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      02-08-2021, 04:40 PM   #1
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Carbon fiber paddle shifters

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I would like to share with you my experience of replacing the paddle shifters. I was hesitant initially paying 400+ dollars to get 2 pieces of paddle shifters for my leased car. I was looking for other cheaper options and i didnt want extenders because they look cheap.
Them one day i looked on ebay and found carbon fiber paddle shifters from china shipped for 130 dollars. I was hesitant initially given dono the quality and the huge difference in price compared to autotecknic ones.
I pulled the trigger and decided to try the one from china for 130 $and i am surprised how good and solid and high quality those paddle shifter felt. They work flawlessly. I Ordered them on jan 28 got them today and just installed them and went for a drive. It is night and day compared to the OEM ones.
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I got the ind paddle shifters and I like them a lot. pricey, but even the stock oem ones are $500+

now i only wish I could sell the OEM ones.

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I got the ind paddle shifters and I like them a lot. pricey, but even the stock oem ones are $500+

now i only wish I could sell the OEM ones.

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Yes this is why i tried the chinese one. Paying 500 $ for paddle shifter it is a lot knowing you can't easily sell the oem ones
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I was hesitant initially given dono the quality and the huge difference in price compared to autotecknic ones.
FWIW, I purchased two different AutoTecknic sets and sent them both back because I wasn't happy with the quality for the price.
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      02-09-2021, 08:08 AM   #5
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FWIW, I purchased two different AutoTecknic sets and sent them both back because I wasn't happy with the quality for the price.
Good to know that. You think when an item is priced that high the least you should expect is a quality item. Sorry man

To be honest 2 pieces of aluminum or carbon fiber shouldn't cost more then 200$.
I am very pleased with my 130 dollar carbon ones.
If you want i can pm you the one i got this from
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Good to know that. You think when an item is priced that high the least you should expect is a quality item. Sorry man

To be honest 2 pieces of aluminum or carbon fiber shouldn't cost more then 200$.
I am very pleased with my 130 dollar carbon ones.
If you want i can pm you the one i got this from
Eh, I'm already $395 in, next step is to just get the new OEM G8x ones I really wanted in the first place. I originally bought the aluminum ones in early January, so that money was already forgotten, now this IND gift card I have feels like a coupon, so just an extra $300 at this point.

In case others are looking at AutoTecknic, I would say their aluminum ones are good quality. My issue with them was the paint, the "red" was a much different color than the interior M1/M2 and Start/Stop buttons in the cabin, and the paint in the +/- needed to be cleaned up. If I had gotten them in a different color, I would have likely been okay with them. My second set was dry carbon, the weave on those was just unacceptable, I suppose they had a sort of "hand crafted" kind of look, but there wasn't a straight line to be found.
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I grabbed these for $571 w/forum discount.

https://www.bmwpartspros.com/p-bmw-o...et-61319501592
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I grabbed these for $571 w/forum discount.

https://www.bmwpartspros.com/p-bmw-o...et-61319501592
Yeah, that's what I'm going to go with. If only they took an IND coupon, I already got everything else I wanted from IND at this point... I think.
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Hey! These look awesome, could you post the ebay link for these please? Cheers
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Hey! These look awesome, could you post the ebay link for these please? Cheers
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Please send me a link?
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I'd love the links as well ctelimad. Thanks for trailblazing.
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The G80 paddles really are great though.
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