M35 Works Bell Paddle Shift

[bigkevracer]

Why not just get the works bell kit?

As far as I know its just wiring, so you could make them work, but not sure about fitting.

[zei20l]

you might need the steering wheel too as i think they are part of it

wiring would be easy

[jasevr4]

Why not just get the works bell kit?

As far as I know its just wiring, so you could make them work, but not sure about fitting.

Because it is significantly cheaper, designed for the G35 wheel (which is a similar size), and while the Works Bell kit looks good, I don't have any other carbon in my interior - I think it would look out of place.

I'd like to look into a group buy sort of thing, but I'm hoping that we could make this happen for about $300 a pop. I just don't know how the wiring would work since it is for the later model G35 which I believe has a different transmission.

[bigkevracer]

Surely the worst youd get is the up paddle shifting down, and vice versa?

Then you could just reverse the wiring if needed?

[jasevr4]

Electronics isn't my strong suit when it comes to cars, I really have no idea!

[bigkevracer]

Brad (ducati02) is your local friend...

Seriously, the wiring I saw in Chris Benny's writeup on the Works Bell kit looked like the wiring just tee'd off the +/- gate on the auto trans shifter. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard. They're only buttons after all, worst that can happen is it shifts the wrong way around.

[jasevr4]

Impossible to know without trying, but my guess is that the install is going to be as complicated as installing into a "1st gen" G35..

http://www.infinitiscene.com/forum/threads/1369-how-to-install-paddle-shifters

[impul535w]

That looks like a LOT of work...

[jasevr4]

Yeah there are a few other alternatives - apparently the early model V35's came with them as a factory option?

[jasevr4]

[impul535w]

Just a thought but you could buy the works kit and paint the carbon?

[jasevr4]

True, but doesn't fix the fact that the Works kit mounts very low which a lot of people dislike. It's all a preference thing I guess, the Works kit does look quality, but if I can find something more OEM I'd prefer to go with that.

[impul535w]

I would to, keep on it

[iamhe77]

Yeah there are a few other alternatives - apparently the early model V35's came with them as a factory option?

V35 GT-8 had 'em