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Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« on: October 06, 2009, 11:39:19 pm »
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 02:47:16 am »
gee whiz.... for $249 a pair made from some fancy zinc alloy, that's mighty steep..... :stupid:

appropriate utility and functionality only, not "artsie-fartsie" showpieces, IMO.
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 07:16:12 am »
I think I like the Osir ones better.
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 07:18:56 am »
Quote from: vRStu on October 07, 2009, 07:16:12 am
I think I like the Osir ones better.

I like the OSIR price more. :laugh:
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 08:44:09 am »
Interesting thread, you'd never have thought APR have an interest in Oettinger, would you?  :wink: Make it as expensive as possible and then call everything else s*** by comparison.

You know what, I really appreciate someone went to the trouble of making a full replacement switch. That is a decent product, but why limit your market by making it out of a stupid material and pricing it like that?

You bosh those out for pennies in plastic, you could mark up a 1000% and they'd still be affordable, and every DSG owner in the land would buy a set. Do these people not watch Dragon's Den  :P

Also... going on from what Neo (CMDFire) pointed out once, the 'stick on' paddles whilst having a very, very slim chance of injuring you in the event of an accident at least shear off.

Imagine in the event of a crash getting your finger caught in the wheel between the paddle and rim and it being snatched round as, say for example, the wheels hit a kurb and span it round. I know what would give first.

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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 10:06:37 am »
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x 2. Exactly what tony_d said.

I haven't tried the OSIR but they look as if they don't extend sufficiently when compared with the competition - Still better than oem though.

As cmdfire points out, 'permanently' fitted extensions could be potentially very nasty in an incident - But how is this also not a danger on cars like Ferrari's?
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 10:10:07 am »
I'm pretty sure when you see such a paddle design, they're always column mounted.

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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 12:51:52 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on October 07, 2009, 10:06:37 am
I haven't tried the OSIR but they look as if they don't extend sufficiently when compared with the competition - Still better than oem though.

I have. They are not much taller than OEM but quite a bit fatter and of course feel great made of lacquered alloy.  :wink:
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 01:41:28 pm »
^^^^
Is lacquered alloy warm or cold to the touch?
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 02:00:33 pm »
Approximately the same temp as scrotum skin.
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2009, 02:01:56 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on October 07, 2009, 01:41:28 pm
Is lacquered alloy warm or cold to the touch?

Cold to start with but warming up nicely the more you touch them. Exactly like scrotum skin then.  :laugh:
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2009, 02:18:11 pm »
cant see OSIR using that in their advertising  :grin:
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Re: Oettinger DSG Paddle Upgrade
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2009, 02:20:11 pm »
^^^^
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