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Paddle Shifters LC250
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Recent arrival, Canadian market.
I didn’t know they would come with a Premium model, tried them today.
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Jealous.
Could you take some pics of the back of the wheel to show how the paddles are attached?
I think my wheel has plugged cut-outs where the paddles would go.
are you thinking what i am thinking?
I was thinking of trying to figure out whether those paddles in the ebay link above could be added to my truck, but if you're offering to swap wheels to make it work I'm open to the idea.Would that be “borrowing” my steering wheel?
Tell this to the paddle shifters on my LC!
I know some other Toyota platforms can be retrofitted, provided you have the right parts, some harness pigtails and don’t mind the disassembly and re-pinning required to get it done. I can’t say if programming would be required to bring the pieces together.
Whether it is worth the cost and effort is going to be subjective. I was surprised to see the paddles after reading this thread days ago. I could see them as being useful, especially if the transmission is hunting for a gear change and fluid is getting too warm or you want to slow down/avoid lugging.
Whether it is worth the cost and effort is going to be subjective. I was surprised to see the paddles after reading this thread days ago. I could see them as being useful, especially if the transmission is hunting for a gear change and fluid is getting too warm or you want to slow down/avoid lugging.
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Yeah, thanks!
I did some digging also (kinda literally) and it turns out those little access panels below the paddles are how you release the horn/airbag to get into the rest of the guts of the steering wheel.
Very late to this party but got a set of paddles today. I bought them used from a former LC250 owner who imported them from Japan. They came with the trim piece with the holes for the paddles already cut out. Took about an hour to install but overall this was pretty easy. They work just like they're supposed to!
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Very cool, do you happen to know what part numbers you ended up needing?
I don't know the part numbers but you can purchase the kit from here. The kit I got came with a pre-cut back trim piece so I didn't have to do any cutting.
The Canadian Premium version does.
That has been my practical experience. My wife's Audi A4 is the same. Pretty much useless for engine braking, so I don't even bother. If you have to listen for it instead of just feel it, there's no point. My '07 Tundra has fantastic engine braking though.
Correction...US version doesn't have paddle shifters. lol.
Nonsense. The PDK is the best transmission available in a car and the manual shift experience approaches that of a 6MT in manual shift mode. Its shifts are much faster than any human could match. There’s a vocal subset of people who will never embrace any kind of two-pedal solution, but objectively a driver gives up very little with the PDK. Mine will even dump the clutch in Sport+ mode; it is a true sportscar driving experience.
Personally though, I use the shifter in the 911 and not the paddles. I got used to the feeling of having one hand on the shifter anyway, so to me it feels more natural. There is also the matter that the paddles rotate with the wheel, so when you have to shift while the wheel is turned it can be a little disorienting.
I use the manual downshift in the LC all the time to moderate speed on long downhill highway inclines like the Eisenhower Tunnel approach and Vail pass. I don’t miss the paddle shifters.
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thank you! Ordered 2 sets
Did you have to do anything else? Was it just plug and play?
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