W220 paddle shift retro-fit ?

[LTD]

Following a chat earlier today at the Scottish Christmas GTG, I'm interested in knowing the ease/complexity/pitfalls of attempting to retro-fit paddle shifts to my 2003 W220 S500L

There are no shift buttons or paddles on the steering wheel at all so it would need to be a new install of them combined with whatever electronic jiggerdepokery that would be necessary to make it all work.

Obviously the tiptronic function works via microswitches so my weird logic suggests that the relocation of the switches is the only stumbling block ....

 

[SilverSaloon]

maybe of some help

MP Steering Wheel Installed - MBWorld.org Forums

 

[whitenemesis]

Have a word with the guys at comand.co.uk they retro-fitted paddles to a C55 (203) and it was more than just the steering wheel mods. Some very clever coding was required.