991 Retrofit paddle steering wheel available when..

[Sunnysidebb]

Why on Earth did they move away from the ability to change gear on a Tip by pushing pulling the gear lever. I loved it on my Cayenne Turbo and would have very much liked it on my 6tt.

[Helicopter123]

I have the buttons on the Cayenne and paddles on the 997.

The truth is that both are very easy to use and you pick it up very quickly unless you are a complete numpty.

Personal preference is for the paddles as they just make driving feel more of an event for me. Perhaps this is just the car, but if I were to have another 911 I would seriously look for a car with the paddles.

[Try5t]

I understand the wheel is now available for £1000 plus fitting !
Seemed a tad pricey to me compared to previous upgrade costs..

Anyhow .. he has had the aero kit fitted now so thought I'd post up some pics of it all finished ... looks really nice on the road and the rear wing really suits the car.

[sidicks]

Try5t said:

I understand the wheel is now available for £1000 plus fitting !
Seemed a tad pricey to me compared to previous upgrade costs..

Anyhow .. he has had the aero kit fitted now so thought I'd post up some pics of it all finished ... looks really nice on the road and the rear wing really suits the car.

Each to their own - as long as he / you like it that's what matters - I like the ducktail but think the spoiler on top looks like an afterthought and spoils the cars lines!

Sidicks

[Ady128]

I hardly use the buttons at all; I just use the accelerator pedal. And I thought I'd use the multi function wheel more than a paddled one (which I originally wanted). The buttons are only used if I have a mad half hour on somewhere like the Cat and Fiddle.

[rosino]

My at came with ghastly buttons and I had the OPC retrofit paddles before delivery. Part of the deal on the car but I reckon you looking at less than 1k all in. Probably a lot less if you are a good customer.

Each to their own as said above but not only it feels and drives better, it looks immensely better too.

And sorry to say but the Aerokit with spoiler on top I find it very halfords..

[Chippy99]

Manks said:

Less than a grand when I last enquired and our local OPC was offering to go 50-50 on the cost with buyers who wanted a specific car but with paddles.

What a lovely way of putting it, "go 50-50", LOL.

I think what they mean is "waive some of our fat profit". Does anyone really think a Porsche dealer would PAY to have you change your steering wheel? Unless they are paying their own money, they aren't going 50-50 are they.

[Manks]

Chippy99 said:

Manks said:

Less than a grand when I last enquired and our local OPC was offering to go 50-50 on the cost with buyers who wanted a specific car but with paddles.

What a lovely way of putting it, "go 50-50", LOL.

I think what they mean is "waive some of our fat profit". Does anyone really think a Porsche dealer would PAY to have you change your steering wheel? Unless they are paying their own money, they aren't going 50-50 are they.

Well they are, aren't they. If the cost of a wheel swap is a grand and they are charging the punter £500, they are going 50-50. It doesn't matter what profit the dealer is making, does it?

[HASM]

Sunnysidebb said:

Why on Earth did they move away from the ability to change gear on a Tip by pushing pulling the gear lever. I loved it on my Cayenne Turbo and would have very much liked it on my 6tt.

You can still do that with the PDK, infact it's quite handy when the paddle-shift wheel is on lock and you can't get your fingers on the paddles - or lack the mental agility to figure which one is the up/down shift...

I can see what Manks is getting at with the buttons - once you accept the technology it makes sense.
I just kept touching them with my hands with my normal grip on the wheel so went for paddles.

[Manks]

HASM said:

Sunnysidebb said:

Why on Earth did they move away from the ability to change gear on a Tip by pushing pulling the gear lever. I loved it on my Cayenne Turbo and would have very much liked it on my 6tt.

You can still do that with the PDK, infact it's quite handy when the paddle-shift wheel is on lock and you can't get your fingers on the paddles - or lack the mental agility to figure which one is the up/down shift...

I can see what Manks is getting at with the buttons - once you accept the technology it makes sense.
I just kept touching them with my hands with my normal grip on the wheel so went for paddles.

I can understand your point of view. I accidentally shifted a couple of times when I first used buttons, but I cannot remember the last time it happened. The movement to shift gears with buttons is so slight it's almost a thought. With paddles it is more of a movement.

[Dblue]

Manks said:

I can understand your point of view. I accidentally shifted a couple of times when I first used buttons, but I cannot remember the last time it happened. The movement to shift gears with buttons is so slight it's almost a thought. With paddles it is more of a movement.

Thats kind of the point I would say. Making it "switch" like is not a good thing. On a Cayenne or any kind of heavy exec/sports/SUV I would say they're pretty irrelevant anyway. Stick it D and just get on with it. For a car like a 991 that begs to be taken by the scruff of the neck and driven, paddles are much more intuitive with fixed up/down dedicated levers

[Manks]

Dblue said:

Manks said:

I can understand your point of view. I accidentally shifted a couple of times when I first used buttons, but I cannot remember the last time it happened. The movement to shift gears with buttons is so slight it's almost a thought. With paddles it is more of a movement.

Thats kind of the point I would say. Making it "switch" like is not a good thing. On a Cayenne or any kind of heavy exec/sports/SUV I would say they're pretty irrelevant anyway. Stick it D and just get on with it. For a car like a 991 that begs to be taken by the scruff of the neck and driven, paddles are much more intuitive with fixed up/down dedicated levers

It depends how you like to drive, I suppose. I don't have an opinion about paddles, I get on with them fine. But I LIKE the buttons, especially on the 991.

[turbo4ever]

Is it possible to retrofit the multifunction steering wheel buttons/scroll bars on a 991.2?