turbodude Inactive Members 1 Member For: 12y 8m 17d Posted 01/07/18 07:58 AM Share Posted 01/07/18 07:58 AM Hi Guys, I am in the process of developing a paddle gear shift setup (pretty close to complete) for the FG Falcon auto gearbox. I have had the prototype working well in my car for about a year tweaking paddle shape, switch mechanism design etc. I need to get an idea of paddle (the bit that you touch) powdercoat colours that would be suitable as I have seen a couple of different vehicle interior colour schemes. My XR6 Turbo has silver trim so silver or maybe just black would be suitable. I have a friend that has a G6E that has gloss black trim where the silver bits are on my car so I would think black would be suitable in his case. I did a set in Gloss black but I didn't like the look of it. The set in the photos below (with white background) are powdercoated Satin Black which I quite like (probably hard to tell from the photos though). I will pre-empt questions about why the paddles are stationary rather than rotating with the wheel. The simple answer is that there is just not enough room between the steering wheel rim and the indicator and wiper stalks especially when they are pulled (high beam and wash) where the stalks almost touch the back of the steering wheel. I figured it is good enough for the following exotic cars so our humble Falcons should be OK with it: Ferrari F12, 458, 488, 599 Aston Martin DB11 Lamborghini Merchialago Lamborghini Aventador (I am sure there are more, these are just the ones I have noticed) There are also a couple of photos of an older prototype installed on my car. Any suggestions of paddle colours would be great or any other feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 8m 30d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 01/07/18 08:59 AM Share Posted 01/07/18 08:59 AM Saw someone doing similar a couple of years ago - don't think we heard any more from it? I think I'd go the matt black as close to the plastic on the steering column as I could, or a carbon fibre style (aiming to make the paddles out of CF down the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle173 Donating Members 774 Member For: 16y 23d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 05/11/18 06:36 AM Share Posted 05/11/18 06:36 AM Any updates on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Oconnor New Member 6 Member For: 4y 9m 17d Posted 23/08/20 08:24 AM Share Posted 23/08/20 08:24 AM I want to do this in a column shift turbo Ute setup with 3 seats across the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,904 Member For: 9y 9m 26d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 23/08/20 08:28 AM Share Posted 23/08/20 08:28 AM I'd just be happy if I knew what the little + and - symbols are for on the shifter 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 23/08/20 10:55 AM Share Posted 23/08/20 10:55 AM Dem days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivn543 New Member 2 Member For: 4y 5m 2d Posted 25/08/20 12:41 PM Share Posted 25/08/20 12:41 PM What's the story with this? Is this still a thing because it's something I wouldn't mind getting for my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espoig Donating Members 249 Member For: 10y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Mundaring Posted 26/08/20 01:25 AM Share Posted 26/08/20 01:25 AM Not anymore unfortunately, PVS automotive are working on a new paddle shifter/wheel setup though for FGs no eta at the moment though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMURF6 Jamie Donating Members 380 Member For: 15y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: Maroubra, Sydney, NSW Posted 23/02/22 04:35 AM Share Posted 23/02/22 04:35 AM https://www.pvsautomotive.com.au/products/paddle-shift-kit-to-suit-ford-fg-fgx-zf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,992 Member For: 16y 7m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/02/22 04:57 AM Share Posted 23/02/22 04:57 AM looks like an interesting piece of kit; actually not bad pricing at ~$400 for such a thing. Update your thread & your avatar? https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/95881-been-a-long-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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