How to build your own paddleshift kit....and bunch of step details...

MITE46 · 01-18-2003, 07:27 PM

Been working heavily on my site recently...Tonight, I finished writing up my Paddleshift Retrofit Project...

Here is the link for all the details...
http://e46.mit.edu/PaddleShift_Retrofit_Project.htm

Nics · 01-18-2003, 07:32 PM

damn, very nice and informative.

Harvinator · 01-18-2003, 07:34 PM

http://www.bmw-paddleshift-retro.com/

bigxl31 · 01-18-2003, 07:44 PM

bro you trying to inform us or trying to make loot , i dont get it ,?
-mike

MarketWizard · 01-18-2003, 07:57 PM

nice job

and thanks for sharing the info, this is a good way to save $400

SrCsTc · 01-18-2003, 08:55 PM

Enjoyed reading your write-up... you're a smart guy.

bigxl31 · 01-18-2003, 09:01 PM

I have reason to believe that you stole the ideas and time that vince managed to work hard for. I just don't get it ... I just bought the kit from him and I am very happy with it honestly. I am not trying to Rip on you nor am I jealous in any way, because I it does not matter to me, but when you steal credit from someone else, that's kinda childish, I know your the big shot from MIT. I know.

sad state my friend ...

SrCsTc · 01-18-2003, 09:26 PM

I have a manual tranny,

, but I'm just curious here... what exactly comes with Vince's kit?

BMWintoxication · 01-18-2003, 09:35 PM

..how can u steal an idea like this??..

I mean.. this is a question if you are able do it or not.. not like it is an innovation..

Yellowmann · 01-18-2003, 09:36 PM

Gee i just read your other post about DDE and now this... wow very good write up and info. NO wonder your busy.. So were these your class projects at MIT for credit?

Thanks for sharing

XeetBMW330ci · 01-18-2003, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BMWintoxication
..how can u steal an idea like this??..

I mean.. this is a question if you are able do it or not.. not like it is an innovation..

Who is it that owns the 'idea' of doing the paddle retrofit? Nobody owns the idea. (If you didn't catch that the question was retorical.) I think that some people may be a little upset that $400 is a little steep for just running two wires. (No matter the amount of time invested before being able to sell the product.)

As I have stated before, GREAT JOB MITE46!

mtnbound · 01-18-2003, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigxl31
I have reason to believe that you stole the ideas and time that vince managed to work hard for. I just don't get it ... I just bought the kit from him and I am very happy with it honestly. I am not trying to Rip on you nor am I jealous in any way, because I it does not matter to me, but when you steal credit from someone else, that's kinda childish, I know your the big shot from MIT. I know.

sad state my friend ...

Don't you think that's kind of jumping down his throat a bit? Not to take anything away from Vince, because I hear nothing but good stuff about him and his product, but just because he was the first to do this in the right way, doesn't mean that he would/should be the only. If that was the case, we'd all be driving Fords right now.

Fundamentally, it's a modification, albeit a rather complex/sophisticated one. Vince has turned his DIY solution into a business venture; that definitely is not going to stop anyone else from doing their own experiments. So, to say that someone "stole" anything is rather judgemental. Does that mean if someone that installed the Push Button Starter button started selling a "kit" that included the button, a cheap rotary tool, etc., that anyone else doing the same thing on their own would be thief? How about any of these non-OEM vendors that sell clears? BMW (or the company that they contract for lights) obviously originated the design for the lenses. So, does that mean that all of the 3rd party companies are stealing?

Atlas · 01-18-2003, 10:17 PM

Awesome write-ups dude... this and the DDEs... just curious, how do u run wires from the steering wheel to the shifter? U might have explained it on ur website but i didn't seem to see it...sorry n00b here

will917 · 01-18-2003, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by XeetBMW330ci

Who is it that owns the 'idea' of doing the paddle retrofit? Nobody owns the idea. (If you didn't catch that the question was retorical.) I think that some people may be a little upset that $400 is a little steep for just running two wires. (No matter the amount of time invested before being able to sell the product.)

As I have stated before, GREAT JOB MITE46!

exactly

i was actually gonna make a DIY day out of this myself in the near future without buying the kit before this post.

Quote:

Originally posted by bigxl31
I have reason to believe that you stole the ideas and time that vince managed to work hard for.

im curious though, whats the reason that leads you to believe this? was vince the first person in the world to come up with the idea for the retrofit in the first place?

DropTopBM · 01-18-2003, 10:32 PM

Damn your pretty good at this stuff... i just checked this page and the other on the angel eyes --- good stuff man --- i say you open up your own shop !

vinnymac · 01-18-2003, 10:34 PM

I commend you for your hard work...however, I'd still go with VinceTopazBlau325i's kit b/c it's a cleaner design and he's a great guy to do business with.

als · 01-18-2003, 10:37 PM

Great write up.
Now how about doing auto-dimming center mirror retrofit project since I have no time and $$$ for experimenting?

KevinJ_2k1_325ci · 01-18-2003, 10:46 PM

In fact it was a Japanese dude that did the first retro-fit. I agree Vince is a great guy and provides a plug and play product plus expert assistance with the retro-fit.

First Retro-fit

bigxl31 · 01-18-2003, 10:50 PM

good point kev! your totally correct !

bigxl31 · 01-18-2003, 10:51 PM

i guess i was mistaken , sorry about that ....

