C 320 cdi steering wheel paddles ??

[TuxMan]

i have a 2006 C320 CDI estate which does not have any gearchange paddles on the steering wheel and to be honest i miss then as my last car had some ,can they be retro fitted by anyone ??? been to see my local dealer but they recon it will cost alot of £££££££ . thanks Simon

[SLacKer]

Others have done the mod to the existing buttons (although it is a CLS)

http://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=178641

It helps if you have a spare steering wheel I guess. But looks ok as the electronics only know there is a switch for up and one for down exactly hoe that switched got activated is irrelevant to the electronics.

[TuxMan]

Thanks for the info , i don,t actualy have any buttons either the only way to manualy change gear is with the leaver !! its a bit of a pain !! just wondered if they could be fitted afterwards ??eg wether the wireing is there to connect too .

[shadowninja]

I read on one of the UK Merc forums that it wasn't possible if you didn't have any paddles, which would mean it is possible but very expensive.

[TuxMan]

thats what i thought if the wireing is there and you just need to fit paddles it would be a pretty easy job !!!