, great fit. Glad I didn't spend the $225. The install was easy too.
I like the matte finish, no fingerprints, especially on the paddle shifter where your finger is constantly on!
$200+ and no carbon fiber components on the shifters? Crazy
The cheaper ones are likely cast and pressed however the expensive ones are likely CNC Milled. These processes are vastly different and while casting is much cheaper, it is only feasible for high quantity production. My guess is that the expensive ones were a specially milled, low production design and model which the cheaper ones copied and mass-produced for a lower cost.
Crazy would be wanting CF on the shifters. What the hell would be the point? Weight savings? Lol
@@rdurai330 Thats how I see it Machined vs Die cast
@@crackspider101 you do realize that many people like how cf looks, right? Not everything is for weight savings
@@crackspider101 either for looks or weight savings. The weight on the paddles doesn’t matter a lot, but it’s easier to shift when the shifter doesn’t weigh a lot
I got the eBay specials in the mail yesterday. No issues at all with them. I actually used my wire strippers to get the pin out because they are much thinner than needle nose pliers 👍
Thanks for the idea! I couldn't get the pins out with the needle nose. I had minimal trouble with the wire strippers🙏
Thank you! Ordered a set of the cheapies. They were on sale even! Got them for $23 shipped and installed them in a mere minute. Great subtle addition that adds a bit of function as well! 🤘🏻
Thanks for sharing! I have the ECS carbon paddles and LOVE them!
Installing paddles on a Mk7 doesn’t require handling explosives like the Mk6 did.
They were oddly easy to install... like too easy for a VW/Audi HAHAH
I just installed the 25$ ones and love the way the look and the fit great and the ridges help grip the back a bit totally worth it!
thankyou so much for this video. just swapped to the budget metal paddle shifters and they fit better than the original VW ones. look great to from a drivers perspective!
10 years with stick on's. It's all about how you prep the install. I had the same worry of failure at first, but I haven't had a single issue with mine. You can remove them pretty easily with WD40 if you want to go back to stock. Oh, and zero wiggle.
Sweet! Been wanting to do this on my Alltrack but thought $200+ seemed ridiculously expensive. Never really bothered to look beyond ECS. Just ordered a set of these!
Damn. Went out to my car after ordering and my paddles are not mounted the same as the Golf R (or the pins are more concealed). Should have checked that first...
I've had those cheap stick on paddle extenders for about 7 years, they're fantastic except for when the sun hits the machined edge and blinds you on the highway for 3 hours unless you move your hands to block it
To anyone looking at this in 2020 - i bought some of the cheap chinese red ones for my GTI. They came in a gloss red finish and are super sturdy. There seems to be tons of competition selling them, youll get any colour you want if you look hard enough.
Bought the cheap ones in red for my GTIi. Great fit and paid 15$ inc. shipping to Norway, Great stuff!
That should have been a poll 😉 Personally I think the cheap set have the edge on finish, they’re more in line with the satin finish of other switchgear rather than the decorative piano gloss trim. Just a thought...
Just installed the $25 paddles on my Mk7.5 R, so far so good.
I could see/feel on the bench that the cheap ones were going to look and work better 😅
Grabbed a set of what ended up being the exact Ebay ones you compared and actually impressed.
But I would not pay full price for this design because it is not much for the money.
Thanks!
buy the 25$ 26$ ones..do them a good gloss painting job and you have the gorgeous results of the 225$ + plus you keep the anti slippery lines of the cheaper ones.
i wonder if they fit my Leon Cupra 290 2017.... i also have a bit of gloss in my stearing weal.
It looks like that the cheaper ones are cast aluminium, and the expansive ones are billet aluminium.
And for a part with almost zero stress on it, it shouldn't even matter.
1.0 is a field of replacement paddles in various shapes and finishes. Let's call it done with and move on to 2.0- proper column-mounted paddles that stay fixed when you're hands are all crossed up, sliding sideways around a gravel hairpin.
