Have a 7AT? The best $2 mod ever!

SouthArk370Z · 03-29-2013, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by blumango

I bought the exact same bumpers from 3M but after I put them on...there is no room for the paddles to click or move at all....I am sure it's the same thickness bumpers cos the shop told me there is only one thickness for 3M...any ideas?

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Originally Posted by jmlenz

... You can even file down the bumpers a bit if you want a bit more travel. ...

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Wonka2581 · 03-29-2013, 10:22 PM

Razor blade and cut them to the thickness you want... It's just rubber

tommyguns · 03-29-2013, 11:23 PM

I don't have an auto tranny, but I'm definitely going to do this on my CSR wheel that I have for my sim rig. Rep'd

bdavis89 · 03-29-2013, 11:30 PM

Sub'd to try.

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Chuy · 03-30-2013, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by billet370

does this mod work for 6spd manual?

Just kidding

Such a knee slapper

Jerggy13 · 04-01-2013, 05:57 PM

Just saw this thread, might have to try this.

Noticed that it looks like your picture from the driver's side of the wheel that you have a switch with up, down, left, right. Is this something from the Nav package or power adjustable steering wheel?

KB2 · 04-01-2013, 07:20 PM

interesting..now where exactly do they mount on the paddles?..in the pics it looks like its half way hiting the black frame/console and halfway not touching it?

thats a terrible description,but any clarification would be sweet

SouthArk370Z · 04-01-2013, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by KB2

interesting..now where exactly do they mount on the paddles?..in the pics it looks like its half way hiting the black frame/console and halfway not touching it?

thats a terrible description,but any clarification would be sweet

I haven't done this mod, but, going by the pics and description, it looks like the bumpers are stuck on the side facing the front of the car (not the driver) of the paddle so that the "console" edge bisects the top of the bumper when the bumper is resting against that edge.
So, yeah, in a way, it's "half hitting" the edge of the housing.

ElVee · 05-01-2013, 05:18 PM

Another way of saying it: The rubber piece doesn't stop the paddle from its full motion of travel. Instead, it rests further ahead, so it actually *starts* further out and thus doesn't have to travel as much overall.

For a while, I thought this mod would stop the paddle earlier, but that's backwards.

It starts it out closer to the shift point.

critical · 05-05-2013, 11:47 PM

gave this a shot and didn't like it. the paddles lose the tactile click

Wabbyyy · 05-06-2013, 11:35 AM

Definitely gonna try this. Thanks for the write up

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sparky · 05-06-2013, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerggy13

Just saw this thread, might have to try this.

Noticed that it looks like your picture from the driver's side of the wheel that you have a switch with up, down, left, right. Is this something from the Nav package or power adjustable steering wheel?

I will be trying this out too but ya what is that switch?

Rob63 · 05-07-2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by billet370

does this mod work for 6spd manual?

Just kidding

Yeah, stick the bumpers to you fingers...

03-29-2013, 10:22 PM	#32 (permalink)
Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2612	Razor blade and cut them to the thickness you want... It's just rubber __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

03-29-2013, 11:23 PM	#33 (permalink)
tommyguns Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Age: 65 Posts: 914 Drives: 370Z/Sport/Black/MT Rep Power: 17	I don't have an auto tranny, but I'm definitely going to do this on my CSR wheel that I have for my sim rig. Rep'd __________________ 09 Sport / MB / 6sd / Nismo"R" Intake / Eibach Pro Kit / Z1 25 row cooler / JWT LW FW / New Short Block 3/11/11 /H&R 15fr 20rr/DBA 4000/FI CB with 12"res./Morel/JL/"Division"mod/SPC/EcuTek/M370/ZEX C SHOT/ART's/NRG

03-29-2013, 11:30 PM	#34 (permalink)
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04-01-2013, 05:57 PM	#36 (permalink)
Jerggy13 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 517 Drives: with 6 TB's Rep Power: 375	Just saw this thread, might have to try this. Noticed that it looks like your picture from the driver's side of the wheel that you have a switch with up, down, left, right. Is this something from the Nav package or power adjustable steering wheel? __________________ Changes come. Keep your dignity. Take the high road. Take it like a man. Momma Sed Like the rain. Like a kidney stone. Its just a broken heart, son. This pain will pass away.

05-06-2013, 11:35 AM	#41 (permalink)
Wabbyyy Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Jersey Age: 31 Posts: 126 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 13	Definitely gonna try this. Thanks for the write up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2009 370z.

04-01-2013, 07:20 PM	#37 (permalink)
KB2 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 243 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 15	interesting..now where exactly do they mount on the paddles?..in the pics it looks like its half way hiting the black frame/console and halfway not touching it? thats a terrible description,but any clarification would be sweet

05-01-2013, 05:18 PM	#39 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 16	Another way of saying it: The rubber piece doesn't stop the paddle from its full motion of travel. Instead, it rests further ahead, so it actually starts further out and thus doesn't have to travel as much overall. For a while, I thought this mod would stop the paddle earlier, but that's backwards. It starts it out closer to the shift point.

05-05-2013, 11:47 PM	#40 (permalink)
critical A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 1,252 Drives: 09' 370z 7AT Rep Power: 16	gave this a shot and didn't like it. the paddles lose the tactile click