Flappy Paddles
 

Inspired by Scott's thread about the chromed light knob and window switches etc, I was wondering how easy it would be to change the Tiptronic flappy paddle switches on the steering wheel to the ally style ones from an S8? Do they come off easily or is it a whole steering wheel change? Also, are there any slightly bigger ones from, say, one of the RS cars that may fit? The standard ones seem a little low. Mine are basic black ones with illuminated symbols, but the aluminium ones would look nicer I think.

Looks like a fairly easy job.
I assume airbag out, controls out (volume, mode etc) and then paddles out
£100
Plus both switches around new around £120 and you can completely transform the steering wheel for total of £220
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Audi-A8-Pa...item3f30511fe9

....and...
£30 for mirror switch button and another £30ish for lights switch and it's a quiet nice chrome package, but that would top the cost up to just under £300

Cheaper option, which wouldn't be so bad, as long you fit it straight onto chromed paddles and if the actual extensions were made from chromed stuff as well....but, they would look horrible inside A8 no matter what, at least this shape
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Stee...item3ce6f9749b

These?

This need for chrome is going to get expensive.

The smaller chrome paddles are lovely and I want a set.

Cheers Scott, you just confirmed what I said earlier, they look ridiculous !!!
OEM S8 one look way way way much better.
Size maybe isn't great, but they look like they belong there and are fairly comfortable, plus you don't want BIG paddles on such a refined car like A8 +++

WRONG, they are for D4, so a quick call to Audi and they should be able to sell just chromed S8 paddles as they are not integrated part and if one fails, changing the whole steering wheel would be ridiculous.

>>>>>>>

I could ask my supplier if UK price is really ridiculous (independent Audi Dealer), but we would have to do a group buy, 4sets plus or something like that

Get a price and see what happens.

I don't mind the larger paddles.
It would make it easier changing gear with the wheel turned.

Slightly better looking ones
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S-tronic-D...item27e0fa10f9

Found something really cool I think, replacement, not sticky stuff
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S2T-Audi-R...item27ea5aa05a

another different type, but sticky
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rtech-Padd...item3a8c4d2d56