Carbon Paddle Shifters!
 

Hey Guys!

I'm sure many of you 7AT owners, just as myself, have wanted carbon paddles but did not want to spend $600+ on aftermarket GTR ones.
Last month, I approached a body shop near me and asked if they could wrap my existing paddles with real carbon and clear coat over it, giving it that bagged/oem appearance instead of an overlaid 3m wrap.
Well, besides a couple fish eyes still in the clear coat due to my impatience of waiting longer for them to be properly sanded over and buffed, they came out awesome! :tup:s

Oh my freaking God I'm doing this!

Very nice!! You done Good!!!!!!:tup:

Thanks guys! Super easy process and low cost.

How much did it cost?

Being friends with the owner, he did not charge me. But I do not think it should cost more than $100. Labor is quite simple and only involves stripping down the leather/plastic, laying the carbon, applying a couple coats of epoxy, and one or two coats of clear coat to protect it from the sun. Most of it can be done by yourself.

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Nice work. Any plans of following up with other pcs to round it out? Unless its just the picture quality, it also looks like they had trouble with the tabs when taking the paddles off.

Did they have to remove em I'm guessing?!? Where r u located?

OP, how DO you take the paddles off? There isn't a good DIY

And I can't wait to see how my paddles come out. (Custom made ones, like the aftermarket GTR ones)

Did you see this thread?

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...fter-help.html

G, I hadn't because when I tried a google search it never came up


Thank you very much! :tiphat:

Your welcomed :tup:

Very nice! Great job!

Looks fantastic, however personally I grew out of carbon fibre in the late 90s.

found this too

http://www.autotecknic.com/v/forms/a...tion_guide.pdf

Sweeeet, thanks Chris.
Going to have a set CF wrapped first then install

i might want a pair :D

They're heavier than stock. You don't want them, LOL

Yes, I had to remove the paddles. They were quite easy to remove, although I did damage the small plastic tab by trying to pop it off the wrong way with a screw driver, but you can't tell unless the wheel is turned that way lol. Each paddle is held in with three screws. You can access them once you remove the bottom cowel (plastic cover) which is held in with four screws.

I have the matte black one. It matches the interior better IMO.