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My quest to fabricate the perfect DSG paddles
- Thread starter It's Sam
- Start date
It's Sam
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- New York (The cool part)
- Car(s)
- X3 M40i
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"This design is not final and is subject to change."
"This design is not final and is subject to change."
sandmangti
Autocross Newbie
Tuned in.
Functional look, large surface.
but looks like a hot dog. ?
Functional look, large surface.
but looks like a hot dog. ?
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With or without ketchup?
jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
What no mayo?
It's Sam
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- New York (The cool part)
- Car(s)
- X3 M40i
Can confirm they do not taste as good as they look (also, mustard and kraut only please ?)
I ran them on the car today and they feel alright. That surface was mainly serving the purpose of testing size and positions relative to what size the hinges can handle without taking on too much stress. I'm going to modify the angle of the actual paddle part, right now they point in towards the top (rather than sitting "vertically parallel" to the center of the wheel). This size the whole surface can be used to shift without feeling like they're going to snap. Once the layout is fixed I can hone in the shape so they look less like a cardboard cutout and more like a part.
Next big step is feel. Right now the click feels a little mushier like stock. Once the extra parts I need come in I can start designing and field testing the tactile mod...
I ran them on the car today and they feel alright. That surface was mainly serving the purpose of testing size and positions relative to what size the hinges can handle without taking on too much stress. I'm going to modify the angle of the actual paddle part, right now they point in towards the top (rather than sitting "vertically parallel" to the center of the wheel). This size the whole surface can be used to shift without feeling like they're going to snap. Once the layout is fixed I can hone in the shape so they look less like a cardboard cutout and more like a part.
Next big step is feel. Right now the click feels a little mushier like stock. Once the extra parts I need come in I can start designing and field testing the tactile mod...
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toothofwar
Autocross Champion
- Location
- KY
- Car(s)
- 2018 Golf R
@Diggs24 would agree!!
Unless you get really tiny springs and make Topre style switches, I don't see how you can make the rubber domes of the stock switches feel good under the paddle