2nd Gen "How To" How To: Modding JCW Wheel for OEM Paddle Shifters

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So ever since MINI has been selling their JCW steering wheel, they said that it's not compatible with the automatic tranny's. Never having had an...
By Octaneguy · Jan 29, 2018 ·
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    Going to be doing mine tonight. Any last minute advice?
     
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    Dredging this thread back up has given me a hankerin' to finally do mine... since I'm about all out of other stuff to do...Hmmmm.
     
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    A lot easier than I though. Only about 3 hours.
     
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    Good to hear. Ordered mine a while ago. Might be next weekend's project.
     
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    Strange part. The new wheel had a slight imprint where the holes for the paddles are on the stock wheel. I used these since they looked really close and they worked perfectly.
     
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    Thanks - that's plenty good - just helps to see those pics before I start hackin'
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    One more thing...its very important to route the thin shifter wires securely. I used heat shrink tubing. The regular auto wheel has a guide that secures the shift wiring out of the way of the airbag. The JCW wheel doesn't have that so the wires can chaffe over time. I was having strange shifting issues at one time until I realized what was going on.

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    I found an exacto knife and a few blades worked the best. I thought there would have been more material to be removed.
     
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    Haw haw haw haw
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    Awesome!!! I love it!!!

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    I used the Xacto to cut a "guide" in the right side of the JCW wheel to match the one in my OEM wheel, and used 3M trim tape and gorilla tape to secure the connector/wiring loop in the bottom where it clips into the OEM wheel. Should be G2G.

    Had forgotten that my lower wheel trim piece had a scratch, hidden by my wheelskin. Either need to paint or replace. Never done. :)
     
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    Awesome! Not so bad, right!
     
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    Nope - actually a lot easier than I had expected. Thanks to Richard for trailblazing... a lot less scary.
     
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    Looks great Paul!! :thumbup::cool:
     

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