Just goes to show, the more expensive option isn't always the best quality. Plus, I like the look of the flat black as well.
i bought the 25$ paddles for my mk7 GLI, and i was honestly surprised how well they fit and how great they looked
Paid for the stick on ones from amazon and they’ve held up to two Florida summers. And look killer. All in the prep.
Exactly!! All in the prep
Great video. I always enjoy your uploads. I am happy my mk7 GLi wheel has red stitching and chrome accents.
I must agree that it's a nice touch to have this upgrade,but the bad thing to it that it will not be illuminated anymore,unless you don't care to see the (+) and (-) lighting red at night.
Had the stick on ones on my GTI for about two years and my Tiguan R for almost 12 months, still holding as strong as ever and look and feel fantastic! Just need to make sure you get the correct ones.
I got the stick on kind (look exactly like the ones you didn't install, but mine had the right cup shape) for $10 on aliexpress. The machined edge gives a glare at certain angles, which I don't like, otherwise I think they fit in nicely with the Mk7 GTI since it has that brushed aluminum style finish where the R has the piano black. I was also worried about them falling off, especially with this summer heat. But I gave the factory ones a good cleaning with alcohol to get all the dirt and oil off before the install, and the 3M has served me well for 6 months so far. Of course, they're probably going to fall off when I get back into my GTI later today - but if that happens I think I might snag a set of those $25 ones.
I have the stick on one's as well on my mk5 gti and they have stuck solid for 3 years now
I've been rooting for the cheaper ones since day 1 even for the cheap 3M-ed on ones!!
Lucas Huang !!!! funny to see you here, I’m here after watching your video on them and buying them for myself
Yes! Been wanting these for soooo long, £25 is a sensible price, just ordered a blue pair 😁😁
I have the cheapy ones. They do wiggle, but I put some closed cell foam in between the insert sticks & stopped that issue. Gutted for those who paid $200 for the glossy branded ones.
Just bought a set of the cheap metal ones in the link. Was like $12 now. Right one kept getting jammed in the pulled position. Messed with it a bunch and it seems to be okay now. But the right has a much louder click/clunk than the left...still just a bit louder than stock paddles. Not a bad item, so far.
just bought the $25 ones for my GTI. definitely worth it!
Thnx for the suggestion. Just installed the $25 set and they are great!!!
Just because of the cheaper paddle shifters I wanna buy that Golf! Awesome video, mister Beard.
Love how honest you are 👌
Hey Humble Mechanic! A few of us have noted that the link no longer works - do you remember who was selling the eBay version so that we can get the same ones? Thanks again for this and all of your excellent videos!!
I have the LEYO Motorsports screw on/clamp on extensions priced at around $120 and I am really happy with them.
Ordered some for $20 with Prime shipping from Amazon. I like the flat color better.
Just installed the $25 ones awesome! Thanks for the video.
I'm a little late to the party, but thanks for the excellent vid. I have a set of red ones arriving in a few days and I am looking forward to getting them installed.
I want a relocation kit for my paddles, having them on the wheel is a bit confusing for me.
i just bought a 2022 vw polo gti and ordered two sets of the cheaper version of paddles in red and blue ( the cars reef blue) so when i get the car from th dealer they are going on. your video made the mod look doable, ill def tape everything haha
finally landed today, installed in no time flat, the small indented lip that needs to be tucked under caught me out on the first one but figured it, simple easy and attractive mod, came back to watch this video twice before attempting, I trust your advice,
Thank goodness for TH-cam.!
I got the cheap ones you bought for my golf 6, i think they are for a golf 6 tbh, i really like them, they looks really neat, and they stick on pretty good
Saw a MK 7 in tornado red with red paddle shifters my MK 7.5 is night blue metallic I'm thinking about going with that color or the flat black the piano black is cool but like you said it's a finger print magnet like the screen. Plus I definitely like the snug fit. Great video!
Got mines from alliexpress, fit my 2019 GLI Autobahn perfect.
If some company can make them for $25, the "nicer" ones should be $50, maybe $75. Not $200+. Such a RIPOFF. Glad the cheap ones work for you, they sure make a big difference.
TheDragonDelasangre someone else already said this, but they are both most likely made in the same factory in China.
