Gauging Interest: Slon-Workshop Extended DCT Paddles Group Buy

buddalun · 01-20-2018, 11:16 AM

I have been more and more impressed with the custom parts available from Slon-Workshop, one of the new supporting vendors here: slonik

Checkout their Brembo 6 piston caliper retrofit to use on stock rotors:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1423661

Also check out their beautiful DCT oil pan (I ordered one and will review shortly):
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1419526

To the point, after pouring over all of the details in slonik E82 S65 build, I noticed the beautiful DCT paddles that Slon-Workshop created. Here is the build thread: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...1122669&page=3

Here are some pics of the paddles:

Post anodizing:

To my eye, these are beautiful and seem quite functional given the size. One thing I would like to have added is the OEM "finger groove" as found on the backside of the OEM DCT paddles. I would also also like to have them finished in the matte titanium OEM finish, if possible.

Here are the grooves and the matte finish on the original units:

Let me know if these are of interest. We can all save a few bucks with a group buy.

inTgr8r · 01-20-2018, 12:05 PM

......maybe, but it would depend on the final product.

The ones in the pics are not what I would call beautiful & don't look all that well finished to me.
They look like something they knocked off quickly to serve the function.

I had planned on buying the Pedal Haus ones, but I'm not in any rush if they can make a nice product at a good price.

The finger groove on the back is a 'must have' for me as well.

slonik · 01-20-2018, 05:01 PM

buddalun, thanks for your interest!

i'm very pleased to see, that you like our work.

this paddles were made for fitting with race steering wheel, so i don't know how it will fits with oem wheel, cause our sensor cases location differs from oem steering wheel mounting points. i've made really huge paddles and mounts them where they should be for maximum convenience.

inTgr8r

i already wrote that we made this paddles for using on race steering wheel, and together they looks perfect and works perfect. we didn't had purpose to make something, which will fits and looks appropriate in a fully stock interior.
and, if you'd had a chance to try them with this race steering wheel, you wouldn't talk about finger grooves etc.
i've tried oem m3e92 config, or for example m3e46 with oem steering wheel+ large aftermarket paddles, and i can only describe this in a words like "real racing, not posing".

so, we can make something adapted for oem wheel, but if i'm correct, there are a lot of aftermarket paddles on ebay already.

ps this offer can have real interest for people, who owned prepared track days cars, who want functioning dct paddles on a race wheel.
because all offers, i saw when we made this -were too expensive motorsport solutions.

o0wkr0o · 04-23-2018, 12:05 AM

interested, hope they fit oem steering wheels

buddalun · 06-09-2018, 12:12 PM

slonik

Any chance you could make a set of these for the OEM wheel? Thank you!

donut_boi · 06-09-2018, 02:34 PM

Interested as well for OE or Performance steering set up/design.

01-20-2018, 11:16 AM	#1
buddalun Lieutenant Colonel 679 Rep 1,934 Posts Drives: 911 x 2, Tesla M3P & MYP Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: USA iTrader: (7)	Gauging Interest: Slon-Workshop Extended DCT Paddles Group Buy I have been more and more impressed with the custom parts available from Slon-Workshop, one of the new supporting vendors here: slonik Checkout their Brembo 6 piston caliper retrofit to use on stock rotors: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1423661 Also check out their beautiful DCT oil pan (I ordered one and will review shortly): http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1419526 To the point, after pouring over all of the details in slonik E82 S65 build, I noticed the beautiful DCT paddles that Slon-Workshop created. Here is the build thread: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showt...1122669&page=3 Here are some pics of the paddles: Post anodizing: To my eye, these are beautiful and seem quite functional given the size. One thing I would like to have added is the OEM "finger groove" as found on the backside of the OEM DCT paddles. I would also also like to have them finished in the matte titanium OEM finish, if possible. Here are the grooves and the matte finish on the original units: Let me know if these are of interest. We can all save a few bucks with a group buy.
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inTgr8r Lieutenant General 2432 Rep 11,667 Posts Drives: M2 Comp Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (10)	......maybe, but it would depend on the final product. The ones in the pics are not what I would call beautiful & don't look all that well finished to me. They look like something they knocked off quickly to serve the function. I had planned on buying the Pedal Haus ones, but I'm not in any rush if they can make a nice product at a good price. The finger groove on the back is a 'must have' for me as well. __________________ '21 M2C Hockenheim Silver '18 718 Cayman S Lava Orange (sold) '13 E92 M3 Santorini Blue (sold) '07 Z4 M Coupe Alpine White (sold)
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slonik Lieutenant 463 Rep 476 Posts Drives: e46 M3, e82v8 (s65 swapped) Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Moscow Region, Zhukovsky iTrader: (2)	buddalun, thanks for your interest! i'm very pleased to see, that you like our work. this paddles were made for fitting with race steering wheel, so i don't know how it will fits with oem wheel, cause our sensor cases location differs from oem steering wheel mounting points. i've made really huge paddles and mounts them where they should be for maximum convenience. inTgr8r i already wrote that we made this paddles for using on race steering wheel, and together they looks perfect and works perfect. we didn't had purpose to make something, which will fits and looks appropriate in a fully stock interior. and, if you'd had a chance to try them with this race steering wheel, you wouldn't talk about finger grooves etc. i've tried oem m3e92 config, or for example m3e46 with oem steering wheel+ large aftermarket paddles, and i can only describe this in a words like "real racing, not posing". so, we can make something adapted for oem wheel, but if i'm correct, there are a lot of aftermarket paddles on ebay already. ps this offer can have real interest for people, who owned prepared track days cars, who want functioning dct paddles on a race wheel. because all offers, i saw when we made this -were too expensive motorsport solutions.
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04-23-2018, 12:05 AM	#4
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06-09-2018, 12:12 PM	#5
buddalun Lieutenant Colonel 679 Rep 1,934 Posts Drives: 911 x 2, Tesla M3P & MYP Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: USA iTrader: (7)	slonik Any chance you could make a set of these for the OEM wheel? Thank you!
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06-09-2018, 02:34 PM	#6
donut_boi Major 998 Rep 1,266 Posts Drives: 2015 F85 X5M DGM Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Covina, CA. iTrader: (31)	Interested as well for OE or Performance steering set up/design.
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