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Thanks!! On your invoice from the dealer, does it states what work was done? (Aka programming, or any helpful hint I could share with my local dealer?)Your little project is on my wishlist for my Countryman...
No, sorry, nothing special !!
In french: pose du volant JCW + retrofit boite sport avec palettes.
In english ( more or less ): JCW Steering wheel installation + Sport autobox with paddles coding!
No, sorry, nothing special !!
In french: pose du volant JCW + retrofit boite sport avec palettes.
In english ( more or less ): JCW Steering wheel installation + Sport autobox with paddles coding!
Merci beaucoup! Je vais regarder pour me trouver un volant JCW sur eBay.... Ils sont plutot rares!
Bravo pour ta maitrise du français !!!
Il y en a plusieurs sur ebay, mais je pense que j'ai trouvé le moins cher ( 290 livres ).
Le prix suivant se situait vers les 420 livres.
Voici l'adresse du site ou je l'ai trouvé, peut être en ont ils d'autres: www.motorhog.co.uk
Good luck
Edit: je n'avais pas vu que tu étais originaire du Québec !!
Another quick question: What is your transmission? 8-speed or 6-speed?
I’m asking because my local dealer service advisor has done a little research for the retrofit and told me it would require an extra module (or as I understand it: an extra wire to run from the steering to the passenger’s module, as per a few BMW 3-series retrofit forum members’ experiences...)
Again, merci beaucoup pour ton aide!! C’est un projet perso que je tentes de realiser tout comme tu as fait sur ta ptite hatchback 🤗
very pleased with the paddles but even
more with the 2TB sport transmission upgrade! This makes the shifts a lot quicker and the general maping of gear changes more aggressive.
I really wanted this mod too and went ahead and went for it. Bough the JCW wheel off eBay for $257. Nothing extra was necessary, which was the best part
Hardest part was definitely removing the airbag, but once that was off everything went smoothly.
As for coding, the only coding that is necessary is:
1) BDC_BODY -> PADDLES_VERBAULT (set to "aktiv" - default "nicht_aktiv")
2) EGS -> Sport T/M (set to "enabled" - default "disabled")
This enables, 2TB transmission and the paddles.
(Final result on the left!)
Wow! Can you do a write up on removal of the steering wheel and connection of the wires? I’m looking to add this as well, but haven’t found the steering to be as cheap as the one you bought.
This one is where it can get a little annoying. The back of the steering wheel has 3 holes (which can be seen on the first picture of the link above. Make sure you have a shorter T25 since it becomes a little hard to push with the limited amount of space that we have.
* Very important: Airbag unit may only be set down with the airbag itself facing upwards.
This is the step where you can start to taste victory, once you replace the steering wheel, just go backwards to put everything together.
(All the wiring that is needed should already be present. The only thing that could be missing is the wiring that is present in the steering wheel, if so, I have provided the link to the part. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...t/32306864896/ )
4. Coding
This is the last step! Use E-sys and code these two
1) BDC_BODY -> PADDLES_VERBAULT (set to "aktiv" - default "nicht_aktiv")
2) EGS -> Sport T/M (set to "enabled" - default "disabled")
5. Drive!
If you still need help you're more than welcome to message me!
Was trying to get this going today but couldn't get the airbag off and just gave up. I'll try again this next weekend when I have time. The T25 I was using was to long and I wasn't able to move it enough I guess. There is plenty of room on the bottom of the steering wheel to move around on but the steering column gets in the way on the sides.