@@ElZamo92 No I don't think they are. The cheaper ones are likely cast and pressed however the expensive ones are likely CNC Milled. These processes are vastly different and while casting is much cheaper, it is only feasible for high quantity production. My guess is that the expensive ones were a specially milled, low production design and model which the cheaper ones copied and mass-produced for a lower cost.
@@rdurai330 How many times are you going to post this same response? Ok Ok got the message ...do you work for R-Line...hahaha
gloss ones look like billet alloy, the matt ones look like cast alloy and would be weaker. the lines on the back indicate a 10% difference in design defeating pattern design
I have a set of those stick on styled paddles. Bought them maybe 5 years ago, and they still are on. But after seeing this, might be changing to a more “proper” fitting set.
I have the exact same as the first stick on ones and they look and work perfectly.
I bought a set of the cheap ones from Ali Express for the princely sum of £10.27 including delivery! Identical to the ones in your video. Feel bad for Racingline who obviously did the original r&d but if they didn’t put such a huge mark up on them (they are £199 in the Uk) I might have bought theirs.
Bought my $26 ones on Amazon. Was going to do aliexpress but for the same money Amazon was the way to go with prime membership shipping. Two days Vs weeks.
I like the look of the flat black.
Me too!
I got the stick on ones for my mk7 and they fit pretty well. I just wish they had that style for the replacements and not just the stick on
Ordered a pair of the good ones 😜 from eBay. Great video Charles!
Ran into a little trouble trying to get them off, the gap between the wheel and paddles is way too close to fit a needle nose in there? How did you guys get that pin out?
I have the stick on ones on my TTS- they’ve never come undone and don’t wobble at all.
Only issue I see with them is that they’re a little close to the indicator and wiper stalk.
Get the $25 ones and put your own gloss to it 👍
Thanks for the great vid, I have just ordered the cheaper set for my 7.5 GTI, looking forward to trying these out.
Sweet! You’re gonna dig them
I just did a video this week about VWR dsg paddle extensions. Lol. Awesome video charls
bought the $25 ones and they are awesome
Same parts from China, some company just powder coated them and put a sticker on it.
Powdercoating plastic?
Didn't notice whether it was plastic or metal, but seems plastic to me. In anycase whether it's painted or powdercoated, a damn rip off for sure imo.
Swordie100 They’re both metal
The stick-on paddle extenders in the video are for a Mk6 style steering wheel. Sadly, on Mk6 all paddle extenders are stick-on because the shift button design prevents punching out the paddle retainer hinge without removing an airbag, then media-button assembly, and finally unscrewing the paddle shifter assemblies. Not every driver is ready to do all this in order to install a convenience accessory, so manufacturers stick to a stick-on option.
Luckily bfi made some, but they’re $325 lol
Charles, can we vote you in as VW person of the year? Amazing how generic vs brand name tests have unexpected results. This video has no relevance to me, but I still watched it.
Heck yeah. I’ll take it haha
@@HumbleMechanic winner 🥇🏆🥞
Just an FYI. I just bought the cheapos off Amazon. There was a bit of play after installation, so I pulled the pins back out and wrapped them in teflon tape. I wrapped it thicker toward the end of the pin that is inserted first, and the play is now gone.
great info!!! Thanks for that update. hopefully it will help someone else.
Anyone have the link to the cheaper one? Link doesn’t work
Don't know about the 7.5 but I drove an r-line mk 7 which had a gunmetal-look dash instead of piano-fingerprint, that gunmetal on the shifters would look awesome.
Oh nice!!! The piano black is cool but man the print
In the same boat with the paddles in-hand. You ever find an answer?
I lost this pin from shifters. Maybe you have some link where I can buy it
Does each paddle button card have two actual buttons wired in parallel for redundancy? It looked like it.
