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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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at this day and age paddle shifters come on high performance cars but im thinkin about trying to put them on my tc but is it even possible to do that if its automatic or manual transmission?
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Paddle shifters? We don't need no stinking paddle shifters!

If you want paddle shifters, get a Lancer. Srsly, I think any attempt to do this to a tC would end in disaster.
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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Ping Pong Paddles FTW!!!!!
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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i had nothing to say to this thread
you have a lot to say... but you probably wanted to stay on "good terms" with the moderators
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Ping Pong Paddles FTW!!!!!
On the BIG WHEEL!


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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott8
Ping Pong Paddles FTW!!!!!
On the BIG WHEEL!


John
Nobody knows what your talking about except the few privileged.....
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott8
Originally Posted by rosedaleny806
i had nothing to say to this thread
you have a lot to say... but you probably wanted to stay on "good terms" with the moderators
Shh... they're watching!

Oh, ____... wait...
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Paddle shifters are ____.

This is officially the worst 'first post' ever.
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Paddle shifters arent worth the money to fabricate for our cars.
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paddle shifters SUUUUUUUUUCK unless they are on a manual gearbox and are designed using 1000's of hours of work, trial and error. And even then they normally dont get them right.

There are two setups for them on todays cars. The affordable route (most cars that have them) is just an automatic tranny with flappy paddles on the wheel that take the place of the shifter on the floor. They dont shift any faster than the auto shifts for you.. in otherwords.. slow enough to eat a sandwich in between. Those are for cheaper cars that want to look more expensive

Then there are the true setups on manual gearboxes found on Mazerattis, ferraris, etc. You dont want to attempt that either as those require a separate computer to control.

And besides.... a stick shift is still better
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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now what would you wanna do that for when you car ram your stick it in the hole....lol......ok that was a little queer
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"paddle shifters" c'mon... your better than that
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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wow, this is an awful fail
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i gaurentee you that you dont have enough technical knowledge to fabricate working paddle shifter yourself.

and for the amount of money youd spend taking it somewhere to get it done, youd def. be better off buying a come that comes with them from the factory.
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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If you want the looks that bad they have the "fake" padles that go around the steering wheel on ebay. But i think that's pretty friggen ricey.
Old Aug 12, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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ok i didnt say i was going to but necessarily but it would be a first so dont knock me for speaking my mind
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where knocking u cause it would be completely pointless, moronic & unnecessary on a scion tc. if u really wanted a car wit paddle shifters u would have gotten a lancer. so lets keep the rice to a minimum on these cars its bad enough we have people puttin "jdm" sh*t on our cars and ricing them up real bad
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lol.



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