01-18-2003, 07:27 PM	#1
MITE46 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,977 My Ride: 323i View My Garage	How to build your own paddleshift kit....and bunch of step details... Been working heavily on my site recently...Tonight, I finished writing up my Paddleshift Retrofit Project... Here is the link for all the details... http://e46.mit.edu/PaddleShift_Retrofit_Project.htm

01-18-2003, 07:34 PM	#3
Harvinator Oaf Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: The Hurricane State Posts: 950 My Ride: 330 ci View My Garage	http://www.bmw-paddleshift-retro.com/ __________________ .....

01-18-2003, 07:57 PM	#5
MarketWizard Early Mornin Stoned Pimp Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Moonlight BunnyRanch Posts: 395 My Ride: DINAN3 View My Garage	nice job and thanks for sharing the info, this is a good way to save $400 __________________ "i need NOS" "it dont matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winnin is winning" "you can have any brew you want, as long as its a corona" "its not how u stand by ur car, its how u race ur car" "cus the BUSTER kepted me out of handcuffs, the buster brought me back!"

01-18-2003, 09:01 PM	#7
bigxl31 Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NJ,NY,CT Posts: 199 My Ride: 02 330 CI Coupe View My Garage	Sad sad sad I have reason to believe that you stole the ideas and time that vince managed to work hard for. I just don't get it ... I just bought the kit from him and I am very happy with it honestly. I am not trying to Rip on you nor am I jealous in any way, because I it does not matter to me, but when you steal credit from someone else, that's kinda childish, I know your the big shot from MIT. I know. sad state my friend ...

01-18-2003, 09:35 PM	#9
BMWintoxication Taiwan/Vancouver/Shanghai Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: currently: Shanghai Posts: 2,399 My Ride: Jet Black02' 325ci View My Garage	..how can u steal an idea like this??.. I mean.. this is a question if you are able do it or not.. not like it is an innovation.. __________________ Orz

01-18-2003, 07:32 PM	#2
Nics Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 872 My Ride: Cooper S View My Garage	damn, very nice and informative.

01-18-2003, 07:44 PM	#4
bigxl31 Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NJ,NY,CT Posts: 199 My Ride: 02 330 CI Coupe View My Garage	bro you trying to inform us or trying to make loot , i dont get it ,? -mike

01-18-2003, 08:55 PM	#6
SrCsTc Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: NJ Posts: 2,182 My Ride: 00 323Ci View My Garage	Enjoyed reading your write-up... you're a smart guy.

01-18-2003, 09:26 PM	#8
SrCsTc Banned Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: NJ Posts: 2,182 My Ride: 00 323Ci View My Garage	I have a manual tranny, , but I'm just curious here... what exactly comes with Vince's kit?

01-18-2003, 09:36 PM	#10
Yellowmann Rolling on Dubs. Got Boost? Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: EP East Director - PA Posts: 4,419 My Ride: AA SC Y2K 323i View My Garage	Gee i just read your other post about DDE and now this... wow very good write up and info. NO wonder your busy.. So were these your class projects at MIT for credit? Thanks for sharing __________________ Once A Yellowmann, Always A Yellowmann ...One Who Is Wise - Always Learn From Other People's Mistakes ...One Who Thinks That They Can Never Be Successful - Will Never Be Successful ...First You Don't Succeed - Try, Try Again ...

01-18-2003, 10:17 PM	#13
Atlas Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,245 My Ride: 320i View My Garage	Awesome write-ups dude... this and the DDEs... just curious, how do u run wires from the steering wheel to the shifter? U might have explained it on ur website but i didn't seem to see it...sorry n00b here

01-18-2003, 10:32 PM	#15
DropTopBM Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Im from where the hammers rung, news cameras never come, throw the work in the can and scream "runnn" Posts: 999 My Ride: Hamann 3 View My Garage	Damn your pretty good at this stuff... i just checked this page and the other on the angel eyes --- good stuff man --- i say you open up your own shop !

01-18-2003, 10:34 PM	#16
vinnymac St. Louis BMW Fanatic Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 7,155 My Ride: 2011 335is View My Garage	I commend you for your hard work...however, I'd still go with VinceTopazBlau325i's kit b/c it's a cleaner design and he's a great guy to do business with.

01-18-2003, 10:37 PM	#17
als Aku. Soku. Zan. Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,793 My Ride: 2002 325i View My Garage	Great write up. Now how about doing auto-dimming center mirror retrofit project since I have no time and $$$ for experimenting?

01-18-2003, 10:46 PM	#18
KevinJ_2k1_325ci Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 3,083 My Ride: 2001 325ci View My Garage	Sorry to burst some people's bubble here but Vince wasn't the first to do retro-fit. In fact it was a Japanese dude that did the first retro-fit. I agree Vince is a great guy and provides a plug and play product plus expert assistance with the retro-fit. First Retro-fit Attached Thumbnails

01-18-2003, 10:50 PM	#19
bigxl31 Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NJ,NY,CT Posts: 199 My Ride: 02 330 CI Coupe View My Garage	yup good point kev! your totally correct !

01-18-2003, 10:51 PM	#20
bigxl31 Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NJ,NY,CT Posts: 199 My Ride: 02 330 CI Coupe View My Garage	yup i guess i was mistaken , sorry about that ....

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