Have a 7AT? The best $2 mod ever!

Z eliminator · 01-02-2012, 08:00 AM

It could be worth a few hundreds in the 1/4 mile.
Great mod.
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nmjaxx9 · 01-02-2012, 12:37 PM

Good idea! Def gonna try this out.

blumango · 03-29-2013, 08:46 PM

I bought the exact same bumpers from 3M but after I put them on...there is no room for the paddles to click or move at all....I am sure it's the same thickness bumpers cos the shop told me there is only one thickness for 3M...any ideas?

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Originally Posted by jmlenz

When I got my 7AT in December one of the first things I noticed was the heavy resistance and long travel of the paddle shifters. Now maybe Im spoiled coming from an E60 M5, whos SMG paddles were short travel, and required very little effort, but I feel these paddles could use some improvement.

Well here is the fix ladies and gentlemen...$2 3M rubber bumpers! Stick these little suckers on the back of the paddles (right where the bumpers would make contact with the steering column plastic) and viola! Very little travel and almost no effort to upshift/downshift now. These basically take up the slack on the paddles and in turn reduce the "heavy" feeling and long travel. Give it a try...you'll love it! The tranny even seems more responsive (placebo obviously) because it seems to have a more immediate feeling to the paddle selection. You can even file down the bumpers a bit if you want a bit more travel.

These are what I used, they are .14" thick --> Shop 3M: 3M Self-Stick Rubber Pads, 751ES, Clear

Installed...one on each side...

Wonka2581 · 03-29-2013, 08:54 PM

sweet..

SouthArk370Z · 03-29-2013, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blumango

I bought the exact same bumpers from 3M but after I put them on...there is no room for the paddles to click or move at all....I am sure it's the same thickness bumpers cos the shop told me there is only one thickness for 3M...any ideas?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmlenz

... You can even file down the bumpers a bit if you want a bit more travel. ...

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Wonka2581 · 03-29-2013, 09:22 PM

Razor blade and cut them to the thickness you want... It's just rubber

tommyguns · 03-29-2013, 10:23 PM

I don't have an auto tranny, but I'm definitely going to do this on my CSR wheel that I have for my sim rig. Rep'd

bdavis89 · 03-29-2013, 10:30 PM

Sub'd to try.

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KB2 · 04-01-2013, 06:20 PM

interesting..now where exactly do they mount on the paddles?..in the pics it looks like its half way hiting the black frame/console and halfway not touching it?

thats a terrible description,but any clarification would be sweet

SouthArk370Z · 04-01-2013, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KB2

interesting..now where exactly do they mount on the paddles?..in the pics it looks like its half way hiting the black frame/console and halfway not touching it?

thats a terrible description,but any clarification would be sweet

I haven't done this mod, but, going by the pics and description, it looks like the bumpers are stuck on the side facing the front of the car (not the driver) of the paddle so that the "console" edge bisects the top of the bumper when the bumper is resting against that edge.
So, yeah, in a way, it's "half hitting" the edge of the housing.

ElVee · 05-01-2013, 04:18 PM

Another way of saying it: The rubber piece doesn't stop the paddle from its full motion of travel. Instead, it rests further ahead, so it actually *starts* further out and thus doesn't have to travel as much overall.

For a while, I thought this mod would stop the paddle earlier, but that's backwards.

It starts it out closer to the shift point.

critical · 05-05-2013, 10:47 PM

gave this a shot and didn't like it. the paddles lose the tactile click

Wabbyyy · 05-06-2013, 10:35 AM

Definitely gonna try this. Thanks for the write up

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01-02-2012, 08:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Z eliminator A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,660 Drives: 370 Z 7AT Sports Rep Power: 20	It could be worth a few hundreds in the 1/4 mile. Great mod. Z __________________ 12.343 @114.14 . 4.5 stroker motor is now being built. Dec 1 2015.

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03-29-2013, 09:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
Wonka2581 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 3,083 Drives: MY WIFE CRAZY.... Rep Power: 2613	Razor blade and cut them to the thickness you want... It's just rubber __________________ "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat""Winston Churchill"

03-29-2013, 10:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
tommyguns Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Age: 66 Posts: 914 Drives: 370Z/Sport/Black/MT Rep Power: 19	I don't have an auto tranny, but I'm definitely going to do this on my CSR wheel that I have for my sim rig. Rep'd __________________ 09 Sport / MB / 6sd / Nismo"R" Intake / Eibach Pro Kit / Z1 25 row cooler / JWT LW FW / New Short Block 3/11/11 /H&R 15fr 20rr/DBA 4000/FI CB with 12"res./Morel/JL/"Division"mod/SPC/EcuTek/M370/ZEX C SHOT/ART's/NRG

03-29-2013, 10:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
bdavis89 Track Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 586 Drives: '10 370Z PW Auto Rep Power: 16	Sub'd to try. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2010 Pearl White Touring Sport Package \| Navigation \| 7 Speed Automatic

01-02-2012, 12:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
nmjaxx9 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Middletown, Ct Posts: 5,853 Drives: 2011 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 27	Good idea! Def gonna try this out.

04-01-2013, 06:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
KB2 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 243 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 17	interesting..now where exactly do they mount on the paddles?..in the pics it looks like its half way hiting the black frame/console and halfway not touching it? thats a terrible description,but any clarification would be sweet

05-01-2013, 04:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
ElVee Track Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Iowa Posts: 750 Drives: 13 370z 7at t+s grey Rep Power: 18	Another way of saying it: The rubber piece doesn't stop the paddle from its full motion of travel. Instead, it rests further ahead, so it actually starts further out and thus doesn't have to travel as much overall. For a while, I thought this mod would stop the paddle earlier, but that's backwards. It starts it out closer to the shift point.

05-05-2013, 10:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
critical A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 1,252 Drives: 09' 370z 7AT Rep Power: 17	gave this a shot and didn't like it. the paddles lose the tactile click

05-06-2013, 10:35 AM	#13 (permalink)
Wabbyyy Base Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: New Jersey Age: 32 Posts: 126 Drives: 2009 370z Rep Power: 14	Definitely gonna try this. Thanks for the write up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 2009 370z.

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