Sure, it's an interesting design. On Mk6 there is a single big button on the PCB. By the way, speaking of redundancy - the paddle shifters on MK6 are interestingly overengineered. They have a logic PCB inside them that modulates a signal within a 3-wire LIN-bus, dedicated for each shifter and controlled by "media buttons / paddles controller" that further converts all the inputs i to CAN-bus signals. The controller governs two completely separate LIN-buses, one for the left shifter and the other for the right shifter, but also has resistance-measuring circuits for multimedia buttons. This way, the electronic protection against paddle shifter malfunctions (switch stuck on, switch stuck off, unstable signal, paddle shifter disconnected, more than 1 wire is broken) is made on program level. If the controller detects such an event, it will immediately deactivate the problematic paddle shifter and write down an error with the exact cause of malfunction.
That's how it seems on my 18 GLI. Certainly look like two little pressure switches in there
I really enjoy your videos. Keep it up!
Thank you
@@HumbleMechanic You're really awesome for taking the time to read and reply to the comments
Just bought the cheap ones. Thanks for the research!
Awesome video, the ending was funny! Can you do a tutorial on how to shift while driving . Thanks!
Thank you for the info and show how to installed.
The glue-on shifters shown in the video are for Mk6 paddles. I've used exactly the same ones for some time, but got rid of them because they were offset too far towards the dashboard. So, while downshifting in turns, my hand inavoidably interfered with a turn signal lever. "Shift, blink, turn - choose two" - that's not an ideal combo for daily driving.
I got the sticky back ones for my mk6r and they haven't shown any sign of budging and feel great.
@HumbleMechanic The link in the description for the cheaper paddle shifters have painted rather than perforated + and - signs. Could you share the correct link to the ones you bought?
I like your video and i think I like the matte finished better....
Hey i know this is a 5 day old video and i hope you answers me i have had 2 vw a mk2 jetta and now a mk4 gti and now I’m getting a 2009 vw 2L tsi scirocco any insight on that good idea I’m getting it in the week. Ps im from SOUTH AFRICA 🔥
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the chap express versions fitted super fast and feel magic, I do not see the point in spending another $200 for the more expensive set when there both aluminium and the same profile,. For $225 id expect carbon fibre
Hi, thanks to your video I managed to get mine installed lol. But they’re a little wiggly. Now I was wondering how could I correct that issue, do you have any ideas? Thanks in advance for your answer and thank you again for the video!
For $225 I could paint the $25.00 one gloss black or even powder coat it.
Heck I could by a powder coating system and a small oven to bake it on for less than $225.00
I think the cheaper one looks better as well plus like you said it doesn't wobble plus 200+ is ridiculous for a set of aluminum paddles
I have the double sided tape ones. And I love them! I haven’t had any issues with them. They are on there. I have hit them getting out & in my GTI and they haven’t came off lol... if you have a DSG I would recommend them! It looks good and it is so much easier to shift. I guess the weight of them but it is easier to push. If you know what I mean.
Some of them use proper 3M tape and I'd never recommend using that stuff unless you want to ruin the factory parts, just spend the 10min to remove the pins and get a much better result.
Nice how to Charles. I'd go for the cheaper ones, but I'm cheap.
Holy crap I can’t believe someone can actually charge over $200 for something so simple and cheap to manufacture. I mean I could literally make the same exact thing in my garage with the tools and materials I already have, for free.. Even if I had to buy the material and paint it would still be under $10. That just blows my mind.
Finally an upgrade I can afford... :)
If the expensive one had the R&D put into it.
Why does it wobble?
even accounting for the coatings, this is apart of the R&D cycle.
That’s a very good point.
Very useful info, thanks. Wish those fit the 8V S3!
"we're gonna be installing paddle shift extensions on the Golf RAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"
Great video, AWESOME upgrade ve the stock ones...
Quick question though, since I don't see anyone mentioning it. I have a VW CC and the paddle shifters illuminate at night at + & -.
Don't they illuminate on this Golf too, assuming it has the digital cluster and its a newer model and all?
So replacing these will it take off that feature?
I have an audi a3. I bought 20$ ebay stick on shifters 3 years ago. Never came unstuck, never had an issue, they dont wiggle or anything. Paying 200+$ for a stupid paddle shifter is just ridiculous when the cheap ones work exactly the same if you stick them on carefully
class ahaha just fitted mine from this video easy peasy