E46Fanatics - View Single Post - More Paddleshift DIY info, this time on X5...lots of pictures!

MITE46 · 02-15-2003, 11:20 PM

I'm home in socal for the weekend, so I decided to retrofit the SMG wheel on our new X5...It worked like a charm...This is my 2nd SMG install so I learned a bunch of things....

The answer was under my nose the whole entire time and I just didn't realize it. All you need to retrofit a step ==> SMG paddles is

1. SMG wheel (+ airbag if necessary)
2. 2x CDROM audio cables from frys @ $2.99 each
3. some bare pins from radioshack $2
4. electrical tape $1
5. SMG steering column $50

It turns out that the four pin step connector is the exact same size as a audio cable on the back of a CDROM drive....It even clips into place...Since the ends are already molded into connectors, 0 splicing is needed....Here is a picture...

Here is a the new airbag...

SMG wheel...

02-15-2003, 11:20 PM	#1
MITE46 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,977 My Ride: 323i View My Garage	More Paddleshift DIY info, this time on X5...lots of pictures! I'm home in socal for the weekend, so I decided to retrofit the SMG wheel on our new X5...It worked like a charm...This is my 2nd SMG install so I learned a bunch of things.... The answer was under my nose the whole entire time and I just didn't realize it. All you need to retrofit a step ==> SMG paddles is 1. SMG wheel (+ airbag if necessary) 2. 2x CDROM audio cables from frys @ $2.99 each 3. some bare pins from radioshack $2 4. electrical tape $1 5. SMG steering column $50 It turns out that the four pin step connector is the exact same size as a audio cable on the back of a CDROM drive....It even clips into place...Since the ends are already molded into connectors, 0 splicing is needed....Here is a picture... Here is a the new airbag... SMG wheel...